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This book outlines an approach worth trying.

Revisado: 11-26-24

If we want to make Americans comfortable talking to each other, we need more people to read this. And if we can’t get comfortable talking to each other, I don’t know how we will improve public policy. This book couldn’t be more wholesome and good-hearted.

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One star for not making it clear that this was abridged

Revisado: 01-10-20

I did not want an abridged version of this book but couldn’t find an indication at it was at the time of purchase. The narrative is choppy in this abridged version and now that I own it I can see that, yes there is, another longer version. But that one. This story is worth the time. I am very frustrated that Audible does not make this difference clear anymore.

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Sequence is weird—obvious technical issue

Revisado: 08-30-19

It goes from a lesson about going to the store to some random vocabulary about haircuts where the “going to the store” review should be and then does a partial lesson review and abruptly ends. This is inconsistent with the (lengthy) program description at the beginning and the way other lessons are formatted.

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Don't buy without paper companion.

Revisado: 10-29-17

This story is about Nancy's balloon costume popping. In the end the reader is supposed to use provided balloon stickers to replace the Balloons on a provided picture of Nancy in her depleted costume.

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A comforting and funny plunge into the ridiculous.

Revisado: 11-17-15

Who was your favorite character and why?

Zaphod Beeblebrox. He is so hip he can't see over his pelvis.

What about Douglas Adams’s performance did you like?

Perfect british straight man.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Ignore the film. The audiobook is where it's at.

Any additional comments?

Whenever I am particularly stressed I turn to this book. As soon as I hear Adams say "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun." I begin to feel better. I am ready to see humor in the futility insignificance of everying we humans do--which under normal circumstances I would find stressful.

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Outdoorsy Levity

Revisado: 11-17-15

What did you like best about this story?

Both the author's initial naivety and his extensive though judiciously applied research on the history, flora and fauna and geology of the Appalachian Trail and through hiking practices/etiquette balance the humor in this book.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were several fits of laughter in this book. His irrational nighttime fears and his friend's blasé reactions stand out.

Any additional comments?

Both the author's initial naivety and his extensive though judiciously applied research on the history, flora and fauna and geology of the Appalachian Trail and through hiking practices/etiquette balance the humor in this book.

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painfully cheezy

Revisado: 04-17-12

Imagine a really bad musical performed by 3 actors from children's programming with a very low quality synthesizer. Most of them made me laugh, but some of the lessons made me cringe. My partner banned it from playing within earshot in the first 3 minutes. I gave it a chance. I think it was helpful, but it was an unpleasant experience.

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This greatly improved my Spanish communication.

Revisado: 04-17-12

This really worked for me. I used it to brush up on Spanish before traveling to Central America. I had studied Spanish in school but never felt comfortable speaking. It seemed overly simple. However I followed the directions exactly. I was shocked at how effective it was. I had the confidence to speak in situations that would have caused me to grapple for words in the past. Successive units quickly add terms and expressions but the pace is amazingly manageable.

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This book has all my friends laughing and talking!

Revisado: 11-27-03

It didn't tell me a whole lot I didn't already know, but said it in such an entertaining way that I would rather have heard it from Al Franken anyway. This book owes much to previous work done by other authors and journalists. I think it could even be quoting Eric Alterman's slightly earlier book "What Liberal Media" on many occasions (an excellent no-nonsense book). I really loved the results, and I play bits for other people every chance I get. Don't deprive yourself of this one!

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Moore's best work so far.

Revisado: 11-27-03

I found this book more articulate and informative than Stupid White Men, and not very bitter at all considering how consistently the Bush Administration, and most of the rest of our elected officials have let us down on nearly every issue since 2000. Actually he sounds a lot more positive than the majority of current events books lately. The first chapter had me laughing out loud.

My only compliant is that Michael Moore does not narrate his audio books and is a better comic speaker than those who disappointingly did the audio versions of his last two books, they are better off in print. I saw him live last month, and believe me, it is funnier coming from him.

If you can't understand his perspective try reading The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (new American Edition), Bushwhacked!, and Toxic Sludge is Good For You, these are a little more serious and will enrage you, then read Pigs at the Trough, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and Dude Where's My Country over again-Funny and uplifting!

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