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Worth Your Time - Best When It Sticks to Disney

Revisado: 09-15-21

Hayley Mills does a great job narrating her autobiography and the story is worth your time. I especially enjoyed her recollections of her Disney film career and her relationship with Walt Disney. She drops quite a few names in her telling and has some interesting stories on The Beatles, Rex Harrison, Lawrence Olivier, etc. In my opinion, the book drags a bit with tedious accounts of teenage romance issues, weight problems, etc. I know Hayley must think they were important to include, but I found them a bit of a bore.

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Excellent & Draws on Recently Declassified Sources

Revisado: 06-24-18

This audiobook draws on recently declassified official sources to present an interesting, informative and very sympathetic account of the life of the famous British spy Donald Maclean. The British foreign and intelligence services come off extremely badly in the telling. Maclean spied for the Soviets for over fifteen years while rapidly rising through the ranks of the foreign service. At the same time, he compromised virtually every important secret that came his way in a career that took him to important postings in London, Paris, Washington, DC and Cairo in the period that lead up to and included: WWII, the Manhattan Project, and the early Cold War. Ultimately, he was outed through American intelligence code cracking efforts. This book puts a heavy focus on Maclean's motives, boozing and carousing, family life etc. I wish it had explored his personal career accomplishments in a bit more detail than just pointing out he ran a tight ship and did great staff work. I'm sure there was a bit more to it than that which would explain his rapid rise through the ranks. The narration is excellent. Highly recommended.

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Great Read by Tom Weiner of an Award-Winning Book

Revisado: 11-13-17

Impressive, definitive history of the Pacific Theater during World War Two. It is a long audio book and I was really impressed with the narration of Tom Weiner, who really made the reading very interesting and enjoyable. The book tries to give a balanced account of events, giving perspectives of the major players (Japanese, American, Russian, Chinese and British), as well as fascinating insight into the political/diplomatic maneuvering that lead to key strategic, political, and military decisions in the war and their outcomes. If I had anything other than the audio version of this book, the long slog of reading about the endless political infighting at the highest levels of the Japanese government would have been tedious and boring; but with the narration, it was fascinating! I learned a lot and recommend this audio book to anyone interested in the war in the Pacific during WWII. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY.

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