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Fascinating story ruined by the narration

Revisado: 08-11-20

A fascinating story ruined by the narration. Tried repeatedly to "get used" to the narrators monotone voice droning on and on with the emphasis often placed on the wrong word of the sentence but was unable to enjoy the story ENTIRELY due to the narration. How was this narrator chosen??? Was it random draw??? Was a dart thrown at a list of names and no one bothered to listen his previous work??? Was the producer even awake during the reading???

Apologies to the authors for returning the book, your work deserves to be heard. Just not read by Gary L. Willprecht.

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Good book, terrible epilogue

Revisado: 08-25-17

Where does The Gatekeepers rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Would rate Gatekeepers in the top ten.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Gatekeepers?

Sadly the misguided and partisan epilogue is the one thing I will remember about this otherwise brilliant book.

Which character – as performed by Mark Bramhall – was your favorite?

Mark Bramhall does a magnificent job narrating this book. I am considering listening to it again just to hear his voice.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, there is too much valuable information to try to consume in one sitting.

Any additional comments?

Gatekeepers is an absolutely fascinating view behind the curtain of power in the White House. Chris Whipple lays out the case for the importance of having a strong Chief of Staff that the president can rely upon. He documents through successive presidencies the role that the Chiefs played in controlling or loosing control of the White House agenda.

A great read...right up to the epilogue. Then the angrier side of Chris Whipple comes out. Seemingly written at the different time and evidently from a different viewpoint so much so I thought that it was written by someone else. The tone and tenor of his arguments change and are FAR too partisan. I am no Trump supporter but I tire of the constant attacks on President Trump...just as I tired of the continual attacks on President Obama. The presidency is not an easy job and it's all too easy for those not actively involved in politics and those who are under-informed to form impressions which become opinions and then facts. The people who hold these "impression-opinion-facts" are the most difficult to debate as their facts are based on little more than their feelings. And I'm afraid that Chris Whipple allowed his feelings concerning President Trump to cloud the epilogue of what is in all other respects a great book.

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loved every word !

Revisado: 08-14-17

A real eye opener. A part of history rarely spoken of. Fantastic companion to other historical texts.

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Arrogant condescension

Revisado: 11-10-14

What would have made The Lost Continent better?

If the author made an attempt to conceal his obvious dislike for small town America.

What was most disappointing about Bill Bryson’s story?

The author clearly thinks that he is better than all these poor unfortunate souls who simply are not smart enough to leave their small towns. He left his small town and went to London...I guess that alone qualifies him to judge others. What a small unfortunate man.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Excellent work by the narrator. I will look for other books read by this talented man.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No

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