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Definitive Research

Revisado: 12-22-22

I listened twice. The first time not all the way through. The second time I listened with much more focus and concentration — there is a tremendous amount to absorb. I’ve been researching Atlantis for many years, and here Ignatius Donnelly connects the dots. I simply did not want it to end. I loved it.

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Grace Under Pressure

Revisado: 07-07-21

Sharon Stone; you have lost none of your ‘luminous’ quality — as you mentioned someone had suggested to you. Luminance is a rare blessing that will stay with you lifelong, as part of your life force and tremendous resilience. Luminosity resonates throughout your being, and in your work, writing and physical presence — nothing and no one can ever diminish it or take it away. You are an inspiration.

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A Clear and Present Danger

Revisado: 02-15-19

The author espouses what I’ve been trying to communicate to friends and acquaintances for several years now, while I have personally long been adhering to the discipline of the 20 lessons outlined. This book is confirmation I've been on the right path. On Tyranny is very well done and just the right length for even the shortest attention span.

Virtually nothing could be more important than the lessons and principles, historical references and current examples sighted…as the author identifies the symptoms and tactics signaling encroaching fascism, culminating in demanding the handing over of our sovereignty to authoritarian rule. Achieving this goal is made easier by the numbing indifference and dissipating distractions indulged in by the upper end of the economic spectrum, countered by the magical thinking of a growing populace of followers from the shrinking middle and expanding lower end, who illogically imagine one day becoming like their oligarchical idols. This segment of the population seems so willing to embrace any means to help accomplish the deceitfully promised, imaginary ends. I will never understand the appeal – especially for an American.

The tyranny of fascism preys upon man's basic fears, anger, prejudices and the stresses of class along with the imbalance of increasing inequality. This inequality and everything that separates us helps stimulate anxiety and irrationality, which ironically and inevitably, helps bring about all that is feared. The ultimate terror and its inhumanity, more horrifying than can genuinely be imagined by those now so inthrall and willingly offering mindless obeisance to leaders whose conscious intent is so openly the calculated and callous manipulation of the habits and opinions of the masses in accomplishing their ends.

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Unlistenable

Revisado: 12-13-18

This narrator spoke so fast, with a forcefully harsh and sarcastic tone, barely taking a breath as he spoke, it just made listening impossible. What was his hurry – other than to add to the breathless theatrical yellow journalism style of his narration, which made the point of the book seem to be only one of "debunking." If so, why bother to write it, and more to the point, read it…and indeed – I didn’t. After listening to a few auditorily grating chapters – I'm done. Nick Redfern's books are uneven, but this one disappoints in a big way.

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The Best

Revisado: 07-21-16

I'm a long time fan of Joan Didion and a re-listening of The White Album (so many times and no doubt many more) never disappoints. This audiobook is also distinguished by an impeccable narration — spot on, note perfect in capturing Didion's written voice. Highly recommended.

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Horrible!

Revisado: 02-02-14

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Sounds as if the author was reading a collection of superficial and dated articles from newspapers, tabloids and periodicals - and read so perfunctorily! I could not listen to this book as recorded but rather skipped ahead from chapter to chapter hoping the content would improve – it did not. This recording seems like a naked grab at trading on this actor's then fame, to establish himself as an author (fail)… perhaps it worked for some but not for me. What a total waste of time and an Audible credit.

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Horrible!

Revisado: 02-02-14

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Sounds as if the author was reading a collection of superficial and dated articles from newspapers, tabloids and periodicals - and read so perfunctorily! I could not listen to this book as recorded but rather skipped ahead from chapter to chapter hoping the content would improve – it did not. This recording seems like a naked grab at trading on this actor's then fame, to establish himself as an author (fail)… perhaps it worked for some but not for me. What a total waste of time and an Audible credit.

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Has A Certain Charm

Revisado: 12-29-10

The narrative presentation is more like listening to a man reading a fairytale to a child — actually very superficial in reading style and content but I guess a decent overview. I was disappointed that it was really no more than a recounting of a succession of wars with little detail about the civilization of the Byzantium Empire. Also the author is the narrator and his sing-song reading style became very grating - I could only listen for short periods at a time — really; next time pay a professional.

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Falls Short

Revisado: 08-30-10

I like Jim Marrs and up until now most of his books. He is also a very good speaker and a thorough investigator however this book falls very short of his usual standards and was a very big disappointment.

Firstly, there was not much new information here that Marrs has not already covered in his other books and secondly he really takes a right-wing libertarian turn that is quite off-putting. His complete loss of journalistic objectivity and preachy agenda promulgated throughout — just made it impossible to listen all the way through. I was looking forward to this book but now I wish I had not purchased it.

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Great Book, Excellent Production!

Revisado: 02-22-10

Ah... how satisfying, a wonderful thriller, thoroughly engaging, well written and the first-rate audio production brings it all to life - Roger Rees is just terrific. I wholeheartedly recommend this book. Now what new book can I read that will match this quality... I've been totally spoiled.

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