Woody Academy

Honest but not attention-seeking

Revisado: 03-08-25

Hi, too, spent my teen years in a poor White area, not far from the rust belt where Vance comes from. I found his assessment to be fair and compassionate. He loves his people, warts, and all. He has no illusions about either their depravity or their virtues. His desire is to explore and explain with an eye toward understanding and improving. He doesn’t play the victim to make himself out the hero for getting out of there. He’s never really out, as he will tell you. And yet, he has discovered what can be achieved with hard work, vision, and focus. It’s not a lottery. Vance and I as well as millions of others have done it. It is a call for family culture, personal responsibility, and a patriotic view that anything is possible in a great country like ours.

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Performance makes it easy to enjoy

Revisado: 02-12-23

I read a book a week, some of them via audiobook. I prefer audiobooks that are performed, not just read, and this performance of a classic tale is superb. Hugh Grant doesn't rush as he takes the reader through the story. He puts the reader right there in the story. You can almost feel the cold and smell the food cooking. Even though the English is more complex than most of us are accustomed to hearing, this performance makes the story easy to enjoy. Beautifully done, and great choice of narrator. Many thanks to all the people whose hours and hours of toil resulted in this beautiful performance.

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Stopped at 17:38 mins

Revisado: 07-03-22

I would very much like to hear this book because Milton Friedman is a very astute economist, but the computerized voice, rather than a real human reader, is very annoying. Plus, the recording stopped after 17 minutes. Wondering how to get my money back.

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Strange pauses and pronunciation in narration

Revisado: 11-12-18

The narration was too distracting from what is probably a very good read. The narrator puts unnatural pauses in the sentences that make it sound ... like the ... book was written with ... ellipses throughout. Pronunciation was odd, too. The German word, danke was pronounced as if it rhymed with hanky. Too distracting. Maybe I'll purchase the physical book and read it myself.

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Easy-to-Learn Multiplication Jingles

Revisado: 12-18-14

What did you love best about Multiplication and Division?

Good production value, good voices, good instrumentation and production, catchy tunes.

What other book might you compare Multiplication and Division to and why?

Schoolhouse Rock is similar, but with video as well as the songs.

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Half Mythology, Half History

Revisado: 05-25-14

What made the experience of listening to Ancient Egypt the most enjoyable?

If you're looking for a simple overview of Egyptian history, you should know that the first hour of the book is spent retelling myths about the gods: Rah, Isis, Osiris, Horus, Anubis, Seth, etc. These myths are certainly pertinent to the history and culture of Egypt -- and really interesting to hear -- but it's not what I expected. However, after about an hour, the book turns to history in terms of actual people. My homeschooled children, ages six, seven and eight, enjoyed listening to the two-hour-plus audiobook. At about an hour in, I asked if they wanted to finish the rest later or switch to music, and they all said they'd rather keep listening. It's not a little kids' book, though, and it will take a few listenings for my kids to absorb the bulk of the information. That's a good thing. As an adult, I found the level of detail to be just right for the novice. I can remember the dynasties and tell them apart, I know which came first and which Egyptian god had the head of a jackal (Anubis). For cultural literacy, it's a great place to start. You'll hold your own during conversations at cocktail parties and gallery openings, and you'll be able to answer questions from kids. It takes a historian with a strong grasp of his subject to create a book that tells the tale simply and memorably. If you want to drill down for more information -- on Seit I or Hatshepsut, for example -- there are other books containing more detail on various pharaohs and dynasties. But if you don't know where to start, start here. The mythology/history approach opens the door to learning about mythology in other ancient cultures, and how a culture's myths and objects of worship impact their worldview, government, values and traditions.

What about Nicholas Boulton’s performance did you like?

The narrator has a clear voice and speaks slowly enough for the listener to take in what he is saying. His volume is consistent. A good choice for this book.

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When the reader loves the story ...

Revisado: 06-15-12

Where does The Jesus Storybook Bible rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is an exceptional book for children from ages 4 to 10 or 12. It was written with such love, and read with such tenderness, that the listener is drawn into it like wrapping oneself in a warm towel. Rarely have I heard the kind of heart that this book contains, and my 3 kids love it! We listen to books in the car every day (literally) and this is always the one they ask for first.

What did you like best about this story?

I like the fact that the theology is solid. Yes, the author imagines some aspects of daily life and inserts some dialog, but nothing that is counter to authentic Scripture. The important points of each biography are included, true to Scripture. And the author ties each chapter to the overarching message of the Bible, Jesus' creation of man, His love for us, and His salvation of us.

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

Suchet is clearly a gifted actor, but he's more. He takes his time with this reading, which allows the child to drink it in, savor it, and make discoveries in her own mind as she reads it. He lets it breathe, which makes it come to life. He does all this without plodding or "talking down" to the listener. And he obviously loves God, which makes his tender yet vibrant performance authentic.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would not listen to it in one sitting. There is a lot to think about between stories. Time must be given for God to speak to children's tender hearts, without rushing to the next chapter.

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