Staceghost

Great way to tell any story!

Revisado: 01-26-23

I love the Bobs! I enjoyed the first 3 books emensely, and I thought that was the very satisfying end of it. In this book, Mr. Taylor finds a way to reset your level of expectations so well. I wish media writ-large would take note. Ray Porters narration is so good: he plays 1500 of the same character, and you can tell everytime he's a different Bob. He can switch from Will to Bill and you know.

I didn't know I was looking forward to this book, and now I'm looking forward to re-listening.

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very fun, very informative

Revisado: 02-24-19

right up there with "How We Got To Now" or even "The Etemologicon" as far as interesting, practical history goes.

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Bill Maher should read this book

Revisado: 12-05-18

Another romp through time discovering history's forgotten links with Steven Johnson? Yes, please! Very fun!

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Want to understand science headlines? Start here!

Revisado: 06-21-18

This book is very, very approachable for the lay person, and goes in depth into the history and development of planetary discovery technology which has recently revealed a cosmos lousy with planets! Never dry, this book will keep your attention and change what you see when you look up.

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This series is excellent!

Revisado: 12-19-17

The pace of this series is very satisfying! The complexity of telling a story with so many protagonists could quickly spiral out of control, but it never does. The science is great, and the space battles are a fresh way to depict movement in space.

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Good to read, and good to think.

Revisado: 11-30-16

This book goes great with Michael Pollan's book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," or on its own. A well informed insight into the cost of value-added foods. Not just for us, but for our domesticated food plants and animals, which also subsist on value-added nutritional products.

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Fun, and informative!

Revisado: 07-12-16

Think you're in control of the things you think and feel? Wrong. Your brain tells you what to think and feel. Millions of years of evolution are behind your every desire and descretion.

David McRaney uses excellent, and sometimes unexpected humor combined with a summary of some of the most fascinating behavioral psychology to hammer home how to be less dumb as you go though life tightly swaddled in your own biases.

Don Hagen is the perfect narrator for this book. his charming-old-man voice provides just the right combination of wisdom and whit to ensure that you will listen to these chapters again and again!

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Absolutely Striking

Revisado: 07-01-16

Jeff Shaara does a fantastic job of putting you in the air with the Red Baron and the Lafayette Escadrille. He makes you feel the Impatience of General Pershing, as well as the commitment of the soldiers of Keiser Bill. Then he brings you right into the American effort through the eyes of a Marine in the 1st American Army. Paul Michael brings the whole story to life, covering a cast of characters, and half a globe's accents, without ever repeating a voice for two characters. This is 30 hours of immersive history told through a variety of characters that is absolutely worth a credit and a work-week!

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Buy in print.

Revisado: 06-27-16

This book was not a very great listen, but I will buy it in print. In print it is probably an excellent book. It is written like a gut bacteria dictionary/cookbook with anecdotes sprinkled around to give weight. A very good information source, but not a very good audio book.

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Forsyth is an excellent edutainer!

Revisado: 06-23-16

Having just enjoyed "Etymologicon," I thought I'd try another. Now I will probably have to try another! With dry whit, excellent examples, and a compelling structure, this one-day listen will get a second day. If you are at all interested in writing better sentences, stories, or articles, this book is a must!

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