David_Leah Wiley

Compelling

Revisado: 04-11-25

The E-Myth Revisited really draws you in by using stories to exemplify such technical skills. Most of all, it continually brings you back to the concept that my business is the feeling or value, and what I sell is the commodity. This resonates. I’m excited to get started building my small business!

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Wow!!! From start to finish!

Revisado: 11-21-24

This book is replete with compelling stories and resonant concepts that inject so much hope and inspiration.

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The opposite of erasure- Healing the omissions from history

Revisado: 02-24-24

A truly delightful book for young and old readers. The expansiveness and clarity of the narrative provides a marvelous overview of world history. There are delightful nuggets of illumination that evaporate old tropes rooted in the dregs of white supremacy. Some notable examples include: science base explanations behind melanin in skin, the migration patterns of early humans and the evolution of diverse phenotypes.

This is book is truly a delight.

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Authentic, Sobering & Full of Grace

Revisado: 02-17-24

Overall:
I was completely engrossed by the telling of his story. I realized just recently that Mr. Zwick is probably one of my favorite directors. Glory & Courage Under Fire triggered the flood gates when I needed them most. It was only by divine synchronicity that he recently penned his memoir just when I was searching for more information about his process. He completely delivered🙏🏾🌈♥️💯✍🏾

Performance: The voice of the author is almost always better when it comes to memoir. Mr Zwick has a pleasing sound and the audio version places me right across the dining room table following the ups and downs of the his miraculous career.

Content:
He goes all in and reveals himself, the industry and many notable figures in a manner that is candid, respectful, sobering, vulnerable, illuminating, and inspiring.

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A Supremely Erudite Scholar Who Writes For The Masses

Revisado: 10-29-23

Wow! Rachel Maddow is one the great journalists of her generation: Dr. Maddow belongs in the pantheon of great T.V. journalists like Edward R. Morrow, Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, and Barbara Walters.

The audible version of the printed book is beautifully rendered, nearly word for word. The only revisions are those made in service to clarity and a more enjoyable aural experience. No doubt her experience as a TV broadcaster unfolds many dividends in this forum.

As for the content, Dr. Maddow goes to great effort to carefully guide the listener/reader through a dizzying array detailed research and reporting. Her storytelling prowess is in full bloom in this work, There are more a dozen important characters and she weaves their journeys together so deftly that each one remains indelibly stamped in my memory.

Initially, I was troubled by the book’s title and Dr. Maddow’s insistence that the events depicted in this book do not represent a repeat into today’s headlines. But after completing the full journey I have a fuller appreciation for her nuanced perspective of how history intersects with current events.

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What a blessing to hear…

Revisado: 05-27-23

Mr. Obama, long before he had pierced the nation’s zeitgeist displays a brilliant mind and a writer’s gift of commanding eloquence. He teaches intimate and immense lessons while he explores questions that haunt all of mankind.

Mr. Obama’s voice work is as polished as one might hope from a professional actor. There are perhaps a few moments when his impersonations of the various characters might slip slightly but for the most part he is quite adept at recreating important conversations in the story.

Part 3 is fraught with tension and heartache. He has skillfully front loaded the obligatory exposition so the reader is fully invested emotionally in the pilgrimage to Kenya to meet his family. This part is so well done. There were moments when I wished I was reading the text simultaneously and seeing pictures of his family members that I suspect are included in the printed version of the book.

Overall: Mr. Obama’s meditations on origin, identity, faith and grace are transformative and healing. His stories conjure a wealth of personal reflections and leave me flush with understanding and inspiration.

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Necessary for my life

Revisado: 04-17-23

Tricia lays out all the benefits of resting and the detriment non-rest, grind has caused all people. Her voice is soothing and her poetic and wise thoughts give me hope. I will read this again as my work to unwind from the grind!

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Window into the process of a legendary reporter

Revisado: 10-26-22

This experiment of publishing raw tapes with annotation is a noteworthy addition to the canon of important journalism. The regular commentary throughout provides essential context and fact checking.

I have always wondered what would be the allure for a politician giving so much access to a reporter who is most likely not going write an article or book that flatters. But Mr. Woodward is a rigorous conversationalist who deftly challenges, taunts and seduces Mr. Trump into an eruption of ideas, perspectives that reveal the overflow of his heart, intellect and moral compass. The river of flaws is simultaneously galling and humanizing.

Mr. Woodward reveals so much of prowess as an interviewer. Most people who occupy these political roles are consumed with legacy and there are few journalists better than Mr Woodward who can promise to burnish your efforts into the annals of history.

I enjoyed this thoroughly.

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