C. Elliott

Odd/unexpected killing machine. A little hard to buy the concept.

Revisado: 03-12-24

Should have pointed out that 3” is half the length of a dollar bill. Lots of mention of 3”, but no context for a reader without a ruler or knowledge…

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Aggghh!

Revisado: 12-04-23

Horrible! At least use Wikipedia to check your facts. Poorly written, premise, mistakes galore Avoid at all costs. Agghh!

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Excellent!

Revisado: 09-21-23

Entertaining and insightful. Isaacson’s books are always well though out and structured, but this ways more than just a chronological biography. Inside the mind of Elon Musk (as much as a mortal can be). And occasionally hilarious.

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A bitter rant

Revisado: 10-28-21

I had high expectations having read Nick's other works. This book was a venomous political rant sandwiched between a couple of stories about trips outdoors. I always found Nick to be an intelligent free thinker, but this book was just filled with hate and disgust for anyone that doesn't share his political beliefs. Although he speaks of the importance of "nuance" in different parts of the book, once he speaks of anyone less liberal than him, there is nothing by vile hatred. He spends the vast majority of the book labeling anyone with "non-liberal" opinions as white supremacists, proud boys or the klu klux klan. Instead of exploring ideas to fix the problems he perceives, he resorts to name calling and belittling half of America.

No matter what your political views, I can't see how this would be an enjoyable read for anyone. It's not intelligent, it's just angry. And sad.

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Surprising!

Revisado: 01-09-21

I bought this thinking it would be a good “text” so I could learn a bit about the history of economics in the US. A book you power through to mix a bit of education in with the standard fare. This was incredibly interesting and perfectly narrated by Ray Porter (no surprise there). Loved the story and I learned a lot in the process. Highly recommend.

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Excellent!

Revisado: 01-09-21

One of the best books I’ve listened to in a long time. A combination of a compelling story, uplifting message and lots of humor mixed in. Guaranteed great listen.

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No concept of Maori pronunciation!

Revisado: 02-20-19

Aggghh. The speaker has no clue when pronouncing Maori words. This is tragic. Anyone interested in learning more about the Maori will cringe when listening and others will have been given consistently bad examples. How very sad. The authors of this work must be fuming.

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Hilarious book, brilliant narration

Revisado: 01-21-19

I find Bill Heavey's books abosolutley hilarious one minute and then poignant the next. A pretty rare mix. If you're an outdoor enthusiast (or not) I will guarantee belly laughs and maybe a tear. I've listened to all of Heavey's other books that are equally well written, but Williams' narration on this book is near perfect. I'd even pick it over Heavey's own narration of "It's Only Slow Food Until You Try to Eat It".

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Casting

Revisado: 03-19-18

Great book, great story, but the narrator was poorly chosen. Matched with the right book, I’m sure he’s fine. This wasn’t that book. I’m

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Performance

Revisado: 07-12-17

In the forward, the author apologized for his rendition of the female characters in the book. He needs to apologized even more profusely. I don't really feel I can review the book because it was so difficult to tolerate the female voices.

Maybe we can take up a collection to hire a proper narrator.

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