Joseph Finel

Always a classic

Revisado: 06-05-22

Forget the movies. They're never going to be as good as the book.
Find a wonderful audio book and listen to it live. Give nothing to the movie companies. Books are all that matters. Big screens try to lull you with garbage and poor screenwriting. Book authors put real bones to stories.
I'll take a book every time.

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Want proof of lies about our past? Go no further.

Revisado: 04-22-22

The author takes the time to walk through our American history and expose the lies currently being taught in schools today. Public, private and historical documents are discussed while looking at controversial moments. Personal and political motivations are exposed from event records and personal accounts.
This book will help you to see history without the political blinders placed on you by our current media and political leaders.

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An authors view of the Federalist Papers

Revisado: 04-09-22

If I wanted to know what the author thought, I'd have asked him.
I wanted to listen to the reader as I followed along with my own copy of the Federalist Papers. It's an odd habit, I know, but when I have a copy I like to hear someone read it aloud as I follow along. Must be a leftover habit from grade school.
This is the authors choice parts of the Federalist Papers, not the actual works themselves. It's obvious that the author is leaving out major parts and interpolating (interpreting for himself) others.
I cannot recommend this book. The readers voice is nice. It's the only nice thing about this book.

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The book is always better!!

Revisado: 03-26-22

I love this book!
I will grant that Kevin Costner is a great actor, though I can't see calling him Gordon throughout the movie. "Shakespeare" was a good choice for a name and the amazing cinematography... wow.
The book, however, leaves Mr. Costner on the floor.
Gordon is wonderful in his view of the world. He sees things the way we should all see them. He strives for a world where we can live in peace and respect! Treating others poorly is not acceptable. Even animals are deserving of our respect. What a world this would be if his views were the common ones.

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Merlin with a British lisp?

Revisado: 09-03-21

For the love all that is holy!!!
The story is magnificent, then it’s read as if Merlin were a 20 year old British dandy..
I’m beside myself.

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Nobody does it better!!!

Revisado: 05-05-20

Carl Ramsey is the greatest (in his own mind), and so very humble!!
This set is one of my all time favorites! The humor, sarcastic interplay, ridiculous situations they get into... awesome!!!!

Try it out. You’ll be glad you did!

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I remember

Revisado: 12-12-19

I just relived that day.
My wife and I were coming back from Jamaica. It was the 10th of September. We had stopped in Florida to transfer planes, then were supposed to head to Dallas (at 6pm?) and then on to Oregon. Our flight was delayed repeatedly. I sat next to the pilot, at the gate, and asked him what was going on. He said he wasn't sure, but he thought it might be something to do with the plane. The entire flight crew waited with the passengers at the gate. We all wondered what was going on.
I think it must've been around 10 pm that we finally were okay to get on the plane. We were given the option to stay in Florida, or continue on to Dallas. Our luggage was headed west, so we stayed with it.
We landed at Dallas and were given a bus ride to a hotel for the night. In the flight there we were told that the airline would provide rooms at the airport hotel, then send us on to Portland in the afternoon.
I woke up feeling that something was off. I remember turning on CNN just in time to watch a replay of the first plane going in to the tower. The announcer interrupted the commentary to show a live shot of the second plane going in.
My wife and I sat on the bed, too shocked to speak. We held hands and watched, as the towers collapsed.
I don't remember much from our trip to Jamaica. We had pictures, I'm not sure where they went. I think the flight to Florida was nice. The airlines offered us coupons for discounted meals and airfare, if we wanted to fly with them in the future.
It took us almost two weeks to get back to Oregon.
I started to tense up when the live audio began. The tears started shortly after that. I guess you never get over certain events. Life happens, but some things stick with you.

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Surprising

Revisado: 06-29-19

I was surprised at how choked up I got when everything came together.
The families that were touched, the lives impacted... I teared up and couldn't do anything but listen, captivated by the story.
We forget the sacrifice of those who went before us. History is there so we won't repeat the mistakes of the past. Their lives mattered to their families. Their lives should matter to us.

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