Lawrence

Best bosch

Revisado: 10-28-23

This book delivers on many levels. It shows how personal problems can affect performance on the job, it is an excellent portrayal of moral ambiguities in law, and it is a great whodonit

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Still a great book

Revisado: 03-31-23

Although the setting- rural Texas in the 1950's- is distant, the stories of adolescence, and the difficulties in growing up and moving on are universal. The writing is impeccable and always interesting. Even, and maybe especially, adults have difficulties with transitions.

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More than meets the eye

Revisado: 02-15-23

This course started out in a somewhat desultory and dry fashion. However, the many readings from the Sherlock Holmes stories held my interest. In addition the questions posed toward the end, and the professors answers are worth the wait. Many of the issues that Doyle considered, such as the worth of various types of work, and the relation of the sexes are quite relevant today. Highly recommend!

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Great Brief Audiobook with Music

Revisado: 02-15-20

If you love James Taylor music, and especially if you grew up with it, you do not want to miss this book. JT talks about how his early life led to his becoming a musician, and the origin of some of his most well known songs, including "Fire and Rain" and "Sweet Baby James". Some of the music is included which is a great use of the Audible format. Wish it had been 10x as long!

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Loses its way

Revisado: 02-27-19

Annie Duke obviously is a world class poker player, and I was intrigued by her statement that she would provide general guidelines to understand how to play, rather than specific ways to play specific situations. Unfortunately she was not able to deliver on this promise. The book became a very long list of specific situations like how to play, " heads up, top pair, textured board, out of position when the player ahead of you raises". It might have been better in written format. Still, if you can get through it there is a lot of useful information.

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Excellent Primary Source

Revisado: 08-12-18

This is very good primary source account (although written and remembered decades later with the aid of other sources) of both the optimism and the ultimate loss of innocence of the 60's counter culture movement. It is written honestly, but with the perspective of someone who became born again after suffering an extremely traumatic childhood. This gives it a certain quality of a high school report on what I did during summer vacation.

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A long slog

Revisado: 06-17-18

There is some useful and interesting information here, however the author strays far from his area of expertise and the overall tone is quite pedantic. In addition good editing could have decreased the overall size by 50% without affecting the quality at all. If you have enough time to get through it and if it is not expensive it may be worth a listen.

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Missing important details

Revisado: 10-01-17

The story is interesting, and the author shares details of her addiction which are frightening. However the stories are never fleshed out. It is almost as though she is afraid to cover negative or personal details about others in her story. This is most apparent in the epilogue where she mentions in passing interesting things that have happened to her since being in recovery. These are the kind of stories (related in depth) that your audience is interested in! For a superior memoir of recovering from alcoholism I highly recommend Blackout by Sarah Hepola, or maybe Dry by Augusten Burroughs, or even Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe.

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Compelling account of alcoholism

Revisado: 10-01-17

There are some autobiographies which are so good that you do not want to stop listening. This is one of those. The author shares stories which made me flinch, but her honesty was necessary to understand where she was coming from. The book also touches on related issues, such as girls coming of age, alcohol as a social rite, and family responsibility. Part of the books being almost unputdownable was the sense of humor- sometimes wry, and the meaning derived from such a painful journey. Hearing this book read by the person who had these experiences makes me recommend the audible version over the written version. Her delivery could not be duplicated.

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Mainly ignores the most important issues

Revisado: 08-23-17

The potential societal consequences of the wide availability of free pornography is among the least talked about changes wrought by the internet. The title of this audiobook is excellent and made me think it would address some of these, much as "One Child" addressed the unforeseen consequences of China's one child policy. Instead it is principally a yearning for the "good old days" of the "adult film" industry where the producers, stars, and others involved in producing films made a good living. It barely touched the surface (although it mentions in passing) of important issues like:
1. What leads people to participate in this industry, especially now- knowing financial rewards are limited?
2. What are the lives of people in this industry like- long term and day to day? What are the effects on their health?
3. What is the effect on children who are exposed to these films?
4. Who watches these films? What is the effect on their lives?
5. Has the presence of this industry caused any change in normal sexual development?
6. Is there any connection with mental illness, both among those in the industry and consumers
Instead of taking on these questions, Jon revels in his access to the person who consolidated most of the available porn sites. He made a fortune. There are also multiple interviews with directors and stars who talk about what a good living they used to make.

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