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The Missing Ring
- How Bear Bryant and the 1966 Alabama Crimson Tide Were Denied College Football's Most Elusive Prize
- De: Keith Dunnavant
- Narrado por: Jay Snyder
- Duración: 13 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 31
Very few institutions in American sports can match the enduring excellence of the University of Alabama football program. Across a wide swath of the last century, the tradition-rich Crimson Tide has claimed twelve national championships, captured 25 conference titles, finished 34 times among the country's top ten, and played in 53 bowl games.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- De John Rogers en 03-29-18
- The Missing Ring
- How Bear Bryant and the 1966 Alabama Crimson Tide Were Denied College Football's Most Elusive Prize
- De: Keith Dunnavant
- Narrado por: Jay Snyder
What Happened Was a Crime
Revisado: 03-14-14
If you could sum up The Missing Ring in three words, what would they be?
True, Tragic, Revolting
Who was your favorite character and why?
Bear Bryant
What does Jay Snyder bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Good narration and expression. Voice has a good cadence making him easy to listen to.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
The Missing Ring is fine
Any additional comments?
For me there was a silver lining to this otherwise hideous crime. Prior to the 66 season I had no love or feeling for the Tide, but as I watched the season unfold until is was so patently obvious the Alabama was indeed the very best college football team and yet the voters whether out of ignorance or bias continued to ignore Alabama.
Finally, after watching The Tide shut out their last four regular season opponents and then maul a very fine and fourth ranked Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl I realized that I had morphed into a die hard Alabama fan and proudly remain one to this day forty seven years later.
Thank you Coach Bryant and all those great never say die players on the 66 team you don't ever duck you head to nobody. ROLL TIDE.
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Sioux Dawn
- The Fetterman Massacre, 1866
- De: Terry C. Johnston
- Narrado por: Ed Asner
- Duración: 3 h y 11 m
- Versión resumida
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 24
The Fetterman Massacre of 1866 marked the tragic opening to one of the longest and most dramatic wars in history. Told from the perspective of the gruff Seamus Donegan, this historically accurate tale describes the massacre in vivid detail. At the end of the Civil War, a tremendous stream of soldiers and settlers began moving westward along the Bozeman Trail, cutting deep into sacred Sioux hunting grounds. For Red Cloud and his warriors, a bloody fight to retain their ancestral homeland proved inevitable.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Good Read
- De Amazon Customer en 01-29-15
- Sioux Dawn
- The Fetterman Massacre, 1866
- De: Terry C. Johnston
- Narrado por: Ed Asner
Almost Inaudible
Revisado: 07-31-13
What did you like best about Sioux Dawn? What did you like least?
A potentially great story to be told ruined by a pathetic delivery. Fetterman's Massacre was
massacred by the poor narration. It deserved better.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
See above
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The FBI: A History
- De: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones
- Narrado por: David Henry
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 4
This fast-paced account of the history of the FBI presents the first balanced and complete portrait of the powerful and oft-criticized institution. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones offers a new take on the origins and mission of the bureau, the significance of J. Edgar Hoover’s term as director, the bureau’s pre-emptive anti-terrorist capabilities before and after 9/11, and more.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Lukewarm on Events
- De A en 05-14-10
- The FBI: A History
- De: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones
- Narrado por: David Henry
A Lightweight Read
Revisado: 05-22-12
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
It becomes most obvious right at the outset that the author has an agenda. So what the unsuspecting buyer gets is a rambling effort to present the agenda rather than a genuine historical critique of the FBI.
There are a number of books available tempered pro and con toward the FBI all of which deal with the Bureau's history in a far superior manner than does this read.
What was most disappointing about Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones’s story?
The story
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
disappointment (at having wasted good money)
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