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Compelling, hard science, well documented

Revisado: 12-10-24

This book shows clearly that extreme environmental groups got control of the United Nation's climate study office, then found themselves a junior scientist who was a fellow traveler with them, and got him in a key role in the UN climate study. They then proceeded to have the UN produce idealogically driven and biased summaries of data, hiding or distorting data that did not further their agenda, intentionally blocking or squelching dissenting studies, and marginalizing scientists and others who disputed their conclusions. They have abandoned the scientific method. They announce as widely accepted fact assertions that in fact are not widely supported by climate scientists. They are proof that if you repeat a lie boldly and frequently enough, eventually the public will accept it as truth. The fact is that most climate scientists have serious reservations about climate change as presented by the UN, western governments, and the media.

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Fascinating history, well done in all regards

Revisado: 02-24-24

A fascinating listen. Narration is very good. Tacitus' writing style is clear and easy to follow. What he relates is entertaining, but also chilling. It documents in great detail that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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Way to much detail, a tedious read

Revisado: 06-29-23

In this book, it is difficult to see the forest for the trees. Detail, detail, detail. Countless vignettes of small encounters by individuals or small groups. No clear, coherent presentation given of the big picture, the overall strategies, the relative strengths of the warring parties in fronts, campaigns, quality of commanders, high level errors and successes of high level commanders, etc. He gives some large picture info, but it is randomly spread about, and gets lost in all the detail. He spends large amount the book convincing the reader of the horrors of war. Most of us need no convincing in that regard. The authors work is clearly well documented and is authoritative. But it's a hard read. Cannot be remotely compared to a readable book such as Rise and Fall of Third Reich.

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A great wartime leader, but a so-so story

Revisado: 05-04-23

Thank you Admiral for your wartime service, we are forever indebted to you. But the book itself is disappointing for having no special insights not fully covered in other books.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 03-01-22

Some interesting information. But certainly not primarily a presentation of hard scientific evidence. Lots of opinions. And lots of "progressive" psychobable and ideology. For example, would you expect to find a long dissertation on how cruelly we treat chickens and cows raised for food, in a book nominally about the history of homo sapiens? Well, this author provides that dissertation. His "information" is frequently just opinions and ideology dressed up as science. And a good deal of hypocrisy, as he summarily dismisses opposing views as frivolous, then presents his positions as solid facts, but with little or no more hard evidence than those competing views.

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Well done

Revisado: 02-09-21

Very enjoyable, both the selections chosen for reading, and the narration. Best viewed as an introduction to the journey. It whets the appetite to hear more of the journals of Lewis and Clark.

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Very preachy

Revisado: 02-07-21

This book's title made me think I would be listening to a book describing the fascinating habits, life ways and adaptations of Great Plains animals in Pre-columbian America. Sadly, this is not there case. Although the author gives dribs and drabs of such info, this book is mainly about the author's views of how horrible white Europeans were, and how wonderful Indian people were. To give an example of his perspective and the tone of the book, he suggests at one point that Grizzly bears should not only have legal protection as a species, but that individual Grizzly bears should have legally enforcable rights analogous to human rights. Although I strongly disagree with that suggestion, I do not entirely disagree with all his views. I just feel some what misled about the subject matter of the book. It is more about human sociology than animal biology.

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Very enjoyable

Revisado: 08-17-20

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It moves along much faster than some other recent books about Paleolithic humans. This book does not go nearly as far down the rabbit holes of highly technical and esoteric minutia as those other books do. Yet it is highly informative and science based (as of the time it was published). I found the reader's style to initially seem a little stuffy, but that impression son faded and I ended up likeing the reader overall.

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