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Ten regional or country-focused vignettes

Revisado: 04-21-23

This is guaranteed to teach you things you didn't know or fully appreciate about the ten countries/regions he wrote about. It puts each in an interesting and sweeping historical, geopolitical perspective and context. And Mr. Marshall does a very good job with his own material (sounds a bit like Mehdi Hasan)

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One of the best travel books I've ever 'read'

Revisado: 04-21-23

I've listened to chapters of this audiobook over and over. He so perfectly evokes these places I feel like I'm walking along with him. It's a reflection on time, on being a mortal human, on understanding our place on this planet. It's just beautiful prose. And the reading by Mr. Sachs is just perfect. I've recommended it over and over to fellow travelers.

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Earth's geologic history brought to life

Revisado: 11-19-21

A grand tour of the mass extinction events brought to life, as you visit the places now where the evidence lives. Really enjoyable for amateur geologists or fossil hunters. Helps you to put perspective into the mass extinction events because it helps you visualize them. I took my time through this one.

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A good primer for those new to the subject

Revisado: 11-19-21

Pretty comprehensive view of the issues and state of the subject, so it's a good primer. But, if you've been paying attention to the topic, you won't find anything new here. It's just the basics.

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A beautiful scientific tour of fungi

Revisado: 07-11-21

He so obviously loves what he studies, and he takes you along for a scientific tour of the state of the science. Enjoyable and informative, you will learn a lot and even be surprised.

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Absolutely one of my all time favorite Audible books

Revisado: 04-28-21

Larson is a terrific and gifted writer, and Lee’s performance is just captivating and so entertaining. It was such a pleasure to listen. This made it one of my all time favorite Audible books over the last decade+.

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Pure techno-optimism

Revisado: 10-06-19

The rosiest possible future, with little or no downside and zero skepticism. If you take it with that in mind, it’s a fine book.

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thankful for their service but not their book

Revisado: 11-13-18

This is a book of combat adventures; this is not a book on philosophy of business management.

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Where our society is now

Revisado: 10-17-18

From the author of Bowling Alone, this could be seen as the follow up. What has happened to social mobility in this country and why. And he has some ideas on what to do about it. This is an important book for anyone who is concerned by the growing divides in wealth, income, and opportunity in America.

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Excellent philosophical approach to modernity

Revisado: 08-19-18

Through the stories of two pivotal individuals, it gives you a blueprint for see the modern world through competing world views and what the future holds: techno-optimism versus you-can't-fool-Mother-Nature. The frames of reference the book leaves you with are even better than the book itself. I keep coming back again and again to the ideas of technological “wizard” thinking (technoptimists) versus “prophet” thinking (skeptics).

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