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Lippmann is an impressive social scientist.

Revisado: 12-29-24

I had heard of Lippmann as a journalist, but didn’t know what an excellent thinker and observer he was. I recommend the book highly. The one distraction is the poor ability of the narrator to read English. His voice and style of reading are fine, but he mispronounces words all over the place and sometimes makes substitutions that are initially very confusing (e.g., “casualty” for “causality” and “mortality” for “morality,” among many others). That such errors end up in the final version is more the fault of the editors than of the reader, but the result is still disconcerting. Still very much worth the listen though.

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Poorly edited but still worth it.

Revisado: 12-11-22

James Baldwin is unparalleled as an intellect and an interpreter of American society. He ranks with the prophets of old. This audiobook is poorly edited and repetitive, but I listened to the repetitions in their entirety because it doesn’t hurt to hear James Baldwin repeat himself (and it is his very voice that we hear), but other listeners might be put off by the repetition. Still, I can confidently recommend this audiobook to all.

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Poor editing

Revisado: 10-20-22

This is a very nice introduction to Borges. The narrator speaks clearly and in a good tempo, but his myriad mispronunciations are distracting and disconcerting. He mispronounces nearly every foreign name and messes up a fair number of English words as well. I don’t blame the narrator as much as the editor—all the mispronunciations could easily have been avoided by recourse to a dictionary or the internet. I still would recommend the audiobook, but I must decry the many avoidable errors.

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Dear Ed.

Revisado: 03-19-22

Charlton Griffin has a wonderful voice and is in most respects an excellent reader, but he mispronounces a large fraction of the Latin names and titles. I fault the editor for that. The mispronunciations are disconcerting and can easily be avoided. Otherwise: great book, great listen!

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Best of its genre.

Revisado: 06-25-20

I rarely write reviews, but I’m compelled to let as many as I can know that this book by a first-class mind is sure to enlighten anyone concerned about the state of America’s ability to govern itself. The book is nuanced, fair, and deeply insightful. Lessig outlines what is causing the lack of representation at the federal level, and what could be done about it. I don’t usually agree with everything a non-fiction author has to say (the last time was E.O. Wilson’s Consilience), but I did here—even when it didn’t entirely comport with what my tribe might like. I learned an awful lot from Lessig. He’s a great teacher and reads the book himself. Don’t pass up a golden opportunity to expand your understanding of an important topic in the most pleasant way.

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Informative and moving.

Revisado: 04-17-20

An interesting perspective on U.S. history. Well-written and engaging. I recommend it highly. Give it a listen if you like history.

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Excellent history of Rome.

Revisado: 09-05-19

This is one of the best histories of Rome I've read, and I recommend it heartily. I do have a gripe with the producers because the narrator mispronounces several Latin names and words--ironically both "senatus" and "populusque"! But she mispronounces Caracalla and Josephus over and over, which was annoying--and so easily corrected, which is why I blame the producers more than the narrator, who is otherwise a pleasure to listen to. Ms. Beard stresses the importance of maintaining our dialogue with the ancient Romans, from whom we in the West have inherited so many of our ideas on politics, law, literature, and beauty. I agree with her and recommend her S.P.Q.R. as a thoroughly enjoyable way to do just that.

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Must read.

Revisado: 06-16-19

Sorry to be impertinent, but every American needs to hear (or read--but this version is very well performed) the Song of Hiawatha.

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Don't miss it.

Revisado: 02-11-19

I think anyone can and benefit from this excellent book, very well read. I really loved it and learned a ton.

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Don't pass this up!

Revisado: 11-15-17

One of the best renditions I've ever heard of one of the best English novels ever written. Could not be better.

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