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Kerry is a man of integrity

Revisado: 12-08-18

I really enjoyed this memoir of John Kerry's life. He is a man of principle and integrity. He acknowledges his mistakes and shortfalls while learning from them in an effort to continue the fight. His recounting of his early privileged childhood, to his days at boarding school to his Vietnam experience feel truthful and certainly shaped who he is as a man. The stories about his time in the US Senate stress the importance of relationship building and learning from his seniors. These lessons served him well as secretary of state and his amazing work on the Iran treaty along with the climate accord. It will be interesting to see what this courageous man does with his extra days.

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Another Kearns Goodwin masterpiece

Revisado: 11-30-18

DKG has completed a true masterpiece at a time in our history that could not be more appropriate. She provides an accessible account of each of these four presidents that recounts their characteristics, the struggles, their ambition and the traits that propel them to truly great accomplishments. Her technique of dividing their stories up into these categories and comparing or juxtaposing makes each leader rise up. The narrations for each president only enliven the story. A great read by a true historian.

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Another Stegner Beauty

Revisado: 05-07-18

Stegner reflects on life and aging in this story of travel to Denmark with his wife. He has a remarkable way of recounting truth and reflection of marriage, relationships in all its raw honesty and pain. I never tire of his writing and Edward Hermann reads his work beautifully. This story is not at the level of Crossing to Safety or Angle of Repose but Stegner is a wonderful writer.

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Terrific summary of the Trump-Russian connection

Revisado: 03-21-18

What made the experience of listening to Russian Roulette the most enjoyable?

Corn and Isikoff have done a great job researching and explaining this convoluted and unfathomable story of Trump's connection to Russia and Putin regime. They take this right up to the present and corroborate many of the recent stories in the New Yorker and other publications. The narator does great job pronouncing the Russian names and locales.

What other book might you compare Russian Roulette to and why?

Jane Mayer's recent article in the New Yorker on the Steele Dossier

Have you listened to any of Peter Ganim’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

not that I am aware of

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great memoir of a truly great hero

Revisado: 12-12-17

Chernow does marvelous research on this often misunderstood American hero. Grant is presented as multidimensional.

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one of the best books I have ever read.

Revisado: 05-15-15

Stegner is a master story teller weaving a tale of the west with the complexity of marriage and life.

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