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Great story line as usual.

Revisado: 05-06-24

New narrator, I really liked Guidall but this guy was very good. The narration equally enhanced the story.

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The title says it all.

Revisado: 05-04-24

The historical details were well laid out and told. Americans should understand how this war that preceded the Revolutionary War shaped just about everything that followed.

It also fills in historical gaps you might have about places you’ve visited such as Quebec City, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Oswego, Lake George and others.

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Inside and disheartening story of current politics and politicians

Revisado: 02-22-24

The story immensely benefitted from the access Romney provided to himself and lots of relevant documents, including his personal journal. The result is a much lower than typical level of hearsay reporting in a biography. Coppins is a talented and honest reporter.

Romney is clearly an honorable man in a now highly dishonorable profession. His private insights about the many idiots and sycophants walking the halls of Congress, plus the biggest one of all who occupied the white house from 2016-20 may confirm your personal assessments.

I’m glad I listened but doing so further diminished my opinion of elected officials, particularly most Republicans.

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Even if you’ve been following the Trump story you’ll hear things you haven’t hear before

Revisado: 10-12-22

Very comprehensive and credible telling, extremely well researched and inclusive of interviews with key players, including Trump himself.

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This book really makes you think about the tragic state of American society

Revisado: 09-15-20

How a news outlet that does little actual news reporting (and almost no objective/impartial reporting) is actually the nation’s most watched news outlet says a lot about the state of our society. The fact that it is in lockstep with the administration, by design instead of performing its constitutionally-protected watchdog duty says even more.

This book provides insight as to how this all came about, particularly the oneness with the Trump administration. What may surprise readers is the extent to which Fox commentators (primarily Hannity Carlson and Ingram) influence and advise the President as opposed to just echoing and amplifying what he says.

Hoax is well researched and delivered.

It’s important reading for people interested in the preservation of American democracy but it won’t make them feel better about the perils it faces.

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Listening to this will provide unparalleled perspective on our internal disfunction

Revisado: 06-02-20

Behind the 50 states, red and blue, Republican and Democrat, and any other distinctions or categorizations you like (or hate) are the cultural underpinnings of our people dating back to before the nation’s founding.

This book explains their origins and development and carries them forward to present day. I feel better informed and prepared to understand how and why people think and act differently outside of my cultural nation (New Netherland, one of the 11 regional cultures of North America.)

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Mitch Rapp battles an eerily timely set of foes

Revisado: 02-29-20

Isis, a potential virus pandemic and a hardcore partisan jerk in Washington.

As well written as any of Vince Flynn’s originals.

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Puts 2016 election into helpful context

Revisado: 11-14-16

Book is well researched and interestingly presented. Just watch Face the Nation for a taste of John Dickerson.

Regardless of where you came out on the 2016 election this book will provide a helpful context. Believe it or not it wasn't all that unique in our history.

In fact, I'd say it fell somewhere into the middle of the "crazy" to "uneventful" continuum based on what I learned in this book.

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Generally inspirational and genuine narrative from a next gen public servant

Revisado: 04-04-16

Easy to be cynical about semi autobiographic work of a politician but this book challenges that perception.

Any Stanford and then Yale Law grad who chooses to live in a Newark public housing project called Brick City for several years instead of heading to Wall St is likely to have a different perspective on our problems and solutions.

Booker offers them through a rich set of stories from his years living and serving there. In this season of frequently inane political rhetoric it's a refreshing change

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A primer on how the road to hell is paved with good intentions

Revisado: 11-21-15

No bad guys in this story just completely diverging agendas for fixing a school system everyone agreed was broken. This divergence causes them still to be broken some $100+million later.

A solid piece of reporting that attempts to explain how more money doesn't usually fix the sort of problems you find in a city long in decline.

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