Elaine

A Poor Choice

Revisado: 08-11-22

There are some books that are manifestly not suitable for audio presentation and this book is a fine example. First, let me say that I have a Ph.D. in astrophysics and have worked in the field for my entire career. Consequently, I am already somewhat familiar with the material and am certainly able to understand it. However, in audio format it is IMPOSSIBLE to follow. Reading out tensor equations is simply not reasonable. Fortunately the diagrams (which are very germane to the explanation) are available in the .pdf format, but if I had wanted to view them visually, I would have simply bought the book. I also found the order of his arguments to be peculiar and not very useful. A simple summary of the main points of his theory would have helped immensely instead of forcing the listener to take notes as one went along in order to follow it. I fear that this presentation will simply discourage the casual 'reader' from any further interest in cosmology.

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A Good Listen, But With Reservations

Revisado: 05-20-20

I really wanted to like this book more than I actually did. However, it suffered from the problem to which all compilations of previously published articles incline: repetition. For example, I can think of at least 3 instances in which the origin myth of scientology was stated in full detail. In addition, the exact same wording was employed multiple times for certain issues. I also found the choice of topics awkward in their progression. They did not flow into each other well. Several times I found myself rolling my eyes, forwarding on to the next section because I was hearing nothing that hadn't already been made abundantly clear. That said, there were moments of inspiration (e.g., the difference in world views between progressives and conservatives). However, I regret to say that I was not unhappy to reach the end of the narrative. Perhaps the book would have been more forgiving in a print format where one could skip a few pages ahead at times. Otherwise, cut-and-paste previously published work is not as attractive as a continuous analysis of current research and thought. I was also surprised to hear verbal stumbling and repetition of phrases afterward; I don't think I have listened to an Audible book wherein that happened.

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Mostly For ET

Revisado: 02-06-20

This sounded like a great topic. Alas, after a few interesting chapters, it seemed to state such obvious things that I began to skip ahead. This would be a fine introduction to humanity for extraterrestrials, but has limited usefulness for those of us who live here.

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Formulaic, Alas

Revisado: 02-20-19

I really like this author, but this new series is quite formulaic and not a very interesting listen.

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History for An Alien Species

Revisado: 12-14-18

Oh dear... Perhaps I am less familiar with the concept of 'big history' than I ought to be, but this course was not very riveting. It seemed designed for someone who has never studied or considered history; i.e., the ideas presented are so obvious that they became tiring. Consequently, I learned nothing from the first 8 chapters, which was really all I could manage.

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