A. T. Howarth

Too biased

Revisado: 12-17-23

The author does a great job with doing a quick walkthrough Russia’s history. No one can argue his expertise in this area. His problem is that he is so blindly anti-Putin, that it really undermines his credibility for anything post-Yeltsin which is really sad. The wheels come off when he talks Ukraine essentially blaming everything on Putins ‘twisted’ views, almost failing to address any malfeasance from NATO and the collective west. Figes is almost obsessed with criticizing Putin so take this into consideration; unfortunately to get a balanced assessment of Putin, you’ll need to look elsewhere.

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Excellent Narration

Revisado: 03-19-22

First off, the narrator is superb. He skillfully represents each character in the book with distinction. Very entertaining. Secondly, Gogol never finished this book so don’t expect a grand finale, but enjoy the journey of Chichikov and all of the looney characters he meets. Also take pleasure in the tangents and rambles that the author often entreats the reader-they often add a dash of humor and witticism. Keeping this in mind, the story is very enjoyable. It’s a shame that this book was never completed but it does end at the very least with some things being concluded.

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great short story

Revisado: 06-13-21

Pushkins works are always entertaining. Cathy Dobson is one of my favourite narrators. I recommend.

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Wow

Revisado: 04-04-21

This book has altered me; my perspective. I am very glad to have listened to this piece of classic literature. This one will stay with me.

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fascinating story of a messy region

Revisado: 07-30-20

I had no prior knowledge or even interest in the Caucasus and really just decided to branch out to learn something new. I am glad that I did. The content is so interesting and really walks you through the history of this whimsical region. I ended up buying the print version also because it was so interesting and I wanted to have it for reference. This book also opened me up to further topics of interest that I newly discovered while listening to tumultuous history of this land.

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some great useful advice here

Revisado: 07-03-20

no matter what type of conversations you find yourself in, there are some of these magic word that you will find useful. I took notes while going through this audiobook and have already found it useful in arguments and debate. I am not a salesperson but have found this book helpful for selling my ideas to the poor people who have to argue with me, my poor wife for example. thank you Phil for helping me win more arguments!

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Good high level summary

Revisado: 06-21-20

There is only so much one can fit into one hour when covering a topic such as Bonaparte. This book did a great job covering the basics, and made the story of Napoleon an interesting one. I also tend to like when the author narrates. That was an hour well spent.

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millenials need this book

Revisado: 05-16-20

Mark delivers excellence as is always expected from him. I listened to this in 2020 so some of the facts are dated, yet it was still so relevant. I wish Mark would narrate his books, that is my only complaint although the narrator does do a fine job. I hope he does a follow up to this book now that we have seen what the obama administration had done to Michael Flynn.

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