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Amazingly Insightful

Revisado: 02-17-25

This book was so interesting and insightful. I look at the world and at the United States very differently after reading/listening to “How Nations Fail”. I can’t recommend this book enough. It is a total home run and it would be wonderful if it was required study in every high school across the country.

The book isn’t specific to any particular country or any particular point in time. The authors look across time and geography and draw insights around what has unfolded throughout history. And their observations continue to unfold from China to the Americas to Europe, Africa and India.

If you want to understand the world, read this book.

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Powerful, intelligent and insightful

Revisado: 01-05-25

This story is an extremely well crafted narrative that conveys a complex history of powerful dramas. It evokes real emotions, both in the reader and those which existed in people who have been lost by the passage of time.

The broad strokes of the story are not surprising but they become tremendously powerful due to the details which support, enhance and expand the richness of the narrative. The story conveys the depth of the complex suffering caused by the mass abuse of power. But it also conveys individual determination, ingenuity and courage.

I really enjoyed the journey and appreciated the opportunity afforded by the creativity involved.

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As fresh as tomorrow

Revisado: 10-19-24

An amazing book that is extremely well written. You've watched the tip of the iceberg over the last four plus years. Now, read about the real events and possibilities, risks and opportunities. If you want to better understand the world, the people who have an outsized influence over events and the implications of what happens and what doesn't happen, start here. This is just an amazing account of so much that you don't know but that you will be excited to learn about.

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Absolutely worth knowing

Revisado: 04-01-24

Not everyone will agree with what is contained here but ignorance is dangerous. We have clearly been slowly evolving in the direction this book advocates and COVID forced the country to implement aspects of these recommendations. We will be debating this book for the foreseeable future, probably not fully understanding the opportunities and the risks. If you are interested in being informed, this is the place to start. A truly transformational book.

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A newspaper article, very disappointing

Revisado: 03-03-24

There was nothing to like here. The characters aren’t interesting or well developed. The writing is juvenile. This is the Pamela Smart story poorly reported. I doubt the author did more than follow the story in the news and then reformat the news reports into am book format. If you are curious, go to Wikipedia.

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If pigs could fly…

Revisado: 02-14-24

A fairytale and absolutely nothing more. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound…

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Great characters and…

Revisado: 01-31-24

Just a fun read, introducing interesting people and a complex story. There are characters worth thinking about and lessons worth considering. Not rocket science nor historically insightful but that was never part of the genre. Just a great novel for fun, enjoyment and enrichment. 

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Better than a story

Revisado: 12-12-23

This one is certainly up to the exceptional Eisner standards but the real question is the degree of non-fiction described in the story. There is, obviously, a lot of historical fact that has been used to build the story. But where does history stop and fiction take over. And maybe the answer doesn’t matter because there is just too much truth to what has been written.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 12-08-23

Basically the entire story is a series of unanswered questions. There is nothing enjoyable or interesting here.

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Absolutely not credible

Revisado: 07-09-23

Hero continually escapes impossible challenges. Nice story as long as you like fantasies and not just the improbable but the impossible. Author needs to find someone who can craft a plausible storyline that he could then elaborate on.

Just not worth my time.

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