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A Sane Through Discussion

Revisado: 03-07-23

Of a vital topic. Right or wrong, and probably more right than wrong, Graham Hancock should be taken seriously by academics and government bureaucrats but probably, sadly, won’t be. This is NOT a parallel or an aligned discussion with the Ancient Alien theorists.

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Performance Ruined this Book

Revisado: 06-20-19

Bastiat was obviously a brilliant thinker for his age and a must read for our age; however, best to skip this rendition as the reader added inflections and a odd cadence that made the book unlistenable to me. Getting a different edition after I return this one.

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Performance Didn't Catch Whitman's Sentiment

Revisado: 10-14-18

While listening to this performance, I had to wonder if the narrator understood or had even read Whitman's great masterpiece. If he had, he certainly wasn't channeling Whitman in his performance. His moribund, woeful interpretation does not match Whitman's soaring epic's intent.

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A Great Second Book in the Jackaby Series

Revisado: 09-18-18

My teen was assigned the first book, Jackaby, to read and he loved it. Needing something different to listen to, I bought the Audible and am now a 71 year old Jackaby fan, and I'm not a big fantasy fan in general. Nicola Barber's narration was wonderful and brought all the Jacoby books alive. I've now purchased all the other Jackaby books and stories.

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Not just for kids: Narration Is Extraordinary!

Revisado: 09-18-18

My teen was assigned this to read and he loved it. Needing something different to listen to, I bought the Audible edition and am now a 71 year old Jackaby fan, and I'm not a big fantasy fan in general. Nicola Barber's narration was wonderful and brought the book alive. I've now purchased all the other Jackaby books and stories.

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Nice Story, but Not Extraordinary

Revisado: 08-12-18

This is a nice story about the life and success of a son of an immigrant. In America there are millions of such stories and this one, although interesting to a point, isn't really exceptional, or at least not enough to merit an account as long as this one is.

Unfortunately, the performance was read as if the story was a children's book being read to 3rd grade class. That said, my teen grandson didn't find the performance as objectionable as I did.

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Great story, but the reading not so much

Revisado: 07-25-18

I lived in the area described in the book, Patuka River, La Mosquitia, for three years in the early '70s, so knew the stories about the Lost White City (of the Monkey God) and a met a few who tried to find it, to no avail. The book, in my opinion, is quite accurate about the region, although it described the Patuka River as one of the most dangerous places in the hemisphere. I didn't find it so, but any remote jungle river is dangerous, of course. I hope the City was found and will be explored and excavated properly.

Unfortunately, the reading was done in a furtive, conspiratorial voice for the entire book even in describing mundane things. Indeed, parts of the story deserved the cloak and dagger voice, but not the whole book.

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A must read for anyone interested in the 60s

Revisado: 10-07-16

Where does Flashbacks rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best and certainly the funniest!

Have you listened to any of Timothy Leary’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, he is or was a very talented raconteur and this effort is no exception.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The story of almost sleeping with Marilyn Monroe is hilarious.

Any additional comments?

Dr. Leary was mostly misunderstood and often vilified by the popular press. He could, of course, be provocative, which he considered an essential role for any "change agent". What few people realize is that Leary probably played an essential role in the downfall of his arch nemesis, President Richard Nixon. Read or listen to Flashbacks to find out how and why.

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