nightowl

Good background on events I was too young to understand at the time.

Revisado: 08-19-23

My earliest memory of public events was JFK’s assassin and my parent’s reaction and the clock on walk of the newsroom when it was announced on TV are the limits of that,

The early cold war story, particularly the resistance in Berlin were not something I learned about in school. This filled some gaps in my education. The narrator went beyond simple recitation and energized the story
.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Wonderful narration and great content

Revisado: 07-06-23

I was mixing listening as narration with reading the Kindle edition. It took a while to get used light content delivery methods in both owing to text vs. audio. If you are interested in seeing some of the technologies and discoveries talked about in the audio book, historic photographs appear in the book of many key discoveries. On the plus side, the audio-book read the text of footnotes in-line where they would appear in the text. You could see them on the Kindle, you just had to click on the *.

A must for listen or read for anyone interested in the history of scientific and manufacturing progress. Along the way I learned things about the shuttle disasters, Hubble problems, and of particular interest for me the predecessors of the modern GPS solutions. One of my first summer jobs was with the telemetry received from the early receivers for GPS so that a scientist working for DOD could figure out what was contributing to some unexpected results and work on designing around them.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

So much more for me to learn about

Revisado: 04-13-21

The pacing was ideal for me. I would get enough in an episode to give me things to thing about, but not so much I was overwhelmed.

I definitely want to learn more about early and pre colonial sub-Saharan African societies and their accomplishments.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Duller than I expected.

Revisado: 07-13-20

If Trump hadn't been making so much of a fuss about publication, I wouldn't have bothered. Nothing ground breaking here. Infighting among the senior staff, Trump jumping from topic to topic during meetings without finishing out an issue. The most interesting thing to me was Bolton's take on what the Democrats did wrong on impeachment.

Those are all nightly news, not state secrets. It isn't going to change anyone's impression of Trump.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Sound volume too low much of the time.

Revisado: 06-07-20

Good performances and story.

Similar to another audible production like this the background sounds muddied the voices. That wouldn't have been too bad, but the overall maximum volume was so low I had to use an external amplifier to understand some of the dialog. I know some of this is my own hearing impairment but I don't have similar problems with most audio books. Do far it only happens with Audible Originals production that include background sounds to create "environment”

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 15 personas

A must listen. Minor production flaw

Revisado: 09-04-19

The experiences in the concentration camps were not covered well in my history education. This first person account covering the author and his family's experiences.

The added treat of hearing Elie Wiesel’s Nobel acceptance speech makes the audiobook a living history.

The minor production flaw. The chapter list labels the labels substance of the book as the introdection (3+ hour) and additional materials as the book. Chalk it up to rearranging to get the extra material in from the new translation.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Good but at times directing.

Revisado: 07-05-19

It may unavoidable but given the topic humorous. At times I thought being read by Sheldon Cooper at times the on Big Bang Theory. Both tone and pacing.

About halfway through the contradictory items on the checklist had me thinking the intent was humor.

It is more about the multiple types of genius and work involved. There is no one checklist.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Even though I'm a guy - I like her take on the world.

Revisado: 06-30-19

Great hearing more of her background and experience that shapes her stand-up. The longer form lets her bring out the details that are behind the one-liners. Sometimes my reaction is " I can't believe someone would ..." in response to stupid, usually male,interactions. Then every once in a while I have to admit I learned the hard way not to make some of the stupid acts that are offensive in dating.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Touching account of the effects of war

Revisado: 06-26-19

War affects the fighters and their families in life-altering ways. Particularly before the understanding of long term psychological damage and the damage to the brain structure by explosions.

Thank you to the author, the family of a friend of the author's father who died in the war, and the veterans who shared their emotional stories so freely to build the story.

Be prepared to listen closely as the vets and family members give their oral histories. Their age and grief occasionally make the recording hard to understand. But the impact would be lost if a narrator delivered the same information.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Wells was so much more than a science fiction writer

Revisado: 02-09-19

Focusing on the years after WW II leading up to a League of Nations, the politics of his Times echo in today's discussions.

How best to represent the common man appropriately in elections.

The power and influence of the two party system and how it results in representative legislatures that guarantee a nation more polarized than people really are.

He has rather utopian ideas of the formation of what was needed for something like the League of Nations. Capturing quite well why it could not meet its goals without a change in politics. He predicted the powerlessness of the UN given the compromises on its power and the reluctance of nations to cede power to an international body.

Surprisingly timely for commentary from the end of WW II.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña