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A child's memory of Nagasaki after bomb

Revisado: 02-07-18

I was very moved by this book, the personal story of a young girl who was jut 6 years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. She and her family lost their home and had to endure the horrors of burns and radiation sickness. I think that the book was originally written for younger readers, but I think the story is one everyone should know. Sachiko survived and then dedicated her life to telling her story in the hopes that the world will never again see such horror.

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Stephen Fry makes Sherlock Holmes even better

Revisado: 08-06-17

This recording is an amazing feat of voice acting on the part of Stephen Fry, a Holmes fan since boyhood. The stories really come to life in the audio version. Truly a great audio experience.

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Fascinating story, told well and read well

Revisado: 02-08-17

I learned about Dr. Weigl's story a while ago from a radio story when the book came out. The book is amazing in the way that it follows several very complicated stories -- the histry of typhus and of Polish science and of WWII and the Holocaust and the Resistance and vaccinology and public health in the first half of the 20th century. It is a story that is not well-known and well worth learning about.

One caution I would have about the audio version is that there are lots of individuals whose stories contributed to this. I did have some trouble following all the names through the various phases of the history. I referred to the print copy of the book for some things, just to help me connect the various characters. It is not strictly necessary to do this, but I was glad I had access to the book and audio version at the same time.

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A more mature Theroux retraces his earlier journey

Revisado: 10-20-16

I am a Theroux fan so was predisposed to like this book anyway. But it was especially good because he was retracing journey he described in The Great Railway Bazaar. The journey had changed and so had the man himself.

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Knew it would be good, turned out to be excellent

Revisado: 10-20-16

Bill Bryson paints a portrait of America in 1927 by weaving threads from many aspects of American life between the two world wars -- Prohibition, aviation, crime and punishment, the rise of tabloid media, baseball, radio, movies, etc. It's a complicated picture, but very well executed. I picked this book thinking it might be mildly interesting because I have enjoyed other books by Bryson, but it was so much better that I had expected.

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Fascinating and provocative

Revisado: 06-02-16

This is a fantastic walk through the many psychological aspects of trauma. The author presents many stories from his own experience with patients and talks through various approaches to treatment. He includes research-based methods and then talks about some that have not been thoroughly tested but show promise. It is a great way to understand the complexity of trauma and PTSD.

The reader of the book was good but had an odd habit of pausing at random points, as if sentences were scattered with commas.

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Fascinating book, story well reported

Revisado: 03-03-16

I just wish Audible books came with pictures! This is really a fascinating story and a look at the inner workings of the art world.

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Amazing, rich, and riveting

Revisado: 11-21-15

EC's way with words is evident in his songs and no less so in this book. He weaves the story of his life, his musical accomplishments, and his personal life in his unique style. The audiobook is much richer than the printed book because he reads it himself, and he conveys meaning beyond words in his speaking voice the way his does in his singing.

Even longtime fans will come away impressed with the breadth and depth of his work, some of it virtually unknown in the mainstream of popular music. He tells with his many collaborations and tremendous respect and affection for artists in every corner of the music business. He writes of his roots, his family, his loves and misadventures.

This is a book that is well worth the time and effort of listening to rather than reading on the printed page. It is truly a spectacular memoir.

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Love it, buts lots of material repeated from podcasts

Revisado: 09-28-15

Regular podcast listeners may already have heard much of the material. But it is still great content, recommended to those who don't get to hear the podcast or who enjoy the repeats.

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