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Engaging first hand account of what being in a war is like

Revisado: 05-05-16

To survive events and horrors of war described in this book one has to have a will of steel and spirit which is hard to break.
Those were the tough times which gave birth to tough men.
Makes you wonder if a modern men has any mental capacity and a spirit to survive a real war situations.
I guess you never know what you are made of until you are placed in those situations.
This book will make you appreciate what total War means and what human sacrifice it requires.
It's not to be taken lightly.

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Good overall review of everything.

Revisado: 06-11-15

Strategy is a very general and multifaceted topic ranging from military to personal relations and politics.
This book attempts to do almost impossible - to cover all aspects of Strategy and how it evolved throughout human history.
I would think this book is successful in doing so but as a side effect this book is long covering a range of subjects.
Readers with different backgrounds might like some subjects better then others.
I think I came out with better understanding of how complex and multifaceted topic of Strategy is after going through this audiobook.

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Good philosophical work on political order

Revisado: 10-16-14

Would you consider the audio edition of The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution to be better than the print version?

Yes

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

One have to have some philosophical inclinations to like this book.
The main philosphical question which is being brought up in this book:
Are the founding principles of social order. Why humans are willing to give up some of their freedoms for security and order of society.
Also if humans are naturally good behaved if not restrained by law and order or not.
There is no one definite answer to this question.

Any additional comments?

The analysis of different types of social order was interesting but sometimes it seems that detailed historical references brought little value or point to the book.

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Still confused

Revisado: 10-16-14

What did you love best about Islam?

History of Islam

What did you like best about this story?

It gave me better understanding of founding principles and history of Islam as a religion.

Any additional comments?

I can say that even after listening this book I'm still confused about differences between different fractions in Islam and why they keep fighting each other to the death.

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Title should be: Polish Revolution 1989

Revisado: 10-16-14

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The book is a view of events before Soviet Union fall from an author view who lived in Poland it seems. So what you get is really detailed view of events in Poland and Eastern Germany and very high level information of events and characters in Russia where main
events leading to Sovietn Union fall actually happened.
I can say it since I was just a boy growing up in Far East of Russia when perestroika started.
What this book fails to mention is an economin collapse, hyperinflation and default which happened when those "wise leaders" like Gorbachev decided to switch to capitalism economy overnight.
Then again any revolution comes at a cost - I don't see any country in recent years where people became better off after the revolution. Just look at Ukraine.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There are no favorite characters in this story.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No

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Explanation of events which led to Euromaidan

Revisado: 08-29-14

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this audiobook who wants to understands the history of political movements in Ukraine and underlying reasons which led to Euromaidan revolution and an ongoing civil war in Ukraine.

Who was your favorite character and why?

This is History book with many characters.

What does Jack Chekijian bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Jack Chekijian clear voice and perfect diction makes it easy to follow storyline in this audiobook. In just over 7 hours listener receives a volume of information and gains understanding of events available to very few analysts.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I found history of Right Sector partuculary interesting.
Also when you listen to Manifesto in appendix chapter - you will find many parallels to ideas once expressed by Adolf Hitler about super race and clearing Europe from all inferior races.
And then you realize the danger of such ideas taking hold even in modern day and age.

Any additional comments?

The book “Neonazis & Euromaidan” was presented in many major cities in Europe – Brussel, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Warsaw, Athens. And in some cities the book was presented twice. The book was also (presented) announced in both European and Russian parliaments. 
Since its first presentation, the authors never faced a single instance of criticizm on the subject and content of this book. However, almost all book presentations were accompanied/confronted by provocations of some EU residents supporting new Ukrainian government. Sometimes circumstances led to us to change time and places of the meetings with readers. On the contrary, the other group of people, who originally came from Eastern Ukraine, and now live in EU, visited our presentations and thanked us for informing the public about the tragic events that are taking place in their homeland.

Public interest to this book by Europeans, who want to know an alternative to the one-sided view of the events presented by the mainstream media, have been great resulting in the second edition of “Neonazis & Euromaidan” being sold out in just one month.

The latest, or the third, edition of the book practically presents the same material, as in its previous edition, but it is updated with more reference materials to the sources of information found in the book. This references should help any interested reader, or a researcher, to expend further on the information found in the book through their own research on this topic.

We dedicate this last edition of the book to the memory of all those who died in imposed civil war in Ukraine that started shortly after “Euromaidan”.

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Didn't learn much from this book.

Revisado: 11-07-13

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Parents of kids with high functioning autism (aspergers) seeking public support.

What was most disappointing about the authors’s story?

This book is an intersection of scientific research and mostly legalities related to classification of autism and advocating for government/public support for high functioning autism.The language and the way it's written makes it a very boring read/listen even for a parent who has autistic child. It seems the only goal of this book is to advocate for more public support which is a good goal. However the book feels dry and not engaging enough. I couldn't finish it.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Vanessa Hart?

No comments.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

confusion and slight disappointment.

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Those who can't teach

Revisado: 08-12-13

While a classic book, I always have to remind myself that this book was written by a bitter failed military commander who was trying to win favors by writing this book to a prince.
Some of it is good, not all of it is true.

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