Nathan

Think like Gladwell

Revisado: 09-16-19

Gladwell has a way of asking the right questions and answering them be weaving a narrative around all the subtle intricacies that the 24 hour news cycle glosses over. Like David & Goliath, Blink, and his podcast Revisionist History, Talking to Strangers takes the stories we think we know and looks at them through a different lens. By the end of the book Gladwell has left me in awe as I realize he’s right once again.

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Interesting and funny

Revisado: 01-17-19

The authors cover a range of interesting possibilities for the future mostly dealing with space and medicine. As they explain the possibilities for and barriers to this exciting (or terrifying) future, they use creative examples, dry wit, and basically just make this the most hilarious and enjoyable science book I’ve ever read. They had me cracking up with their witty footnotes, odd pairings when listening or making priorities, and the overall delivery was a true delight. I had a lot of fun listening. Highly recommend the Weinersmiths.

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Nick Offerman is a wordsmith

Revisado: 08-07-18

This book was a delight to listen to. Offerman is humorous, smart, and insightful as he takes you through a list of people who have influenced his life. The man has a vocabulary that would make a GRE practice test feel illiterate, yet he maintains a humility and respect for other people throughout the book that just reinforces my opinion of him. Mighty fine man. Mighty fine book.
I was more interested in some sections of the book than others, but that's because he chose a variety of people who influenced his life. It's only natural that I would connect with some but not all aspects of his personality.

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A truly enjoyable story

Revisado: 05-31-17

Geraldine's self deprecating humor woven into relatable stories capped with poignant life lessons make All Over the Place truly enjoyable listen. The way she words things cracked me up from beginning to end, and her performance in the audio is so sincere as she relives her life with you. The book feels like one long chat with a big sister (even though she's four years younger than you) who you know isn't perfect, but when she comes to a conclusion about life, you can't help but acknowledge that she's right.

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Short gems to pique your interest in Linguistics

Revisado: 11-22-16

I'm an ESL teacher, and I felt much more interested in my language teaching courses than in my linguistics courses. Perhaps I would still feel lost if I took a full course, but McWhorter's lectures are short, free of jargon, not overly complex, and they give you a sense of various aspects of language that I hadn't considered.
The sample I listened to before buying made me think it might be interesting to me because of my background, but that I would drag it out only listening when I had nothing else. Instead I put everything else on hold and went through it in a few days. Informative and entertaining.

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