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Early teen mind surviving

Revisado: 04-05-22

well narrated and written book through the eyes of a 13-14 year old Czech girl.

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black classist, end of life struggle

Revisado: 03-16-22

Short 'play of the mind' story that held my interest. Worth a listen but steered toward intraracial class differences which may not be clear to non-Black listeners

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I learned SO much

Revisado: 01-22-22

could not stop until I finished it. saddened to hear facts of Obamas deception.

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excellent listen

Revisado: 01-16-22

lots of Polish and Yiddish opened my mind to great cultures lost. excellent narration

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Excellent for history lovers

Revisado: 12-27-21

I discovered these Podcast episodes purely by accident but as the holder of a master's degree in European history I really enjoy the composite composite stories of peoples day-to-day lives backed up by good good academic sources. Narration is excellent.

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I have a story

Revisado: 09-18-21

I listen to this podcast often while I do crossword puzzles. Great stories on different subjects. I was compelled to go to Prague while seeing a documentary and there experienced a spiritual event that took nine years and lots of research to understand

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Fascinating story

Revisado: 05-27-13

Unlike any story you've ever heard, the author spins a tale of fantasy at the height of immigration to lower Manhattan. Heroes and villains, ancient spells and wisdom, this book kept my attention throughout. Interestingly, having been raised on the Lower East Side, I could relate to all the street names and layouts of the tenements, but more than that, it speaks to a long forgotten immigrant culture, both Jewish and Levant Christianity which offered more than the usual information. A wonderful book. My only criticisms...a little long by about four hours and just a few too many characters to keep track of. Otherwise, excellent narration and pacing.

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One of the best accounts of the famine

Revisado: 02-05-13

Unlike most of the popular nonfiction books books on the potato famine, Kelly intertwines the anecdotal with the political, social, and economic policies that exacerbated a European crisis into what seemed like an attempted Irish genocide. Data is explicit, and should be accompanied by the printed or ebook to review the notes and bibliography. Its well enunciated by the Irish Doyle, and the perfect length.

One of the best I heard recently.

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What an insult to learned listeners

Revisado: 01-15-13

As a Floridian, graduate student in History, and someone with common sense, this hour long recitation about the massacre of Native Americans in the Orlando area by white settlers is poorly researched, poorly narrated, and ridiculous. No, Native Americans did not live in perfect harmony in a paradise, and no, white settlers were not blood lusting for the death of their neighbors.

The truth is always somewhere in the middle, and Parks' attempts to depict the extremes of the cultural spectrum expose his lack of historical research and nuance. The narration was horrible, as if Parks' got his son to read, tripping over punctuation and running sentences together. I should have known when he pronounced the first section Pre-Face!

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Thank God it's Over

Revisado: 01-15-13

Preston and Child must have known this series was running thin. Aside from an interesting plot line in Brazil, the other pieces seem to wrap up too cleanly and quickly. For the first time, I was able to figure out the last four hours before I heard them.

If you've listened to the entire series, this audio book won't have you wishing for another. Even the authors sound like they've had enough. As usual, narration was excellent.

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