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Excellent narrator, great food for thought

Revisado: 09-27-18

I knew I was taking a gamble when I decided to dive into this 34 hour behemoth... but I'm glad to say that Malcolm Hillgartner's excellent narration helped make this a smooth and enjoyable process. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Niall Ferguson probably has written the best biography on Kissinger out there, showing the episodes of his life that turned him into the man he become.

Highlights for me included:
-Ferguson's take down of the flawed popular conception of Kissinger
-Kissinger as a teenager channeling his future diplomat self as he tries to pry his high school crush from her suitors
-The poem Kissinger writes after liberating a concentration camp
-Watching Kissinger change his view of the world as he learns new lessons from life
-Kissinger's fascinating take on the strategy behind nuclear and limited war
-Ferguson painting an image of how brutal of a year 1968 was for the USA
-All the parts of Kissinger from when he goes to Vietnam and transforms himself into a subject matter expert in East Asian affairs, while previously a Europe specialist
-Ferguson's conclusion was very well done

This is a long listen, but you will learn a lot of history, learn a LOT about Kissinger, and will get some great political philosophy lessons as well. I thought the Harvard year part and Kissinger's childhood was not too exciting, but Ferguson tries to make it interesting. The final chapters of the book wound up being my favorite. Overall, I am very glad I embarked on this book and I encourage others to do the same! I eagerly await part 2.

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