Hinterlander

Interesting

Revisado: 10-10-23

Makes the fact of evolution at the same time more credible and more improbable, by telling how many adaptations, for example, were necessary for primates to go from quadrapeds to bipeds.

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Liking it

Revisado: 10-10-23

Characters I thought I wouldn't like, I liked! The story has enough unexpected turns to keep it compelling.

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Great History of the Band

Revisado: 10-10-23

I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed at some of the behavior. But then again, what did I expect?

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Title

Revisado: 09-02-23

Good book, good book, good book, good book, good book, good book, good book good, one two three four five

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Ordinary German Citizens Caught Up

Revisado: 08-22-23

Excellent memoir about a family caught in a conflict they never wanted. This was narrated beautifully.

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Know your rights

Revisado: 08-22-23

Excellent overview, interesting history. This book is great for a person who wants brevity and clarification.

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Excellent History, but . . .

Revisado: 12-17-19

. . . this book goes into the sort of detail of each general and other high ranking participants that I know that, listening in my car, I'm not going to be able to keep track of, and won't remember. So I stopped listening. Not a fault of the author's nor of the narrator's. It's just not for me so much as an audio listen.

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Loved this book!

Revisado: 07-24-19

Narration was wonderful. Story interesting with great characters and intriguing mystery. Wry sense of humor. Enjoyed the cultural aspects. Would definitely recommend.

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Fascinating Non-fiction

Revisado: 02-18-18

What did you love best about The Drug Hunters?

Really interesting anecdotes and histories of various remedies. So many of the drugs we take for granted today are the products of lots of perseverance, lots of knowing a good thing when you see it (that can take a long time) and lots and LOTS of luck.

Who was your favorite character and why?

N/A

What does James Foster bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I gave the narration 5 stars because the narrator never got in the way of the text. He was interested, actually knew how to pronounce all of the words, and I never said to myself, "that was an interesting choice on the narrator's part." Which means, as I said, he read it well and lively, but let the text be the main event.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

"And you thought you already liked drugs!"

Any additional comments?

This did just what I think non-fiction audio books are supposed to do. I was entertained and educated at the same time. The stories are about the people who made the breakthroughs, not about the boring (lets face it) chemicals themselves.

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A Little Too "Neato"

Revisado: 02-17-18

What did you like best about The Man of Legends? What did you like least?

Good concept, noble main character. What was off-putting for me was, this guy supposedly was the catalyst for every good idea over the last many hundred years. "Hey, Albert, there was a guy who imagined riding a light wave . . . " "Stop right there. I have to go and discover the theory of relativity." Steam engines--check. Renaissance painting--check. Rivets in Levi pants--check. On and on. Once I would have loved this heavy handed, muse-to-all story, but I haven't been in the seventh grade for a long time now.

Would you recommend The Man of Legends to your friends? Why or why not?

Not really. It's not a bad book, but there are a lot of better books out there.

What didn’t you like about full cast’s performance?

Pretty much everybody did a good job except the guy who did the voice of the lead, Will. He . . . thought he . . . needed to . . . pause every three to seven . . . words.

Was The Man of Legends worth the listening time?

Sure, why not. I listen to books when I'm driving. I drive a lot. I had this going at max speed on my Kindle, so I can't say I was savoring it. Still I wouldn't ask for my money back.

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