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Remarkable story

Revisado: 10-18-24

Unexpected recipes to try. Now I know what it takes to create my favorite noodles.

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Slow to start but stick with it.

Revisado: 01-19-24

The story builds as each version of the story is told. I almost quit during the first section because I didn’t realize that what Diaz was doing. Compelling.

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A Pilot and Poet explains all aspects of flight

Revisado: 02-08-18

Where does Skyfaring rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

near the top

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

The author's love of his topic and his ability to convey that to the listener

Which character – as performed by John Moraitis – was your favorite?

n/a

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

Why we Fly

Any additional comments?

This is a very unusual book which anyone who flies should find compelling

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An unusual opportunity to learn from a master

Revisado: 02-08-18

Would you listen to Astrophysics for People in a Hurry again? Why?

Yes, because there is a lot to learn that can't be taken in in just one pass

What other book might you compare Astrophysics for People in a Hurry to and why?

A Brief History of Time, which I have also read but can't say I understood. This one is much more comprehensible to an elementary astrophysicist

What about Neil deGrasse Tyson’s performance did you like?

His delight in sharing his knowledge of the cosmos with the listener and his ability make such a complex topic understandable to the layman

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. This one is better taken in smaller doses that allow for repetitions of some chapters

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Seriously Jingoistic

Revisado: 02-08-18

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A more balance story that doesn't deify US special forces and demonize Arabs. The world doesn't need more excuses to hate those we don't understand

Would you ever listen to anything by Ben Coes again?

No

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

Disappointment

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Solid member of the Vermont series

Revisado: 01-30-13

Would you listen to another book narrated by William Dufris?

Definitely.

Any additional comments?

The Vermont (and New England) detail gives them special interest for both residents and visitors.

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A different view of a story we think we know

Revisado: 11-14-12

What did you love best about In the Garden of Beasts?

the details of their lives in Berlin in the 30's

What was one of the most memorable moments of In the Garden of Beasts?

Memorably sad, when the ambassador is removed for his principled public stand against the Nazi excesses.

What aspect of Stephen Hoye’s performance would you have changed?

His intonation can be singsong at times. His voicing of the quotations is very good, but the singsong detracts somewhat from the narration ("singsong" may be the wrong word but that is the best I can come up with to describe the intonation of his sentences)

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

See Nazi Berlin through the eyes of an American girl

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Good fun

Revisado: 05-07-12

Where does God Save the Mark rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Near the top. Bank Shot will always be my favorite, but God Save the Mark was also pretty great. Donald Westlake finds a way to make every crime worth laughing about.

What was one of the most memorable moments of God Save the Mark?

When Harry realized that someone had been shooting at him

What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?

Great voices for each of the many characters

If you could take any character from God Save the Mark out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Donald Westlake. I want to know where he gets his ideas.

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Great book - Tough listen

Revisado: 11-04-09

This is justifiably praised as one of the classics of American literature and one of the best autobiographies ever written, but I found it impossible to listen to because it was so detailed in that I wanted to re-read certain sections and to have a map handy for frequent reference - both quite difficult in this format.

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Highly overrated

Revisado: 12-26-07

After all of the glowing recommendations I had heard for this book, I expected something more than this naive fairy tale for adults. I enjoyed the picture that the book painted of life in the circus but the mostly one-dimensional characters and the many over-obvious plot devices made me distrust the one element of this disappointing book that I did enjoy. Read "Modoc" instead if you are interested in elephants and the circus

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