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very interesting listen!

Reviewed: 04-24-23

everyone is aware of the big nuclear accidents such as TMI and Chernobyl. Because I follow aviation I was also somewhat aware of the Air Force's history of nuclear accidents. but never in my wildest imagination did I realize that there was so many accidents during the development of nuclear power and weapons!

for engineering and technology buffs this book is a must read.

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essentially a summary of the headlines

Reviewed: 04-12-23

having read many of the books about Trump from people in his orbit, this book just seemed like a rehash of the headlines over the years. there was nothing I would call a bombshell or anything that would stick in my mind.

many of the notorious things which Trump did prior to the election or during his tenure were covered superficially but not delved into in any depth whatsoever. For example, if you want to understand Trump's very flawed personality, I would suggest reading Mary Trump's book. If you want to understand much better the goings-on in the White House, I would suggest John Bolton's book. If you want to understand the criminal level at which Trump is capable of operating, read Michael Cohen's book.

If you've never read any other books about the Trump era, this might be a good start,

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interesting audiobook and I learned a lot, but ...

Reviewed: 04-03-23

First, have to get this off my chest, it's NASAAAAAAHHHHH, not NASSAU!!!! The mispronunciation of NASA almost made me just quit in the first chapter. but I stuck with it and I'm glad I did, I turned out to be quite a good book.

At first I didn't like the sort of fictionalized depiction of future space travel in chapter 1, but in the end it turned out to be quite interesting when it was all tied together in the last chapter.

Perhaps the only real gripe I have about this book is their choice depict events such as Neil Armstrong's iconic first step on the Moon with actors, so strange! maybe they did it because the original recordings are a bit hard to understand but still, fairly unexcusable for such important events. having said that, this is unique amongst audiobooks that I've listened to to have actual interviews and actual audio from the subjects being talked about in the book (aside from the stage stuff I mentioned about).

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a heartfelt story but not technically satisfying

Reviewed: 04-03-23

I listened to this book hoping to get some real insight into more of what happened to Columbia from a technical perspective and also to understand the management breakdown which led to the disaster. unlike many of the books about Challenger disaster year is earlier, this book was mostly about the people, the rescue effort, etc. That's all fine and it was worth listening to but if you came here looking for more technical information or a better understanding of where the human fault was, you're just not going to find it.

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must listen for all creationists.. but...

Reviewed: 06-15-22

... of course, they won't listen to it. That's more or less the crux of the book. no matter how much fact, logic or reason you use you are not going to be able to sway their flawed thinking :(

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corporate greed drives everything these days

Reviewed: 06-07-22

The book very well makes the case that corporate greed is the driving factor in everything corporate. It's really sickening. The only thing I wish the book would have spent a little more time on was the engineering aspect of the flaw and also the fixes. perhaps more discussion with engineers.

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very outdated

Reviewed: 01-28-22

The revised introduction was promising but The rest of the book was never updated. with continuous talk about bulletin boards it wasn't very engaging in the modern world we are in today.

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was hoping for more substance

Reviewed: 01-28-22

I was hoping for more substance in this book but it was very superficial and mostly kept on repeating the mantra that Rudy Giuliani is crazy... true no doubt but it would have been good to have a lot more detail about some of the things he did as mayor, aftermare and in his quest to be cozy with Trump.

add to that the author's annoying voice and very slow reading style and this was a hard book to finish.

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The case studies are fascinating

Reviewed: 01-27-22

The case studies discussed in this book are fascinating and we're contemporary for me which made them all the more engaging. however the subsequent analysis is very repetitive and in some cases speculative and off the mark. still, a good book and lessons to be learned.

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Good but I was hoping for something different

Reviewed: 07-10-21

first off I have to say that the author cuts his own credibility right off the bat by mentioning his involvement in the series Ancient Aliens. I have not seen the Tesla program to which he attributes himself yet but I will look for that. Having said that, it's quite possible that he is the foremost expert on Tesla since it's basically his life's work.

with regard to the book itself, it's quite interesting and portrays Tesla as an eccentric and possibly slightly nutty individual. That's not to take anything away from Tesla as he is clearly a genius and visionary. but I suppose with that comes the eccentricity that's described in this book.

The focus on the book appears to be Tesla's involvement in war and the ultimate weapon. however the book carries off on many tangents and then attempts to tie them back into the theme of the book.

towards the end I believe that the author delves a little bit too much into speculation. I won't spoil it for those who wish to read the book.

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