Skip Galt

The paranoia was distracting.

Revisado: 06-09-16

A factual account would be more interesting. This fictional account was just boring and predictable since the reader learns very quickly that companies are evil, will always be evil and never change. So every place that you expect possible plot twists just turns the same corner. Just being slightly more realistic, and acknowledging that sometimes there actually are cases of drug misuse and inappropriate off-label uses that result in injury and death, would be more interesting. BTW, not all pharma are multi-billion dollar companies either. There are some very small pharmaceutical companies who are damaged by the lawyers making false claims on the other side. There was slight mention of this, lawyers on both sides win big no matter what - evil?

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yes. everyone does want to know they are loved.

Revisado: 11-01-14

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Excellent book making great use of creative chronology.

What did you like best about this story?

Aye yo!

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narration of this book was superb. It had so many different language and subtle culture shifts that the narrators seemed to express perfectly.

If you could take any character from The Valley of Amazement out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Wait, is this a solicitation for a cortizan?

Any additional comments?

Aye yo! Does it really take 24 hours of audio to express the sentiment that all of us want to be loved and it is our greatest fear that we are not?

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Paterno - not a Saint and not the Devil Incarnate.

Revisado: 08-29-12

What made the experience of listening to Paterno the most enjoyable?

Finally, a presentation of Joe Paterno as a real person, not as some mythological hero or satanic supporter of a child molester. That seems to be all you read in the press or from social media. The Author is masterful in his ability to capture all the individuals and their frame of mind in context with the chronology of external events. How did he do that? Regardless of where you think you stand on the Penn State issue, this book is a MUST read!

A heartfelt thank you to the author. Now, as Paterno would have said himself, it really doesn't matter what the media or NCAA says, or how many statues they tear down, or how many records are re-written by NCAA in the hateful aftermath of Sandusky, the real record of who this man was is HERE! It makes me feel at peace, knowing that it has been written down.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Uhhh, Paterno!

What about Joe Mantegna’s performance did you like?

FANTASTIC! His voice breaks at some points. It could be an act. But I don't think so. This book has some very emotional moments and Joe Mantegna does an excellent job of communicating that emotion - Bravo!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Wow! Many. But the Taliaferro section was especially moving. It really gets to the core of what Paterno was about. He personally took interest in his rehabilitation after the late 2000 injury. Interesting, too, that Paterno was concerned about this athlete during his recovery at just about the same time that Mcqueary was reporting the 2001 Sandusky abuse.

Any additional comments?

I wish we knew why it is so innate in human nature to tear down people who have simple and honest lives, like the Paternos. My Father admired Joe Paterno. But, not as a hero. Instead, just as a coach who maintained the standards of honesty, fair play, and hard work, similar to the same standards my Father grew up with, and helped him to survive WWII German pow camp. Now, seeing Joe Paterno treated the way he has been, really lowers my opinion of who we are, today. Granted the Sandusky abuses were horrific. But, we need to focus our punishment and vengeance more precisely, not causing so much collateral damage.

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Thank you CDR Lippold!

Revisado: 04-15-12

What made the experience of listening to Front Burner the most enjoyable?

The fact that CDR Lippold spoke the book. That was a bonus that allowed me to hear in his voice exactly what the words were saying.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Crew of USS Cole

Which scene was your favorite?

Teaching innovation to the whoops.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

That moment when CDR Lippold was on his way back to the Pentagon. The enormity of the events and emotion from the last 11 months bubbled over. It takes a real Leader to deal with that the way he did.

Any additional comments?

I recommend this book to Audible listeners and people who have read the book. The words describe the best of Integrity, Responsibility, and Leadership, as it is practiced today by our US Military members. But hearing CDR Lippold's voice, you can feel the command presence, and know the integrity is for real as expressed in the written words.

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Wrong Abstract

Revisado: 02-20-08

The book is actually pretty good. But, the abstract is about some other book. This title (The Cure) is about an Alcoholic and Homeless (Riley Keep) in Dublin Maine and his struggles with his Christian Faith.

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Stick to the Day Job

Revisado: 09-20-07

First of all the narration was poor. Just as in "Rocketship Galileo" Spider sounds like he is mumbling with rocks in his mouth. So, that definately distracts from the book. Just a hint for Spider, stick to the day job, singing is not a forte and also distracts from enjoyment of the book.

Now, about this being the completion of a Heinlein work - NO WAY. There was obvious use of some of the Heinlein word choices and techniques. But, the book in no way could be considered at the Heinlein level. Heinlein had an amazing grasp of what were, in his time, cutting edge technologies and he took great pains to clearly describe these in his books. This book didn't even try to do this. Just when you thought that the author would, he would gloss over anything that started to touch on technical detail, since that would just prove his incompetence in this area.

Heinlein also used his books to experiment with ideas in the way people interact socially. Keeping in mind that that he was writing mostly in the 50's these ideas didn't just follow popular trends, he was out in front of the trends and ideas that became more clear and public in the 60's. Spider's book does none of this. At best he tries to mimic it by falling in with popular liberal ideas that are already out in the public media (for example his view on Iraq). But, he does nothing to push the envelope as Heinlein did.

Despite all these failings, it wasn't a bad book. It is entertaining. Just DO NOT expect to be reading Heinlein. You will be disappointed!

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Many inaccuracies

Revisado: 06-26-04

Just like Divinci code the inaccuracies were very distracting. Dan Brown couldn't even get the difference between Bits and Bytes. He talks about a 64 Bit "pass key" inscribed on the ring and then soon after refers to it as a 64 character "pass key" (should have said 8 characters to be even plausible). It really makes me believe the folks that are starting to write books about the inaccuracies of Divinci Code.

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