Paul R. Kronst

Great Book on connecting and aging

Reviewed: 12-27-24

I highly recommend this book, especially for those who love Yalom and his existential counseling. Also, this book is wonderful about being honest about aging and losing his spouse. He’s over 90 now.

Irvin Yalom is one of my favorite writers and I really enjoyed this book about Yalom’s life and counseling. Due to his failing memory, Yalom needed to switch to one-hour sessions, but he still connected with his patients in the here and how—and helped them.

I loved how Yalom was brutally honest about his aging process—I hopefully will age with dignity like he is aging.

Great listen. The narrator and Irvin’s son Benjamin did a fantastic job reading this book.

Overall comments?
As with most of his other books, Yalom is a master storyteller. I felt I could relate to him as a counselor and the client! He is still a master at this! I was very sorry and sad at the end of the book when I found out that Yalom stopped taking patients—I had thought about hooking up with him on Zoom and started writing my letter to him... I don’t mind if he forgets, he is still the master counselor and existential therapist. I plan on purchasing his next book!

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Could be a Fantastic Book on the Presidents!

Reviewed: 11-07-24

At first, confronting the Presidents was excellent, but the last chapter made me wonder about the rest of the book.

I’ve been waiting for this type of book for years! There are many things in this book that I wanted to MEMORIZE!!! Until I got to the last chapter, I would have highly recommended this book…

I thought Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard wrote a superb book—until the last chapter!!! They covered the key items of many presidents that helped shape our country. I wanted to listen to it again and again—until the last chapter… Then the last chapter made me wonder about what else was written in the book. Was it true or slanted?

I liked that the book read the footnotes, which were very educational and interesting. Also, the book and footnotes had some interesting trivia that I never heard, such as President John Adams named his dog Satan.

Some other “trivia” that this book covered:

George Washington did not get along with his mother!

John Adams liked to drink alcoholic Cyder with each breakfast. He walked 5 miles each day, usually with his son, future President John Quincy Adams, who also continued this good habit. “Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.”

Jefferson led a verbal rebellion against Adams in the press, having James T. Callender write damaging information about Adams, defying Adam’s Alien and Seditions Act. However, when Callender was arrested for this, Jefferson did not help this author out!

Thomas Jefferson was initially hated as the President. He was tall and freckled. He liked to soak his feet in ice water each morning!
Jefferson’s wife Martha died at 33, after having 6 children. He did not marry again.
Jefferson became eccentric in his second term, going to work in a robe and slippers! He also had a mistress, Sally Hemings, also known as “Black Sal,” who bore Jefferson three children!
NOTE: Wikipedia says he had six children with her (although I’m guessing this book is more accurate)… Also, Jefferson freed the surviving children on his death…

Dolly Madison’s favorite ice cream was oyster! She also liked asparagus, parmesan, and chestnut! Yummy!

I would have recommended this book, except for the last chapter I liked how the Robert Petkoff read this book.

Overall comments?
I think this book, with the problems corrected (especially the last chapter), should be taught in every school! Howard Zinn’s factually incorrect book, “A People’s History of the United States,” is taught in some schools (which probably should be outlawed as a teacher’s textbook—although not removed from the school library).

Problems. In one footnote, the authors got one key fact wrong. They stated that Adams and Jefferson were the only President and Vice President that were from different parties. President Lincoln (Republican) and VP Andrew Johnson (Democrat) were from different parties. Johnson went on to screw up America after the Civil War. Would a Republican VP have helped the nation come together sooner, after the Civil War ended? Probably!

Another problem with this book—why aren’t the photos in the book included as a PDF attachment? I really liked going through the book at COSTCO and seeing the photos of the Presidents and their wives!

BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS BOOK—THE LAST CHAPTER!

I did not know Martin Dugard was a liberal until he talked about President Trump. I seemed like Dugard hated Trump and Dugard stated that Trump was the worst president because Trump thought that the election was stolen from him.

Did Dugard ever think that maybe the election was stolen from Trump? Dugard, please watch “2000 Mules,” which clearly shows how the election could have been stolen from Trump! When you see videos of human mules stuffing the ballot boxes with ballots and then taking photos of their illegality, then you realize that the Biden vs Trump election could have been stolen!
Also, Biden was absent as a candidate, campaigning from his basement. How could Biden get more votes than Obama??? I doubt he could have legally.
Also, I never had good explanations of the voting machines going down at 2 am, then coming up again with Biden winning.
Why did the Democrats keep the Republican pole watchers from being able to see what was going on?
I could go on and on, but there is enough to realize that there were major problems with this election.
Also, social media kept the Hunter Biden laptop story hidden from the public—another way the election was fixed for Biden. Read the excellent book, “Laptop from Hell,” to see that there were other things that made this election have problems.

I am upset with Bill O’Reilly for letting Dugard write these poor things about Trump. I think O’Reilly should have tempered Dugard’s slanted opinions, with O’Reilly mentioning some of my explanations of these items to at least show that there may have been election tampering and so Trump had a point.

Also, I did not purchase this book by liberal author Dugard. I bought this book because Bill O’Reilly wrote it! Come on Bill, temper Dugard’s one-sided opinions! Why let Dugard’s liberal bias shine through without explaining the other side? One reading this book would think Trump is a scumbag and the worst president—this is not true by a longshot! Trump did a lot of good. Trump did somethings I did not like, but the worst president ever? Give me a break!

Now Trump is the 47th President! With early voting, Trump won in a landside! Trump got above the cheating threshold! I wonder how Dugard will write the next chapter on Trump, with O'Reilly editing it better!

