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THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE...

Revisado: 06-23-23

A feast for the mind without becoming too rarefied. I was so pleased to reach the point near the end where the author plucked a thought from my mind: the idea that space travel and flag-waving do not mix. I've always believed that, for our own protection, that all exploration of other planets should be a international effort. If we cannot rise above our petty earthly squabbles and territorial selfishness, we will just carry them with us and transfer all our shortcomings to the cosmos. Then we will be wasting our time and money on a fruitless venture.

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A gripping, sad and illuminating tale

Revisado: 05-28-23

I enjoyed this book immensely, so much that it's 4:35 AM and I just finished it. Written with the factual voice of an experienced meteorologist, it expresses far more than atmospheric facts. I learned tremendous amount of information about the Great 1900 Hurricane that I thought I already knew all about. People like Clara Barton and Isaac Kline step out of the pages of the book and reveal themselves as human beings who are both flawed and brilliant. Most of all, Galveston, rising from the ashes in more ways than one, becomes an example of survival that is almost unbelieveable. Very exciting tale for the weather fan, the fan of politics in turbulent times, and a greatly recommended book for any devotee of Texas history.

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Worst Narrator EVER

Revisado: 08-06-22

I nearly gave up on this thing after the introduction. Listening to it is like listening to a second grader reading a high school level research paper. Stilted and boring tone throughout. As for the book itself, you will get all the way to Chapter 7 before ANY mention is made about the actual activity. You still have not gotten to actual plant info or identification yet, mind you. You have just left the legal CYA stuff behind. I cannot comment on the book further than this, since after the first lines of Chapter 8 I could bear it no longer. My advice would be to hit your favorite bookstore and pick up a well written and illustrated foraging guide concerning your particular area. Calling this the "ultimate foraging guide" and claiming that you would need no other source to learn foraging should leave you screaming for the exit. No wonder it takes 6 chapters for the writer to feel legally out of hot water. SKIP THIS ONE ENTIRELY. That may save your life, if not your sanity.

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This book explains so much.

Revisado: 07-22-22

Being the daughter-in-law of people who survived the blitzkrieg of eastern Europe in 1939, I can understand much of what became the character of Hannibal Lecter. I cannot conceive of what it felt like to experience it in person.

I feel thankful that this and its descendants are works of mostly fiction. Thomas Harris's magic gift for storytelling makes it feel real enough as it is.

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Waste of life

Revisado: 10-27-21

I was just beginning Navy basic training in Orlando when Bundy invaded what would become my alma mater at FSU. When he first went to trial, I was serving on the other side of the world. Yet I have always taken this as personally as I think every young woman of the period did, especially those of us who lived on his blood-soaked trail from Washington to Florida. It so easily could have been any of us. This is the best written book I have ever read/heard on the subject.

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Two Loving Hearts

Revisado: 01-14-21

Peter and Harriet at their most human. An amazing story. Nothing else really needs said; if you a regular follower of the Canon you need nothing else.

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Another brilliant novel by Thomas Harris

Revisado: 12-31-20

The movie of the same name with its hokey ending did not do justice to this book. Harris is a master storyteller and his character's come vividly to light under his guidance. Taken in the context of the entire story, especially if you also read "Hannibal Rising," the whole terrifying development of Hannibal Lecter becomes so much clearer. Clarice Starling becomes a more believable character in her own right, with the explanations provided by Dr. Lecter's exploration of her background directly from her mind. This book, following "Silence of the Lambs" and with the background of Lecter's early life in "Hannibal Rising," make Lecter's larger than life characterization, if not sympathetic, at least more believable. All told, the trio make up my favorite psychological thriller like no other.

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If you liked this, you will LOVE the books

Revisado: 06-07-20

I have been a huge fan of Dorothy Sayers for many years, and was immensely happy to come across the audible version of this story. Of course, being under time restraints they could not dramatize the entire novel, though they did a tremendous job with the abbreviated version. Ian Carmichael was the first actor to portray Lord Peter on television, and I couldn't imagine anyone else in the role for this version. If you enjoyed this and other Audible versions from the series, you will LOVE the books, guaranteed.

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This will never be just another Audible book

Revisado: 11-11-18

I picked this one out of desperation. Being a Navy retired vet who was battling depression before I joined the military, I just hoped it would be a momentary break from the pain. After listening to it, I feel like I have found a way to finally heal. This is going straight to my mental health team, and I am going to convince them to start a comedy boot camp at my clinic. Thank you, Audible. You are doing more than creating laughs with this one. You just might be saving lives. I will always be grateful.

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Miss you and wish you would come back !

Revisado: 05-05-18

Narration good, story better. Wish we could have his intellectual prowess back in the Senate!

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