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Well written, and well read ... but ...

Revisado: 06-24-24

I found Johann's book delightful. An excellent review of both the benefits and potential downsides to this medication.

There were a couple of sections that I don't necessarily agree with - such as postulating that 'the systemic racism of America' could cause obesity in minorities. Along with climate change and the power of dancing.

Despite my mental eye rolls, I found that this book well written and Mr. Hari a phenomenal speaker. Despite my slightly different world-view, I cannot deny the earnestness of Hari's style and his good intensions. I recommend.

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Great series…

Revisado: 06-05-23

The best narrator as well. I highly recommend. Funniest space novel ever. All hail hank.

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Military Fantasy with fleshed out characters? Wow!

Revisado: 12-31-16

An impressive book by an incredible writer. I started with his Hard Magic series (amazing story with amazingly bad covers) and this series promises to be just as good!

Ray Porter does another top-notch job narrating. Highly recommended.

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Better than the cover!

Revisado: 07-01-14

I like his Monster Hunter series ... but was hesitant to listen to this series because of the cover. Big mistake - the Grimnoir books are incredibly deep and even better thought out than the MH series! Filled with historical fiction and one of the best narrators I've ever heard - this is one series you can't miss!

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14 hours before the first sword is drawn.

Revisado: 05-11-14

I like the series. I do! However, this book had very little action compared to the first two. After listening to 14 hours, the main characters hadn't drawn their swords or traveled anywhere. A lot of political movement and discussion of a 14-year old girl's love for her parents and lamenting her station in life.

It just shows you what a great writer Weber is that I was able to stick to the end. I still love the series ... just hoping the next book has more action.

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Amusing

Revisado: 04-15-14

Fun little book. John Moore is an entertaining comedic fantasy writer. Reminds me of Pratchett, but a little less goofy. I thought Heroics for Beginners was funnier, but this was pretty great.

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Thank you Mr. Pratchett

Revisado: 04-07-14

I enjoyed this book tremendously, just like all of the later Discworld books. Pratchett has always been my favorite comedic writer and I've fallen in love with most of his characters.

Raising Steam is a little different ... it jumped around a lot in the beginning (I wasn't sure who the main protagonist would be until it landed on Moist). The book also portrays the patrician differently (less decisive) and spreads the story over several years. Once it got up to speed, however, raising steam delivered !

I am praying that this isn't the final book ... but if it is, thank you Mr. Pratchett for the many hours you've filled my life. Your books are always amusing, but it is the serious bits that I find the most touching.

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Meh

Revisado: 03-15-14

I agree with Rich. A lot of fluff and not much useful advice for the practicing eye doctor. I applaud Dr. Uglum for writing his half (there aren't many books on this subject) but Gerber's half was generic and not helpful. It almost felt like Gerber took his existing emyth book and pasted the word "optometrist" into it. Also, I've never read a book with as many dedications and shout-outs in my life ... seriously, the first 15 minutes of audio can be skipped.

The book doesn't cover the ethics of how Dr. Uglum hires other optometrists ... does he make them partners, or just use them to "duplicate" himself and keep them as employees forever? I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable doing that to others in my own profession, even though this is the "e-myth way." Finally, I wasn't wild about the Gerber sales pitches or the nutraceutical stuff. Other than all those negatives, a decent listen and both authors did a great job with narration.

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Good narration, fun story

Revisado: 11-17-13

Fun story. I think David Drummond does a great job with this read! Looking forward to the third book.

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I thought the narration was great.

Revisado: 11-07-13

I thought David Drummond did a great job narrating this book ... in fact,his voice is what drew me to the series. I'm not sure what people want ... I can only assume the average reader of this genre is a little younger and prefer a younger-sounding author?

The story is simple, the characters not too deep. But still, a lot of fun. Reminds me of the series "march upcountry" by ringo and weber.

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