Cooper A Day

Masterful!

Revisado: 08-05-24

An amazing production of a classic (and even more amazing) story. You will NOT be disappointed!

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One headache after another

Revisado: 05-13-24

I have read a lot of business books both by and about CEO’s but I have never seen this level of handicapping of an executive. South Africa has GOT to make it easier to do business and get the politicians out of public enterprises. Corruption, incompetence, inefficiency, blaming everyone but themselves - these are not healthy traits on which to build a bright future. South Africans deserve better than what Mr. De Ruyter had to put up with.

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As a parent, I give this my highest possible recommendation!

Revisado: 05-09-24

I have three children (9,6 & 4 as of this writing) and already have been fighting battles with screens. This book confirmed many of my suspicions re: smartphones. The data is pouring in and the picture is not pretty.

The good news is that parents are not by any stretch of the imagination helpless here. It is indeed a war, but is is one worth fighting. Our children are worth it. Suit up & grab your sword!

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Comprehensive & nuanced

Revisado: 04-08-24

This is an excellent biography of one of the most powerful and consequential men of our time. While this book is certainly not an apologia for Mr. Putin it provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes information as well as serving as a useful primer on the Russian viewpoint of the West and America in particular.

Unlike many of the denser texts I have read, I never found myself saying “these chapters could have been collapsed into one” or “I really didn’t need to know about this”. Every hit is relevant to the story and the portrait of the man. Recommend for anyone with an interest in US/Russia relations, geo power politics, or current events.

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A grand slam

Revisado: 01-11-24

I thoroughly enjoyed the PM’s memoir. It is good to know that media duplicity against right of center politicians is not simply confined to the USA!

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God is real

Revisado: 11-28-23

This was an informative and insightful view of the conflict in the Middle East from non-Western eyes. As a Christian I am moved by Mossab’s spiritual evolution and will continue to pray that more of his people adopt his views.

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”

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5 stars all-around

Revisado: 11-09-23

Very much enjoyed this book. Extremely informative and I learned a ton about the history of the state of Israel. Very timely with the current situation re: Gaza.

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Great if you work at the Brooking Institution, not so much if you don’t

Revisado: 10-02-23

This guy has spent most of his life in DC think-tanks and it shows - excessive verbosity, excessive linguistic repetition (did the editor not notice the recycling of whole sentences throughout the work?), excessive faith in institutions of questionable value (why precisely are the G7, G20, etc the best thing since sliced bread?) and an excessive preoccupation with Orange Man Bad aka he really, really, REALLY doesn’t like our 45th President. (He will only tell you this almost every chapter and even devote an entire chapter to this just in case the drip, drip, drip wasn’t sinking in.)

In fairness, the author does have some good points and knows his history well. But the work suffers so badly from the above that I cannot recommend this to people outside of the left-of-center foreign policy community.

If the author actually wants to get out of his ideological bubble, spend time with people whose livelihoods have been affected by trade policies, and see how his arguments are received, THAT would be something I would read. Anything else from this guy - no gracias.

A suggested work instead to the prospective reader - “The Hundred Year Marathon” by Michael Pillsbury. Oh, and you can probably get the substance of the author’s arguments (minus the obnoxiousness mentioned above) from a white paper from the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Good food for thought

Revisado: 06-21-23

I enjoyed the idea that there are three Americas, not merely the two that we have all been conditioned to think of. Innovation hubs, spillover effects, competitive advantage - all great stuff!

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Masterful!

Revisado: 05-10-23

WOW. Edward Gibbon’s magnum opus sure was a treat. I knew a lot about Rome & Constantinople beforehand but know a good deal more now. Very heavy on the details, it’s a reminder than human nature hasn’t changed at all over the centuries.

The one beef I have with this production is that, like others noted, the file was just too friggin’ big for Audible to maintain. It became part of my morning ritual to delete and re-download the book. This unfortunately deters some folks from persevering - Audible staff, if are reading this, please get this addressed!

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