James

Pleasantly surprised by this book

Revisado: 04-11-20

I picked this book up off of the deal of the day, just to have something do you listen to. I was overwhelmed with the quality of the story in a little mystery that was hidden within. This is not a murder mystery but it is a mystery of unknown reasons. I highly recommend this book do anyone that cares for a subtle mystery.

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Very bad book

Revisado: 05-29-18

If the book was free, is would be over price. It is not history one man b.s.

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Very disappointed in this book

Revisado: 09-16-15

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

The author light his political philosophy intrude into his writings to the point that you might as well just had him say that he's a liberal and doesn't like conservatives

What do you think your next listen will be?

I don't know what I will be listening to do next but I can guarantee you it will not be anything written by this Arthur

Would you be willing to try another one of Joe Barrett’s performances?

I have no problems with the narrator there was sometimes in the book were it repeated itself but that probably had more to do with the editing of the recording rather than the narrator

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I was very disappointed in this book

Any additional comments?

The part that I was the most disappointed in was the authors interpretation or review of the court that has happened in my lifetime and I know both sides of the coin, he failed to see why the Supreme Court in life terms needs to be adjusted. He also failed to see the slippery slopes of some of the mandates approved by the courts. One of the outstanding issues that the court has done in recent years is the Chief Justice ruling on Obama care being a tax. This slippery slope started when we permitted the government's to require everyone has to have car insurance before they can operate a vehicle legally. The problem with that ruling is that we are mandating the purchase or guaranteed sale to a for profit company that then led into the Chief Justice calling Obama care a tax and you are required or mandated to purchase health insurance from a for profit company. A tax is money that is paid directly to or collected for the government. A good example of that is the military we pay taxes to the federal government, who in return purchases weapons and other items for the military. If the mandated insurance was paid directly to the government and then think government went out and bought the insurance it would then be a tax. The author was not able to understand that in the way he wrote his opinion in this book.

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I was very disappointed in this book the author ca

Revisado: 06-19-15

What would have made Jefferson and Hamilton better?

A more balanced approach to the subject matter and not liked his personal biases come through his writing so strong

What could John Ferling have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

No his subjects better take a closer look at Jefferson's accomplishments and his positions on slavery, starting back when he was a youth and especially some of the things he tried to do in the house of Burgess. It seemed to me like he used the social excepted position on Jefferson slavery attitude

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

I have no problem with the narrator

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The book was so one-sided the only thing of value that I got from the book was a better understanding of Hamilton's place as the founding father

Any additional comments?

I could not recommend this book to anyone buy

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