John W

Learning through story telling

Revisado: 05-27-20

There are plenty of good tips for writers in here, and many of them come to you through the stories of Kurt's life and the author's life, as she learned from Kurt. It's about how writing is a way of life, a way to express yourself and work through the details and plot lines of your own life. To do that, the author demonstrates the lessons, and how they played out in the life and times of Kurt Vonnegut. I took some notes, but much of was just absorbed through listening.

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Takes some work on your part

Revisado: 01-25-17

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes, it is a unique perspective, not confrontational and provides thorough background for his argument.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It's non-fiction, I guess I liked Roger Williams from the MA Bay Colony. He believed in religious freedom while maintaining personal faith.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Tom Perkins?

Sure

Did Flourishing inspire you to do anything?

I made two blog entries. Further inspiration to bridge the church/secular barrier.

Any additional comments?

Volf leaves a lot out of his stories and skips over history that his inconvenient to his argument. So I was unconvinced in the end. But that isn't entirely the point of the book. It was try to see things from someone else's POV.

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Successful trip to Colombia

Revisado: 08-18-10

I just returned from a trip to Colombia and was thankful that I took these lessons. I was travelling with some bi-lingual people, but we were in areas where no English is spoken and sometimes I was on my own. I supplemented my lessons by finding translations of Colombian music (Juanes, Shakira, Aline) and by looking up some grammatical lessons elsewhere on the web. I also had a dictionary with me. The emails from the company were also very helpful.

To continue with these lessons, I would prefer that they be arranged by topic, such as "future conditional" or "Colombian slang". Otherwise, I am very happy. Any frustration one might feel attempting to listen to the speakers in the lessons is only a shadow of how it feels to talk with a real native. It really helped me prepare.

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Not too bad

Revisado: 10-24-09

Spends just enough time developing the historical context, without getting bogged down in it. The personalities were always presented in an entertaining way. Spends a lot of time analyzing the philosophy, first presents it, then gives criticisms, some his, some historical. Focus is on Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza and Voltaire. Others are mentioned but not covered in detail.

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Not much of anything

Revisado: 07-14-04

Harry seemed unprepared for the shows I have heard. He had trouble pronouncing names, added little or no commentary. What he added seemed like he was trying to be funny, but failed. His comedic timing was poor, his style unique, but not funny. His comments were basically liberal, which I normally like, but they added no value. He seemed to think the news itself was the joke, which it is, but I can get that on any news program. I am also a very eclectic listener when it comes it to music, and his choices were mostly poor. They did nothing but fill up time.

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