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Important book

Revisado: 09-11-23

Granted the book has now been out for a few years but it’s almost better that way. The trends Robert speaks of have generally continued, and not in a good way, though reality is starting to set in some corners. Renewables are important and should continue growing but their potential has been way oversold. New nuclear, more gas-fired generation, carbon capture, hydrogen, and other new innovations must be part of our energy future.

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Too one-sided

Revisado: 08-08-23

I stopped reading part way through. It’s too one-sided in the almost completely negative picture it paints of U.S. dealings with Cuba over the many years. The U.S. isn’t perfect but this book is over the top.

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Quite good but…

Revisado: 06-03-23

For me it was the right amount of information and it offered a fair look at the man, including the good and not so good sides of his life. I’m sorry to say however that I found one aspect of the narration a distraction. In too many sentences the wrong word was oddly emphasized, sometimes missing the key point the sentence was intended to make. I hate to be negative but there it is.

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Fascinating story

Revisado: 12-03-22

The book is a fairly sweeping history of U.S. spying activities against the Soviet Union. It’s a necessary and often nasty business. They spy, we spy, we all know it, and then both sides play their part to be shocked and angry when it is discovered.

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Needs more Buckley

Revisado: 10-30-22

The name would suggest that Buckley would be a bit more featured. The book veers off into basic history lessons at times. It starts strong but I found myself fast forwarding through chunks of it.

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Packed with history & insights, good flow of the story

Revisado: 01-02-22

I didn’t realize how little I understood of Pakistan until I listened to this book. I must say though, it didn’t leave me optimistic about its future. Unfortunately, Pakistan’s problems don’t remain inside its borders. As to other comments about Roger Clark’s narration, I thought it was perfect for the book.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s exquisite reading

Revisado: 12-25-21

I don’t know what I can add of the novel itself that hasn’t been said a thousand time before, but I would like to applaud the work of narrator Maggie Gyllenhaal. Her sumptuous voice, with its precise enunciation and inflection, effortlessly nailing all the very challenging Russian names, added greatly to the joy of my “reading” the famous novel for the first time.

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Quite good but not great

Revisado: 09-04-21

Bender clearly had great access and tells the sordid story well. Overall it’s a good book. However, I’m a political junkie and even I had to skip over the minutiae about polling, data, and advertising strategy. My other problem was the reader. The voice he uses to read quotes seems to intentionally make the characters sound like idiots. Granted, many were and still are but it is distracting to listen to.

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Classic literature, wonderful narration

Revisado: 08-13-21

I’ve been listening to audio books for at least a dozen years and the narration here is the best I’ve ever heard. Jonathan Waters takes great dialogue and makes it even greater with interesting accents, inflection, and nuance.

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Might be my last Bryson book

Revisado: 03-20-21

So much complaining and condescension. Most everyone is an idiot except Bryson. One just has to listen to too much of that sort of thing to get to the enjoyable nuggets. The nuggets are most definitely still there though. I gave up with a couple hours to go. For the record, I thoroughly enjoyed some of his earlier works.

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