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An insider view of how Facebook has evolved to its position of influence.

Revisado: 04-08-25

This book gives you a chance to learn about the inner workings of Facebook, with all the mundane, sad, incredible, and insipid details of the people involved at the top. This is book is a must listen & entirely consistent with other reporting on Facebook. While you might question the author’s role in this, remember that sometimes witnesses are not entirely innocent. Their accounts are still worth hearing.

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Definitive History of Bridgewater

Revisado: 01-20-24

This is an exceptional and fascinating book that reveals a deeply flawed culture that existed for decades at Bridgewater Associates. The book has been very carefully researched and reported. The author should be commended for his determination and bravery, despite ongoing counter programming and attacks by the publicity seeking Bridgewater founder. The book also shows the extent to which our media and institutions unjustifiably lionize the richest amongst us. This is a must read.

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Not really worth the time. Sorry!

Revisado: 04-04-17

Would you try another book from B. A. Shapiro and/or Xe Sands?

No. This author overwrites. Instead of offering information and allowing readers to make the connections, she feels the need to state the obvious.Sometimes over and over. The main character is also incredibly annoying. She is supposed to be a brilliant artist/forger. But she whines very often like a naive little girl who can't seem to understand that prisons are dangerous and that people lie and that her depressed lover might commit suicide if she exposes him as a fraud. Just dumb.

What could B. A. Shapiro have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Treat the readers like adults. Let them make their own connections. And get rid of all of the "oh, I am so afraid" stuff. Boring. Boring. Boring. What was interesting, and what she did well, as some of the explanations about historic art work and the love of Degas works.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narrator was fine. It is not her fault that the story was lame.

Do you think The Art Forger needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Nope.

Any additional comments?

I am sorry. I wanted to like this book. But it is ridiculous. The main character paints a picture for her first lover knowing that he will pass it off as his own. Then, she is angry that he passes it off as his own. So, she outs him. She is surprised when he kills himself. Then, she agrees to forge a painting for a guy she starts sleeping with, and when it goes wrong, she confesses and is then surprised when people try to throw her in jail instead of taking her at her word. Seriously? It is like she is a four year old who never learns.

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I love this book

Revisado: 04-03-17

Where does A Man Called Ove rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is very good. It has a way of sneaking up on you. At first, I thought I was going to hate Ove. By the end, I felt that I had lost a friend

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Man Called Ove?

When he teaches the neighbor to drive.

Which scene was your favorite?

I loved the back story with his father.

Who was the most memorable character of A Man Called Ove and why?

Ove. Although I liked the sleek introduction of others that you have already met. Ex. The fat computer geek is the bruised and broken hearted little boy.

Any additional comments?

Highly, highly recommended.

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