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Enlightening new material

Revisado: 01-19-25

Ms. Abrahamian plows through amazing and new material about renegade states around the world. Fascinating. She is a very refined writer, making it a pleasure. I gave the performance 3 stars for turning over a woman's tale to a male narrator.

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Breathtaking

Revisado: 08-25-24

Very difficult subject told for the common person's consumption. Thought-provoking. Parts were difficult, but that's the nature of the subject.

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Avalanche Tragedy

Revisado: 04-15-24

I got this based on the NYT review. But I found it a bit tedious, going into detail about each snowboarding venture. The writing is good and the narration excellent, but it lacked drama. The main character goes around the world helicopter-boarding on virgin snow. It's never explained how he can afford to do this terribly self-indulgent "sport". And the "science" of avalanches is obviously quite flawed and subject to the personalities of egotistical boarders. Though well-crafted, it left me a bit unsatisfied.

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Well-written scientific venture

Revisado: 04-06-24

This was well-written. A breathtaking scientific venture by this author. At times it got a bit dry and detailed which took away some of the drama. And late in the story the reader forgets some important details told early-on that would have been helpful to mention again: like size of the asteroid, atmosphere, distance away, temperature etc. The story had a few (for me) annoying interspersed voice-overs that were to reveal some bold new science--that sounded like some distant Shakespearean actor in a tunnel.

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Crime Case

Revisado: 02-28-24

A slow-going case involving sex abuse of children, perhaps hard to stomach for some, well-written, though at times redundant, good narration.

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Nice In-Depth Investigation

Revisado: 01-28-24

Renner does a great job of getting into the Everglades to explore this tale of alligator poachers. She is a good writer and exposes the atrocities destroying the flora and fauna in the unique region of the Everglades. We learn a lot about alligators and poaching in general. I would say she far exceeds the highly-honored Susan Orleans who does the same type of story. I was puzzled as to why the narration was done by a man.

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Informative

Revisado: 07-14-23

Great survey of our beautiful owes broad in scope, wee-researched. Enjoyed it. Wonderful sensitivity to our endangered friends

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Love PRK books

Revisado: 06-13-23

Fascinating behind the scene takes on various stories. Fabulous research, writing and narration. Looking forward to his next book

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A Slog

Revisado: 06-06-23

Am surprised at the high ratings. Though an excellent young man’s venture in migration, it’s tediously slow. Narration is monotone

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A Guy on Overdrive

Revisado: 05-03-23

The book is overpacked with health information, stuff we can find in numerous books. He is a health nut who is obsessed--about proving how great he is and who I surmised would be impossible to live with. In the end, in a very honest confession, these prove to be true. At one point in the last pages he discovers the joy of a simple walk with his kids in the park. Only took him 50 years to get to that revelation. I give him credit for his honesty, but it's what's not in the pages is the true lesson: life doesn't have to be so utterly difficult. It should be retitled: The Ravages of an Overachiever.

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