Thomas G. Nicolaides

Futurama meets 1984

Revisado: 12-07-19

parody and comedy. The character Doug reminds me of Fry, set in a dystopian 1984 world.

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Zito & Todd outdid themselves with real journalism

Revisado: 06-14-18

I live in one of the Great Lakes states that sent Mr. Trump to the White House, and switched my vote to Trump after having voted for a Democratic candidate every election since Walter Mondale in 1984. It was a tortured decision, but, like many of the archetypal interviewees in the book, I found myself happy with Trump's performance and more than willing to back Trump in 2020.

listening to the interviewees felt as though most of them had read my mind. They give voice to valid anti-Establishment and anti-globalist grievances, and, rather than coming across as the bigoted, toothless, deplorable peckerwoods described in the New York Times and other former newspapers. Every coastal political reporter should read this book, and take notes on how to do shoeleather reporting and honest, objective journalism. As it stands now, they resort to hackneyed tropes in support of their own biases, and vie with each other for attention and retweets of their misguided postures on Twitter. Sad! MAGA! -- Mrs. Thos. G. Nicolaides

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Before dying in the 9/11 attacks, Barbara Olson

Revisado: 04-02-18

Before dying on 9/11/2001, when her jetliner crashed into the Pentagon, Barbara Olson did her country a solid service by era searching and exposing the corruption of Hillary Clinton. Olson also gives credit to Hillary where it is due, observing that Hillary was a superbly organized campaign manager for her husband in his campaigns after 1980, although Hillary herself downplays that role.

Just a week or so before her death, I saw Barbara Olson interviewed on C-SPAN, and it was clear that she was no Hillary Clinton fan. At the time, I was pretty much unaware of what bad news Hillary and her husband were, and I found Mrs. Olson's presentation rather off-putting. Now I know better.

Much praise to the late Barbara Olson. May she rest in peace.

The style of the audio book reader is a bit of an acquired taste. She pronounces almost all the words well, but the prosody of her reading comes off a bit snooty . . . sort of like Lovey Howell of Gilligan's Island, but with less of a lisp. I give her a B+.

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We owe Ed Klein a debt for his fearless research

Revisado: 12-18-17

Although most of his sources appear on deep background, Klein's reporting holds up over time. Numerous mentions of the DNC and its supposed stewardship stand out in especial, now that Donna Brazile has spilled the beans in late 2017 regarding Obama's neglect and the Clintons' amazing takeover of the DNC. Thank you, Ed Klein. You never deserved the trashing that the Clinton minions have been giving you.

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satisfying conclusion

Revisado: 10-18-17

satisfying conclusion to the grimnoir story arc. interesting characters we've come to know and they grow in interesting and unexpected wayd.

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excellent inside story of American space operation

Revisado: 09-23-17

I related reading this book because I feared it was akin to the Apollo 13 movie. I wanted the real story of that and all the early space program. and Kranz delivered. as a 30 year veteran if NASA, I can say that the book as accurate and detailed. it was also lively and well written.

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Outstanding history of Byzantium

Revisado: 07-25-17

in my first course in "world histiry," the Roman Empire was covered. It said Rome fell in 476AD. as a footnote, the book added, "and the eastern half endured for another thousand years." Huh? So what happened? This book tells you, and in a way that keeps you engaged. Strongly recommended.

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