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Religion, not science

Revisado: 12-05-23

Wheels fall off in the 5th chapter when the LICENCED THERAPIST author tells a patient to pray away his problems. I thought this book was science based? Apparently not.

Returned. Don't waste your time or money!

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Religious propaganda masquerading as comedy

Revisado: 11-20-22

Taylor Tomlinson brought me. I have twice enjoyed Dustin's stand-up as her opener and bought this book based on that. MISTAKE!

A few short chapters in, it begins. Jesus this and baptist that. No thanks. I don't believe your fairy tale and never will.
Luckily, Audible accepts returns and I will use my credit on a reality based book.

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Something wrong with the file.

Revisado: 11-16-15

Plays fine on my phone but crashes by car stereo when playing over Bluetooth. With 311 audiobooks in my collection, I have never encountered such an issue with any Bluetooth device.

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Does anyone actually like this?

Revisado: 10-25-15

Welcome to Night Vale is purportedly loved by hipsters, but do they actually listen to it?

The problem with the podcast has always been the lack of plot development. In each episode, some weird things happen but very little plot is advanced. I was expecting the book to remedy this problem because...it's a book. But alas, no. The writing is lazy and awful. The contrarian trope throughout the book is redundant and tedious. Stating that things "might or might not happen" again and again isn't creative, it's lazy.

Cecil Baldwin's narration has long been the best part of the show, and that remains true of this book.

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Deceptive description - Far right wing nonsense

Revisado: 05-23-15

Reading the description, I was expecting something akin to Freakanomics. Wow was I deceived.

This book is a love letter to debunked, right-wing/libertarian/conspiratorial nonsense about the gold standard, the evil, evil fed and voodoo economics. Steve Forbes wrote the forward. That is pretty much all you need to know.

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Entertaining. Worthwhile. Some production flaws.

Revisado: 11-11-14

Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook. Completed in under a weekend, but I listen at 2x speed. The author/producers attempt to push the bounds of audiobook production, for better and worse at times, with multiple narrators, including the author's parents. A standard, humorous celebrity autobiography, with a little self-help and creative flights of fancy mixed in.

I take issue with the final chapter being performed live. For one, live shows always sound terrible, and this is no exception. Two, performance before an audience has no place in audiobooks, I write this sole criticism in the hope that this does not become common. I buy audiobooks to hear the author or talented narrator perform the work. Amy Poehler does an excellent job in this task, and ought not be burdened by poor recording quality and audience interruption. Sorry, sorry, sorry for this lengthy critique of one small aspect of a book I enjoyed and recommend.

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Enjoyable but kind of pointless

Revisado: 07-21-14

An interesting look at lesser known religions and religious practices in the United States. I did not have a good feeling going in because the very first chapter opens with a misquotation ("Two girls for every boy" is mis-attributed to the Beach Boys, when it is in fact a Jan and Dean lyric). Chapters include Voodoo, Fundamental Mormonism, Satanism, Quakers, Scientology, Amish/Mennonite, and New Age. My main problem is, if you are remotely literate in matters of American history, sociology, and religion, none of the content is terribly enlightening, as one already knows the bulk of it.

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Very Disapointing

Revisado: 05-20-14

I loved Freakonomics, liked Superfreakonomics and have listened to every podcast they have ever put out. So I was excited for their next offering. Sadly, about 80% of this book is recycled from the podcast.

Dubner's narration is excellent as always.

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Mary Roach does it again

Revisado: 04-07-13

A fascinating road trip from nose to anus. Mary Roach's unique style of fearless, curious inquiry into unknown aspects of everyday life and extreme empathy for persons in esoteric professions holds the listener's interest.

The narrator is very pleasant but a bit slow in pace. By adjusting the playback speed, this is a non-issue. Not as good as the performances on Roach's earlier books Stiff and Bonk.

My only complaint isn't with the work or its audio performance, it's with the audio production. The volume fluctuates greatly, even from word to word, as though the narrator didn't maintain uniform distance from the microphone or poor equipment was used. This could have been easily fixed by running compression, but was not.

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A fun journey, but dodges the difficult questions

Revisado: 03-17-13

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The author's exploration of the various service economy professions is enlightening. The overall thesis of the book is tip more and accept "tip creep." This hardly makes one a tipping guru. The author doesn't address the real tipping quandaries: do you tip on takeout? buffet service? What should one tip a golf caddy? I was expecting a more balanced approach distinguishing proper tipping situations from those where tips are requested without any real work, skill or service being provided.

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