Pat

Spans all areas of life.

Revisado: 04-14-24

No matter what you do in life, your understanding of story telling will help you engage with other people and feel the meaning of life. What else do we have?

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

So good!

Revisado: 06-28-23

This book has it all. Such a fantastic book and the narrator was incredible.

This book is sadly full of real life truths that are and have been touching people all over the country. As a former child welfare social worker I could see so much of this story in the actual lives of my clients. Heartbreaking but yet optimistic.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Fun to listen to, interesting character

Revisado: 10-09-22

I don’t think I would want to work for or with this individual, as I think he is a bit too opinionated and „American conservative“ for my taste, but the book is nonetheless inspiring. Most of this seems like good advice, though some seems from his own little world. I enjoy being on the email list.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Motivating but Only One Point of View

Revisado: 08-24-20

Just Jocko’s voice is a reason to listen to this and get pumped up. However, realize that his experiences come from his time in the USN—an organization with unique political dynamics, some of which outsiders might consider to be “toxic.”

I liked his ideas on:
- Ownership
- Teamwork
- Humility

Didn’t like his ideas that seemed to me to be superstitious, or to be advocating “approval seeking,” which I see as problematic for the USN or any organization:

- Communicating problems subtly, or advocating “indirect” communication.
- Taking extra care “not to offend”
- Convincing subordinates that “your idea was their idea.”
- That there is a such thing as “born leaders.”
- Emphasizing the need to apologize.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Discaimer: I didn’t finish

Revisado: 10-14-18

Once you’ve read Robert Caro’s books, the standard for Biographies is very high. I found it hard to dig into this. For me it was too much of a collage of anecdotes. I’ll give another go at it at a later time.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

The 48 Laws of Insecurity

Revisado: 09-27-18

Please don’t listen to this and act out these things. Most of this stuff should probably be seen as examples of how NOT to act, or of things to watch out for. It’s actually an interesting montage of human behavior.

I’m not saying it’s bad or I regret spending the credit. Some of it it is repetitive. But if you want real insight into power, check out Robert Caro’s work.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Fantastic Author and Reader

Revisado: 05-28-18

This whole series is fantastic in its detail and surprising insight into the subtleties and close calls that shaped our recent American history.

Pick up all of these, and then red Caro’s “Power Broker” about Robert Moses.



The only issue with this one volume was that about once and hour a sentence would repeat.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Excellent Narration

Revisado: 02-12-18

Only Robertson Dean’s deep and generically American voice can do this book justice. Only way he says the word “power” can summarize in that one word the full magnitude of what Caro illustrates in the entire book.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

Superb Narration

Revisado: 12-06-16

I really like the reader. He's good at a wide range of accents, and he's good at putting a certain tension in the tone of his voice that really draws me into that world.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Can't wrap your head around American culture? Read this.

Revisado: 09-27-16

At first I had a bit of a hard time seeing where the book was going. The number of quotes and examples is great, but a little mind-numbing. It was like I was reading "a people's history" all over again. The final chapter did a very good job of bringing it all together though. In the end I'm glad I powered through it.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 4 personas