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Middle School philosophy.

Revisado: 05-04-18

This is an attempt at sci-fi for the highbrow literary set. If you're into literature but not a big fan of sci-fi, this is for you. If you have a teenager who's just beginning to ponder the Deep questions of life, this is a good philosophy primmer. Otherwise it's not really all that great.

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a brief history of outlaw country music

Revisado: 05-10-16

willie nelson is an interesting figure to say the least. whether or not you like his music, his life story is still fascinating. not every life is worth the attention devoted to it in the media, but this man's life is worth every bit of the attention it gets and more. here we have a fairly chronological collection of anecdotes an highlights that give us a pretty accurate picture of his life as well as the history of chart topping country music over the last 50+ years. christopher ryan grant does an excellent job reading this book. steady pacing and rhythm while capturing the emotion of the moment when the story calls for it. his reading really made it feel like a younger willie was telling the story.

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political diatribe

Revisado: 05-10-16

it's rare that I quit a book rather than finish it, but this was just too stupid. the beginning is interesting. the setting and premise for the story are also interesting. but the main character is not only a complete moron, but also a platform for the author to preach about how humans are destroying nature. one or the other I can withstand in small doses, but when the whole plot revolves around the protagonist doing the dumbest thing he can in order to rant about man made evils, I bail. I get it, it's a post apocalypse setting, make the point and move the story along. using a really dumb character to beat me over the head with "tech is unnatural and evil" rantings just wastes my time and money. sean runnette is a good narrator, but this is not his finest performance. not much difference between characters though still well read.

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soft headed drivel

Revisado: 05-10-16

the only redeeming factor here is the narrator does a good job. there is no towering intellectual thought here. in short, marx states that capitalism does the most good for the most people. somehow, that is why capitalism is evil. he proposes that if you just give up all notions of self interest and submit your will to the designs of some nebulous central planner, you would be happier. it boggles my mind that so many people have gotten anything of substance out of this book. by all means, listen to it; but first be sure to get an accurate understanding of what life was really like before the industrial revolution and the invention of the middle class.

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Slice of Americana

Revisado: 01-15-16

Probably should have been longer. Overall though it's a nice series of vignettes from off the beaten culinary path. Worth a credit if you like unconventional travel stories, or are just a fan of food and all that goes into it.

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if jeopardy were a book...

Revisado: 06-08-15

very interesting collection of various bits of trivia. narration a little condisending in tone, but overall not bad.

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anecdotal

Revisado: 06-07-15

a somewhat interesting collection of life moments presented in vignette fashion. well read, but unremarkable.

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fun and imaginative

Revisado: 10-17-13

a fun and well paced book. a little predictable in spots (the reason for 4 out of 5 stars for story), but excellently written with some nicely hidden twists (good enough to bump the story up from 3 to 4 stars). it's a post-apocalyptic, superhero, action, fantasy story. it sounds kinda silly when it's described like that, but it delivers on all 4 fronts well. the narrator really shines here. he delivers a riveting dramatization while also differentiating all of the characters and slinging the slang in the dialog with believable flair. well worth the credit to purchase and the time to enjoy :D

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slightly misleading title

Revisado: 10-07-12

a better title for this book would havve been, "What the brain does." if you don't think my suggested title is any different from the actual one, this would be a good book for you. if you think that my title and the actual one are indeed different, then you probably already know all the info in this book.

this is a good book, but it's aimed more at people just begining to explore what's happening inside a persons skull. it's well presented, though a bit long on examples. my only real gripe is that the author tends to make the same point several times before moving on to the next one. but then so did all my teachers in high school. i listened to this book on my android at x1.5 speed which made it much better to listen to. at regular speed the narration is a might slow, but maybe that's just me. well read, just needed to pick up the pace a bit.

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amazing memoir

Revisado: 09-16-12

this book is totally non-political. nor does it give away any details that could jeapordize other elite special forces individuals. rather it is just as it claims to be, a first hand account of the raid that got osamma, plus a little more. the details given in this book are either personal to the author, giving some background on this individual and where he came from; or are just a fleshing out of some of the more famous and well known ops since 9/11. if you are at all intrested in the subject, or are just a fan of military history, this book is definatly worth your credits.

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