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Hard science incorporated in book amazing!

Revisado: 02-02-22

The premise of the book is in tune with the experience of the current pandemic world except that the virus that is created by an intelligence travels throughout the universe. It threatens the earth. Its leaders create a totalitarian response that is needed to defeat it. In a twist, the responder finds an unlikely ally in an alien form. Great fun.

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This is how a historian writes history!

Revisado: 08-30-21

After listening to this history you know the author has mastered his craft. It was easy to listen although a long listen.

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Economics is about Human incentives.

Revisado: 02-22-21

This is a book explains that economics is about human behavior. Human behavior is directed by incentives either artificially created by the government or naturally created by cooperating with each other in the marketplace. It explains that an artificially created incentive often results in unintended consequences. The reason is that incentives that are created by the government come from people who have limited and/or flawed knowledge. Ultimately these incentives or disincentives come at the point of a gun from the government. Government action is always coercive.

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This book was a piece of garbage.

Revisado: 09-09-16

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Any political left wing nut who wants to believe that somehow the call to arms is best addressed by fleeing from service.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Anything but this drivel.

How could the performance have been better?

The book was so bad the narrator's performance was ignored. The narrator should have chosen better material.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

None. I had to stop reading as the story was not believable at all. It was overwhelmed by political content.

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Paolo is the master of apocalyptic science fiction

Revisado: 08-13-15

Would you listen to The Water Knife again? Why?

I would listen to the book again as it creates characters that you really care about in a apocalyptic setting.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Water Knife?

One of the most memorable moments was the surrender of Maria's body to the music and Sarah's boyfriend in the night club through the use of a hallucinogenic called "Bubble".

Have you listened to any of Almarie Guerra’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

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Audiobooks cheated me on the purchase

Revisado: 01-14-13

Would you try another book from Lee Child and/or Jonathan McClain?

Yes I love Lee Child's character Jack Reacher however the reading by McClain pales in comparison to Dick Hill. Dick Hill's voice is the voice of Jack Reacher. I had this book already in my library and I was not alerted by Audiobooks on the repurchase because of the new narrator who was second rate to Dick Hill.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He was not Dick Hill and did not have the type of voice that enriched the character of Jack Reacher.

What character would you cut from Die Trying?

The performance of McClain

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A great listen

Revisado: 09-10-12

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

Yes. For those interested in the history & science of light without the text book it is a great listen.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Story of Light?

The discussion of the particle theory of light being displaced by the wave theory of light and then combining the theories.

What does Stefan Rudnicki bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Emphasizes the ironies.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

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A Thrilling History Ride

Revisado: 06-06-12

If you could sum up Killing Lincoln in three words, what would they be?

Twice Listened to

What was one of the most memorable moments of Killing Lincoln?

Boothe's fall to the stage and lucky escape

Which scene was your favorite?

The attempted assasination of Seward and the bloody mess left behind.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Grant 's encounter with Lee

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Orson Scott Card we need more Ender!

Revisado: 05-06-12

If you could sum up Shadows in Flight in three words, what would they be?

Great but short

What did you like best about this story?

The paralell between the Ender siblings and the Bean siblings is irresistible

Which scene was your favorite?

Ender's meeting of the mind with the Drone.

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