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So happy to be back on Fraser’s Ridge

Revisado: 01-12-22

While nothing was that earth shattering as a plot development and Diana Gabaldon has certainly laid the breadcrumbs for the next book. Her plot and characters, plus interesting bits of American Revolutionary history kept me enchanted every second. Not to mention once again Davina Porter’s rage and life she brings to all of the characters is astounding. Truly enjoyed this latest edition to the Outlander series but hope for the next book we won’t have to wait seven years for it to arrive.

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Really great presentation of the complexities of Benjamin Franklin

Revisado: 07-23-21

These course is broken into about thirty minute sections and really brings to life a very complex interesting American hero. It is well done in that Professor Allison dives into they many layers that made Franklin and never puts rose colored glasses on some of the more controversial parts of his life, like being an owner of enslaved people. Allison also touches on his involved relationship with his son William.

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A Very Interesting Subject

Revisado: 02-15-20

Michael Pollan does a great job of exploring all elements of caffeine including our relationship with it, the good and the bad. He also gives an interesting review of the history of humanity’s adaptation and how we are being exploited by various plants evolutionary neurochemistry and it being grown for the plant’s success. He is clearly a coffee lover. He approaches caffeine from a viewpoint that it is ubiquitous and impossible to find a community that doesn’t imbibe. Has he heard of the Mormons? But he is right, most of us enjoy our daily caffeine and Pollen tells an enjoyable tale of the how and why.

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Great inspiration for holiday cooking!

Revisado: 11-25-19

My only complaint is it ended too soon! Really enjoyable, especially as you prep for the holidays.

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If only high school science class could be so interesting

Revisado: 01-25-19

This a fantastic book about our genes DNA and more and how they have developed and what it means to science in the future. The author explains all of this and makes it relatable and interesting. I was listening in my kitchen and my kids, who usually roll their eyes at what I am listening to actually asked if they could please listen when I was done. Cannot recommend enough, truly worth your time.

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Power view of family

Revisado: 01-05-19

Andrew Solomon captures the truth about being a family in America today and why we should not prejudge how others live. The chapter about the foster care system is especially knowing and touching. The examples of very different stories people speaks to the of how important love is and how that makes them all a family.

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An amazing performance on bring the invisible to the front

Revisado: 12-10-18

The vast expanse of Ancient History covered in these lectures is amazing. Professor Garland uses us, the ordinary citizens to weave through centuries making the pieces of the Ancient world fit together. This leaves you, especially if your ancestors were from a European background, with a better sense of how you got to today. Professor Garland kept it moving and extremely interesting really worth listening to.

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Characters not as compelling

Revisado: 06-22-18

John Lee’s performance was perfect as always and his range made you feel for all the characters distinctive attributes. The history was fascinating and very well done. Yet, somehow the main protagonists did not truly pull at your heartstrings and make you root for them or fear for or of them. Saying that this was an excellent book and very entertaining.

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A British version of Denmark

Revisado: 01-21-18

I had the pleasure of working and living in Copenhagen for three months years ago. Hellen Russell really does capture the Danes and also brings a delightful British spin to the tale. She makes you laugh and feel you are the having the expatriate experience along with her and her husband “LEGO man,” in rural Denmark, which is also far different than living in Copenhagen. Russell also, captured information about hygge and how perhaps we should all embrace being cozy and spending quality time with our family, as a goal towards happiness. Lucy Price-Lewis’s performance is charming and very easy to listen to. This is a great book and most enjoyable during the cold of winter as it reminds us that we have the delightfully human power to control our environment and make winter hygge.

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The puts an interesting historical perspective on humanity's worse diseases

Revisado: 08-13-17

A gruesome subject made very enjoyable and extrapolates pieces of history to explain how plages and pandemics have shaped all of our historical past. Jennifer Wright gives a great overview without giving too much complicated information. An enjoyable book.

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