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Slow to start... but good once gets going.

Revisado: 03-21-17

The first act is boring and slow, the second act is predictable but the third is really good and satisfying. It was worth it in the end.

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Very real.

Revisado: 03-19-17

I thought an audio book could not really communicate the horror but the writer does an amazing job. what it lacks in literary qualities it makes the book seem more real and written with more honestly .

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Actually quite funny in places.

Revisado: 03-13-17

I learnt a lot and a great insight although the idea of income is never really discussed. the author has a bit too much faith in the free market economy.

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This book is a lie.

Revisado: 08-25-16

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Ego Is The Enemy, is what we want to hear but it is not the truth. The author gives us many examples of people who he deems as successful, which I have never heard of, while lambasting people who we would all regard as successful, as hollow success stories.

What the author does here is redefine the meaning of ‘success’ as someone who ‘works hard’ and then continues to point out all these people who work hard and are a success as proof of his argument. Many people who you and I would deem as successful are ignored here as according to Ryan Holiday they are considered to be not a true success, yet many unknown army generals are a true success in his eyes. Therefore the book is simply a lie, it’s a narrative that we all would love to believe is true (especially millennials) but it’s not. Just look at the rich and famous people of this world, compare that to all the nurses and cleaners.

I think Ryan Holiday cheats us a bit here. I think he thought up a narrative that we all wanted to hear and proceeded to squeeze the square peg in a round hole. He should write fiction.

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Great sci fi

Revisado: 08-24-16

I have had some bad luck with science fiction lately with stories where the writer cannot even imagine a future without war let alone a positive distant future. I was about to give up on the genre altogether until I listened to this.
I really recommend it. it's hard to believe it was written so long ago, besides some racial observations the book is timeless.

Its Awesome.

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Seems like part of a greater world

Revisado: 09-30-15

The story is just ok, it seems like, and may well be, part of a greater story but as a stand alone book it was a lot about nothing.
I had a lot of problems with the narrator who seemed like she was reading a list. Each sentence exactly the same tone. I found it to distracting. I never usually care about the narrator but this is the first book I have ever had real problems with in listening. Although it's great to hear a woman narrator her performance was robotic.

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It's about nothing...

Revisado: 09-15-15

It's ok. The performance is very entertaining but the book itself is filled with name dropping and self important drivel. Is she the only person who has ever worked hard? At one moment she talks about visiting Haiti and I realised I could be listening to a book about real people with real stories.
It seems like a thrown together mess so she can make a quick buck. But she makes up for it by reading it her self and neon very entertaining.

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If you want a challenge this book is for you

Revisado: 06-18-15

I enjoyed most of this book and ha great moments of insight that I want to listen to it again.
I recommend listeners to wait though and not jump to conclusions as most topics get explained further as the book goes on.

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A lot of what and not much why.

Revisado: 06-09-15

The book chronicles the events but never really explains why people behave that way. Not much thought is put into it besides the fantastic amount of research. The takes a bit of a conspiracy theory twist, which seems too reaching after what we just listened to.

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My new favorite book

Revisado: 05-01-14

Where does Guns, Germs and Steel rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Wow, this is a great book. The understanding of deep time and the authors real experiences splashed in to add colour. There is so much amazing information which has made me the life of dinner party conversation as I spout bits of knowledge from this great book.

What other book might you compare Guns, Germs and Steel to and why?

This book is a primer for understanding our world, breaking down racism, western superiority even understanding our natural environment. It covers the whole path of humanity and dispels common myths... just download it.

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

The performance is good, although the topic is great I didn't quite notice the performance, or maybe that is the mark of a great performance?

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

There are moments of aha! When you a realise that our world, is the way it is, not through design but through circumstance. It’s quite fast paced, and one of the few books that I didn’t tune out for a minute or two.

Any additional comments?

This is great it should be required reading in schools, universities, churches even the bus.

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