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My Anecdotal Life
- A Memoir
- De: Carl Reiner
- Narrado por: Carl Reiner
- Duración: 6 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
"This book offers the absolutely incomparable experience of knowing what it would be like to have Carl Reiner as a friend and without the exorbitant costs of trying to book him on a regular basis" (Jerry Seinfeld). "You can't define genius, but it stands up and shouts from the pages of Carl Reiner's My Anecdotal Life" (Mary Tyler Moore). "Mr. Reiner's stories allow us to have his whole life flash before our eyes. Happily, he is a delightful storyteller and a very gifted flasher" (Larry Gelbart).
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Man With Many Stories...
- De Terry en 11-14-16
- My Anecdotal Life
- A Memoir
- De: Carl Reiner
- Narrado por: Carl Reiner
A Man With Many Stories...
Revisado: 11-14-16
First let me say that I'm a big Dick Van Dyke Show fan. Knowing that Mr. Reiner was the writer and producer for this show began my interest in his books. This is probably a great one for anyone with the same background.
This book has a smooth flow but does jump around to different parts of the author's life. Mr. Reiner's reading of this book makes you feel like you are sitting with an older family member and listening to stories about their life. These stories made many frustrating trips to and from work more enjoyable and relaxing. Each story helped provide a good laugh in the morning and evening commutes.
If you find this book enjoyable, you will find Mr. Reiner's other audiobooks entertaining as well.
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Interstate 69
- The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway
- De: Matt Dellinger
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 12 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 31
In the works for more than twenty years, Interstate 69 has been both eagerly anticipated as an economic godsend and the center of a firestorm of protests by local environmentalists, farmers, ranchers, anarchists, and others who question both the wisdom of building more highways and the merits of globalization. Part history, part travelogue, Interstate 69 chronicles the last great highway project in America, introducing the people who have worked tirelessly to build it or stop it from being built, and the many places it would change forever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Get this for your solo drive across country
- De K Cornwinkle en 11-20-12
- Interstate 69
- The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway
- De: Matt Dellinger
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
A Great Listen for Those in the Path of I-69
Revisado: 11-01-11
I selected this book because I grew up in southern Arkansas, an area where Interstate 69 was to pass. I recently moved away from El Dorado, Arkansas which could experience a boom when and if Interstate 69 is built. I wanted to learn more about the interstate. I read a short segment of the book on the Internet. It had intrigued me and I wanted to learn more.
Matt Dellinger’s book tells the story about the Interstate 69, a roadway that has had political, social, and environmental implications. Dellinger shows his skills as a writer by spending equal time with those for and against developing the new interstate.
The first part of the book discusses the concept and history of Interstate 69. It looks at the hopeful economic impact that the interstate would bring to the states and towns it would pass through and how a small idea from Indiana resident became a major roadway that spanned across the United States of America. It discusses the backroom dealings, lobbying, and political stewardship that the befalls any large project such as this interstate.
Dellinger also looks at the questions and concerns raised by many in the interstate’s path. He specifically looks at two grassroots organizations in Indiana and Texas that wish to stop the interstate. Dellinger follows these organizations from startup to protests to lawsuits, and you can see how the battle against the interstate affects the founders of these organizations. I found myself swept up in the emotions and feelings that members of these organizations have for their cause.
Dellinger does a great job of interweaving both paths of those for and against the interstate as you turn page by page. I understood the reasons and the concerns of those who were for the interstate and also the issues and concerns that those who were against it brought to the table. I believe the book gives us a great insight on many different topics that our country faces. First, the great wish by those in the Midwest and Midsouth to bring jobs and industry into impoverished regions of the country. Second, the concerns that we can no longer keep up with the current roadway infrastructure we have in this country. Third, how many state legislatures and agencies will do things that are completely the opposite of public opinion. Lastly, how we as Americans may soon see the funding and upkeep of our national roadways completely change.
This book was an interesting listen and I would recommend it to anyone who has lived in the regions that Interstate 69 passes through.
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