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This book is great

Revisado: 01-16-19

This book is one of an amazing trilogy but I would avoid this abridged edition like the plague. It totally ruins a beautifully crafted history.

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Mississippi pure and simple

Revisado: 07-31-12

What did you like best about this story?

This story meanders like a Mississippi conversation and comes, without fanfare, to a wonderful denoument. The characters are beautifully developed and Mr. Franklin manages to side-step all those stereotypes that lurk in the wings for stories told about the South.

If you could rename Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, what would you call it?

I would not rename it at all. I learned to spell Mississippi exactly that way.

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An unexpected pleasure

Revisado: 07-31-12

What made the experience of listening to Salt the most enjoyable?

Mark Kurlansky has given us a wonderful history a most common and important condiment complete with surprising facts, cases of intrigue, and ancient and modern recipes. I listen to audiobooks on my commute and found myself impatient for the day to be over so I could get to the next chapter.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Salt?

The picture of the heat and damp and darker than night dark inside a salt mine will stay with me for a long time. Our family refers to work as going to the salt mines but my job is a walk in the park compared to the real ones.

Have you listened to any of Scott Brick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I look for Scott Brick's performances. He always reads in a clear and interesting voice and gets most foreign words correctly...except maybe French: but which of us doesn't have imperfections?

Any additional comments?

The title may seem a bit dry, but this is a wonderful adventure.

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An unexpected pleasure

Revisado: 07-31-12

What made the experience of listening to Salt the most enjoyable?

Mark Kurlansky has given us a wonderful history a most common and important condiment complete with surprising facts, cases of intrigue, and ancient and modern recipes. I listen to audiobooks on my commute and found myself impatient for the day to be over so I could get to the next chapter.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Salt?

The picture of the heat and damp and darker than night dark inside a salt mine will stay with me for a long time. Our family refers to work as going to the salt mines but my job is a walk in the park compared to the real ones.

Have you listened to any of Scott Brick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I look for Scott Brick's performances. He always reads in a clear and interesting voice and gets most foreign words correctly...except maybe French: but which of us doesn't have imperfections?

Any additional comments?

The title may seem a bit dry, but this is a wonderful adventure.

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This mystery unfolds like exotic nested dolls.

Revisado: 03-12-12

Where does The Terra-Cotta Dog rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

How can one compare The Terra-Cotta Dog to Boomerang...the last book I read? TCD stands alone as a lovely and many faceted story.

Have you listened to any of Grover Gardner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Grover Gardner was the first person I ever heard read. (Survive the Savage Sea) His performances are consistantly good.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Wanted to? I did listen to this all in one sitting! My idea of a perfect stormy Saturday is to spend the day knitting and listening to a great book.

Any additional comments?

I wouldn't call myself a mystery lover and am relatively new to Inspector Montalbano mysteries but I am beginning to understand why he's inspired such a following.

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Challenges to Western Medicine

Revisado: 01-30-12

Would you listen to The Checklist Manifesto again? Why?

Western medicine is in a very difficult position right now. Patients are often treated like a collection of symptons rather that a total person. Doctors are called on to perform to high standards of efficiency rather than of compassion and competence. Atul Gawande has thought a great deal about this problem and formulated a solution to deal with these problems ...or at least some of them. He borrows from other disciplines to come up with a basic routine that should work in hospitals around the world. It's certainly worth a second read.

What did you like best about this story?

Gawande describes how various professions deal with problems similar to some of those in the modern operating room. He offers anecdotes about each profession and then tells us how those solutions were adapted to eight very different hospitals in diverse parts of the world...and he is not above telling us stories of his own failures and challenges to illustrate his point.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Since this is a work of non-fiction, I think it would not be considered for a film. For a film about the challenges of surgery, one might consider

Any additional comments?

I like Gawande a lot. He has written lots of articles for The New Yorker on similar subjects. When anyone currently involved in the practice of medicine is willing to admit that the system has been run off the rails and is willing to apply his intelligence to constructive solutions rather than just ranting...it's worth our attention. Besides, he's fun and easy to read.

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An old favourite revisited

Revisado: 12-19-11

Would you consider the audio edition of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to be better than the print version?

I can't value audiobooks above print ones...it just doesn't seem right...but I love my commute now that I have them. We read all the Narnia books to our kids when they were young and this is a really pleasant rememberance.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

The first Turkish Delight scene is always great.

Have you listened to any of Michael York’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the first time I've listened to a book read by Michael York but I will definitely look for him again. He brings great life to this wonderful story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

All in one sitting? No, thank you. I like to enjoy my books in slowly, over days; it gives one time to think about what's just happened.

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