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Very, very bad

Revisado: 07-15-23

The front loaded testimonials are utterly cringe inducing, followed by a boomer-esque self aggrandizing "IN MY DAY" speech from the author where he goes on to normalize workplace violence and sht on people crowd sourcing for their projects. Don't waste your time.

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Mispronouncing Every Other Term

Revisado: 06-19-23

I'm not sure how the Padmakara Group allowed this person to read for the book. The narrator mispronounces almost every single Dharma term in Sanskrit and Tibetan.

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Wonderful!

Revisado: 04-08-21

These lectures are a treasure trove of information for those interested in such topics. The speakers are highly knowledgeable and communicate the material effectively.

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Misleading title but still good.

Revisado: 04-30-19

I did buy these lectures in hopes of covering the varying types of battle through different ancient cultures, however, this course is focused on the ancient "West" (Greece, Rome, etc). There's also an obvious Western bias as to what warfare is and the lecturer is some what unapologetic about such a superiority complex. Despite these things it was still an interesting and informative course.

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Pronunciation

Revisado: 06-11-18

If you're going to read words of another language, in this case Sanskrit, you should learn to pronounce things proper. The narrator pronounces "Samsara" as Sam-sarah instead of SAHm - SAHra, "dharmakaya" is dharma-KAY-uh when it should be dharma-k-EYE-AH, and so on. It may seem trivial but it reveals to the audience that the narrator hasn't done his home work, thus making it less appealing. Josiah, do your home work as a narrator.

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who ever edit the audio ruined the ending

Revisado: 10-08-17

at the end they cut off R. Thurman in the middle of him telling the story of Asanga, making it seem as if Asanga never achieves the vision of Maitreya, a huge mistake! please include the ending audio because to a new comer this ending is utterly misleading.

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History brought to life!

Revisado: 08-20-16

What made the experience of listening to The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World the most enjoyable?

The closest we can get to walking a mile in their shoes. Presenting the various classes of people in the ancient world, Professor Robert Garland's expertise and lecturing style brings a far removed and unknown reality to life.

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Reader's pronunciations are the only issue

Revisado: 08-09-16

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The reader, Fajer Al-Kaisi, is wonderful. Only slight issue with a few words off the top of my head: bodhichitta should be pronounced: Bo - de - CHI - tah and rinpoche should be: rin - poe - SHAY. Little nit picky but crucial for pronunciation.

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Enchanting

Revisado: 10-23-15

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This book is full of enchanting stories of Lord Ganesha and a supporting cast of other Hindu deities. These children friendly (PG) stories are full of colorful scenarios with moral lessons and memorable characters. The narration is very well done; the only thing that could be better is if there was more to listen to.

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Buddha Dharma

Revisado: 10-18-15

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Thay has a wonderful teaching style,engaging and personal, getting to the root of the dharma in his own special way, presenting practice methods, sharing stories, and watering the seeds of well being that are in each of us.

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