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Fantastic Book on What Happens After an EMP Attack

Reviewed: 10-17-24

I really, really liked this book. It was very educational on what would probably happen with an EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) attack on America. This book is a story about a family and how the EMP attack changed their lives. This book had great character development, where I came to care for the people and animals.

At first, after the EMP attack, life seemed to be just like a power outage. However, within days, people started to become like animals trying to steal food and the few older vehicles that were not affected by the EMP.

This book made me think, “Do I want to purchase food in case the USA gets hit by an EMP attack?” Yes!!! Those commercials about having food and water set aside make a lot more sense now!

I highly recommend this book. I liked how the author William R. Forstchen made me cry many times!

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Great Book on Hamas

Reviewed: 08-29-24

I highly recommend this book.

This book is very well written. It is easy to listen to, and very interesting. I think it gives insight to the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

The author, Mosab Hassan Yousef, does a great job presenting both sides of the conflict. He is a man who loves his Hamas father. This book also covers some of the things Yasser Arafat did. The historical aspects of this book are also interesting.

Yousef, is a great writer and storyteller. The torcher he received in prison was horrible.

Great listen.

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Great Book on Keith Green

Reviewed: 08-29-24

I recommend this book.

This book is very well written. It is very interesting. I enjoyed listening to a book about Keith Green, who I loved to listen to as a young man.

I enjoyed hearing what was going on in the background while I listened to each new album by Keith Green.

Great listen.

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Great Book on the Corrupted DEI Military

Reviewed: 08-29-24

I highly recommend this book.

Pete uses clear language how the military is becoming woke—how the military is promoting soldiers on how they meet the DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) guidelines. He clearly states that if a person of color is promoted, then one doesn’t know if s/he is a good soldier or if they were promoted due to their color.

It is scary how Pete Hegseth had to leave the Army that did not want him anymore. I’m glad he and his wife could figure this out.

I heard Pete Hegseth interviewed on a Podcast and I liked what he was saying about his new book. I never heard of him until this interview. I really liked Pete and his book.

Great listen. Pete Hegseth did a fantastic job reading his own book. He could easily be a books on tape narrator.

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Great Book on How Biden Is Worse than Carter!

Reviewed: 08-29-24

President Carter used to be ranked as the worse President in the last 50 years. However, President Biden is worse! Carter at least loved the country and wanted to make or keep the USA as the best world power. However, Biden wants to turn the USA under world power dominance, such as NATO.

I recommend this book. I liked how the author Kimberley Strassel and Stephanie Richardson read this book.

Also, I really liked how Strassel covered other relevant political things not dealing directly with Biden, but the Democrat party. Very good!

Overall comments?
Biden screwed things up. Will People vote for Vice-President Kamala Harris to screw up the USA even worse than Biden? Most probably, if she gets elected as President!

Problems. Strassel got the facts about George Floyd’s death incorrect.
Police Officer Derek Chauvin did NOT kneel on George Floyd’s neck and choke George to death! George Floyd died of Fentanyl and other drugs in his system. George said, “I can’t breathe!” before Chauvin put his knee on Floyd’s Shoulder and back area (per police protocol).
Strassel and her editors need to read: ” They're Lying: The Media, the Left, and the Death of George Floyd” by Liz Collin. It is so sad that Strassel is so smart and wrote a great book and got this fact incorrect!
I still recommend the book!

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Great Book on the Communist throughout History (&

Reviewed: 08-29-24

I highly recommend this book.

Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec write a very interesting book about how the Communists took over and destroyed countries throughout history.

I really liked how he explained that Communists have infiltrated America. For instance, Communists hate landlords and now America hates landlords.

I also liked how the authors explain different Communist take-overs in history, such as:

- Pol Pot who murdered countless people in Cambodia.

- The Communist Sandinistas in Nicaragua who destroyed the country, kicking out the anti-Communist leader.

Great listen. The narrator did a fantastic job reading this book.

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Great Book on Humanizing Tucker Carlson!

Reviewed: 08-19-24

Not really watching Tucker Carlson on FOX, I didn’t know much about him. I’ve heard Tucker’s podcasts and he gives interesting interviews. I knew that FOX screwed Tucker in some way, but I did not know exactly why.

Chadwick Moore wrote a very interesting book about Tucker and some about himself, which was very interesting also.

This book helped me see how Tucker is human, trying to be himself while being a media superstar. Tucker wants to be a good family man and he really loves his wife and children.

I enjoyed this book on how Tucker also wants America to be a better place.

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Fantastic Book on the Corrupt US Government!

Reviewed: 08-12-24

I highly recommend this well-written book. I love how this book flows very well and is easy to listen to! I really liked how Mark Moyar wrote this book like a suspense novel in which I keep wanting to find out what the government would do next to screw up Moyar’s life, just because Moyar was conservative and wanted to do the correct or right thing.

Mark Moyar wrote a fantastic book about the problems he had in both the corrupt liberal college campuses and the liberal Democrats in the Washington swamp.

These liberal, swamp government-people (usually Democrats, but also a few spineless Republicans) try to destroy patriotic Americans like Mark Moyar so that they cannot fix the corruption in government. One way to do this is to destroy the conservative books. The government would not do its job and review Moyar’s book on time. Also, one agency in the government reviewed Moyar’s book and had some comments to put in the book. However, another government agency pass on to Moyar these comments. Then, about two years later, because Moyar did not put these comments in his book, these government swamp creatures took Moyar’s security clearance from him because he did not add the comments into his book. Without a security clearance, Moyar could not work in his government specialties! What a set-up! What corruption!

Moyar talked about how critical it will be to have Republican staff ready if Trump gets re-elected again. Isn’t this what Project 2025 all about??? Why would Trump poo-poo Project 2025 if it would help Trump set up his new staff???

Great listen. The narrator did a fantastic job reading this book.

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