Sam Fachinglesse

Narrator was not interested in the book

Revisado: 04-22-23

Story of the 1986 Mets is a great baseball story. As a Mets’ fan since they started playing in the Polo Grounds by 1986, the”faithful” were ready for better baseball in. Shea Stadium. The mid 80’s were the Mets time. I had 4 tickets to the Sunday games. And allowed me to buy tickets for the playoffs and games 2 and 6 of the WS.
The narrator didn’t share my enthusiasm or Mookie’s excitement of being so close to elimination.
Unless you are a Yankee or Red Sox fan,you will enjoy this book!

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Was the worst president

Revisado: 04-05-23

The author appears to be a liberal democrat. There was no mention of what the president’s
duties that are specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution and if president exceeded those duties or ignored them.
The author also listed a group of presidents that were among the worst. But the list didn’t include Woodrow Wilson or FDR.
Wilson was re-elected in part because he kept U. S. Out of the Great War. He was inaugurated in March 1917 and asked for Declaration of War in April 1917. He in office when prohibition and IRS were imposed. He wasted so much time on the League of Nations that he ignored his obligations in the US.
The author also stated that the citizens could elect the senators directly which was implemented until the last century. There were a few more misstated as to when the citizens could vote directly in the federal elections.

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Christmas in NY

Revisado: 03-27-23

no t a Christmas story. The main character goes Downtown in NYC on Christmas Eve. He is chosen as the fall guy in an elaborate plan to ruin someone's Christmas. His Guardian Angel comes to his aid and helps him escape the suspicious characters he meets with. The narrator was excellent. Well worth a listen.

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Interesting

Revisado: 03-24-23

It seems that the main character has decided that she has become an investigator equal to the Detective Inspector. She also has her band of friends that assist her.
The narrator does a good job; however, even she seems to some moments that she loses her enthusiasm for the story.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the book was another look at the upper class in England before the war in Europe.

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Interesting Listen

Revisado: 03-21-23

It was an interesting time in the history of the USA. The old imperialists from Europe were losing their colonies. The book showed how the three main characters shared a vision for America while not being friends. TR and Lodge were best friends but neither cared for Hearst at all. Hearst didn’t like TR. The old saying that politics makes strange bedfellows was so true.
The performance kept the story moving along. It was read more like a novel than a history lesson.

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Too Many Chiefs

Revisado: 03-10-23

The first from Stuart Woods, shows how far the author has improved and progressed over the years. The summary sounded interesting but the pace of the book is too slow. Some of sub-plots seem totally irrelevant to the title.
Stuart Woods is one of favorite authors and has written many exciting books. I would suggest passing on this one. His series with Stone Barrington is excellent.

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The View from Across the Pond

Revisado: 03-09-23

I liked this other view of the American Revolution. The political system in Britain almost required the people in Parliament to discredit those running the war. I did fast forward through some of the never ending descriptions but it quite interesting.

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A fine mystery

Revisado: 03-04-23

The characters were in England in 1899. Everything evolved around the season. Ladies with a title were looking for a rich titled husband. As the murders continued to increase, the local police could not keep up. Thus the widow and her closest friends took up their own investigation.

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Not worth the time

Revisado: 03-02-23

The book is about a bunch of little known “outlaws “ that lived after the civil war. While some of so-called bios are interesting, they are too short. The uninteresting ones were too long. Find a book more interesting about the outlaw you are interested in.

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Very nice

Revisado: 03-01-23

Even before Dortmunder Don Winslow was an excellent storyteller. The reader was so well cast. He went from American to Chinese accent and back again with ease. It’s worth a listen.

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