D. Goulian
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Charlatan
- America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him and the Age of Flimflam
- De: Pope Brock
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 252
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 136
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 140
This is the enormously entertaining story of how a fraudulent surgeon made a fortune by inserting goats' testes into impotent American men. "Doctor" John Brinkley became a world renowned authority on sexual rejuvenation in the 1920s, with famous politicians and even royalty asking for his services.
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3 out of 5 stars
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nix the narrator
- De susan nenadic en 02-08-09
- Charlatan
- America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him and the Age of Flimflam
- De: Pope Brock
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
Not as interesting as I had hoped.
Revisado: 12-29-23
I was on a tear after listening to two great books on turn-of-the-century fraudsters (Empire of Deception and The Murderous Dr. Cream). So, I was hopeful this book would be just as good. But it didn’t hold me, and I abandoned the story about 1/3 of the way. Why? A number of reasons:
First, unlike the other two books, the narration was just not great. It was a bit harder to understand. The pace was odd (too fast?), sentences and words seemed to run together, and I often found myself trying to figure out what I had heard. With an audible book, you don’t really know if the that’s the narrator at fault or the writing.
Second, the story just was not that compelling. Interesting, yes. But from the beginning it was just sad example after sad example of gullible men and their fixation on a perceived lack of libido that drove them to this crazy doctor who was more than happy to take their money for seriously questionable results.
Maybe it would have gotten better if I had stuck with it. But I was also holding it to a high standard having just finished the two books mentioned earlier. So despite my high expectations, I had to let this one go.
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Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- De: Graham Hancock
- Narrado por: Graham Hancock
- Duración: 18 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,862
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,840
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,799
Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of listeners throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the history behind modern society. An intellectual detective story, this unique history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Classic in Historical Mysteries
- De Kelly en 09-05-19
- Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- De: Graham Hancock
- Narrado por: Graham Hancock
A Superb & Brilliant Read.
Revisado: 01-18-21
Every once in a while, you begin reading a book that is so good you dread finishing it. This is one of those books, or it is for me. I have been consumed by the enigmas of the Great Pyramid for over 20 years. I read this book many years ago and it ignited my passion for alternative theories about ancient Egypt. So, I just finished the audible version while I did my daily walk and I found it measurably better the 2nd time around, partly because Hancock himself narrates it and partly because I am so much better educated in the subject 20 years later. Graham has an amazing way of logically walking you through his ideas that seamlessly stitches together the 5 years of research he did for this book. Grahams books are traditionally long, and this one is no exception, but in the end he shows how Charles Hapgood's theory of “earth crust displacement” so perfectly explains the myriad enigmas of megalithic block construction around the world. Even though the book was written in the mid 90's, it is still incredibly relevant. I am headed off to Egypt in March and I'm bringing this book with me to review as I tour. Such a treat.
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