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Beowulf

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Solid PGW

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-31-24

Not as funny as one of the Jeeves books, but still makes for an amusing week in the car.

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One of the Best

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-07-23

If you’re like me, you have started a few of these courses, but given up about halfway through because you just lose interest. This one, however, is terrific. The professor is refreshingly evenhanded in his treatment of the west, the people who settled it, and the people who were already there. Is enthusiasm for the subject matter comes through in his delivery and I’m really glad I chanced upon this one.

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Lectures from Notes & Sounds Authentic

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-29-22

I understand why people are initially dismissive of this professor. I don’t know why he rhymes “papal” with “apple.” And when I first heard him, I thought to myself that he sounded very understated for a great courses professor. But he grew on me—and the thing i like is that he doesn't sound as if he is reading his lectures verbatim from a transcript. He sounds as if he has notes and is talking to you from them. Yes, many of TCC's people sound more polished, but I liked how Prof. Fix sounds like he's with you in the car, saying, "OK--so this is what happened with Luther."

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Fun and just right

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-27-22

Just the right amount of backstory for each tradition—but Bryson shouldn’t have read it.

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The right touch

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-02-22

A good series on the high Middle Ages. The prof is engaging and does a thing where he says “and” as “aaaaaand” that initially struck me as odd but which grew endearing. The parts on scholasticism and the University are terrific.

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Inside Baseball

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-11-22

The professor is great and beyond well-prepared. She has a great voice and everything is done with the upmost professionalism. My only complaint, and this might be on me, is that sometimes the lectures get far too inside baseball in terms of whose third cousin was married to which great nephew of a previous monarch, etc. I couldn’t remember that stuff 30 seconds after I heard it, but I did remember the big themes and the big events. I wonder if this would’ve been better as 18 or 24 lectures. But again, that’s just me. I listen to every word and I’m glad that I did.

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Outstanding

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-07-22

I’ve read this book 100 times since it was first published and it’s one of my favorites. I’m so glad that this audio version does everything I hoped for and more: the delivery is perfect.

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Fake Neutrality

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-18-22

The professor wisely says in the beginning if he does not believe it’s his job to push a political position. By minute six, he’s already made two cracks about Trump, the second being that the 2016 election would shake Athenian’s belief in the capability of regular people to be involved in government. Check, please.

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Cringeworthy

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1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-18-21

This is a good book if you think that people will willingly divulge all of their secrets and just random information to a stranger. There are so many eye rolls here. It’s really forced. It would be fine for a book to listen to on vacation or something, but the resolution is so ridiculous and, again, people just spill their life stories to fletch.

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Who Directed This?

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-04-20

Bronson Pinchot is one of the greatest audio book readers I’ve ever heard. However, for some reason, in this book every time he has to read a long quotation from another source, he lapses into a near whisper. It’s incredibly annoying. I can’t believe the director didn’t find this irritating or offputting. His voice becomes so quiet during these times that it’s almost like he’s speaking softly and directly into your ear, trying to lull you to sleep.

That all stops by the last hour or so, however, and the book itself is pretty good.

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