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I learned something compelling

Revisado: 02-15-24

A little-covered story about internment of German refugees in British internment camps during WWII. The story paints a picture of life in the camps, following a German boy taken to Britain as part of an orphan rescue and soon arrested as a possible threat to national security. The other internees bring life to the story and boost his future as an artist.

The narrator was effective and not distracting. The story is compelling and makes me want to research more about this slice of history regarding WWII.

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AI Reader, suspected BOT reviews

Revisado: 05-15-21

Overall, this book contains information that is in line with other books on the same and similar topics, HOWEVER, I reported this book to Audible for several reasons. I suspect this book is read by an AI. It's choppy in places, and has many unnatural word and line skips that I've never heard in an Audible purchase before. As my suspicion grew, I started looking closely at the reviews. I've never seen a book with so many 5 star ratings and no dissenting opinion. I thought that was odd, given the AI reader and verbal errors. Then I noticed all the reviews were posted in batches. If you look at the days they were posted, the posts from each day share similar language, with some batches resembling a bad Google Translate result. I suspect the reviews are posted by a BOT. Lastly, the cover of the book is VERY similar to another book I had been considering. Oddly, that book's title is nearly identical and the reviews share the bot-like traits of this one. For your reference, the title of the other book is, Accelerated Learning: Advanced Strategies for Faster Comprehension, Systematic Expertise, Greater Retention. Save yourself the time and money. Avoid both of these books in favor of something with more balanced reviews.

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Something all voters should listen to

Revisado: 01-18-20

This book starts with an evolution of technology and how it’s been used for good and for evil over the years. While not strictly necessary to gain an understanding of where we are now, it is interesting. The later chapters describe how social networks have been and continue to be used to manipulate citizens and shape voting behavior. It even describes examples of instances where our trusted media sources from across the political spectrum have been duped into using quotes from fake personas in news stories. The thought that average voters are accepting so much fake news as fact and using it to make decisions is disturbing. I truly wish all voters would read this one before they touch another ballot.

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Tough to follow as an Audible book

Revisado: 12-16-19

The book contains lots of detail that a reader would want to reference later, making it a tough Audible read. This is definitely not one for commute time or a long run. It might work better if you’re able to listen and take notes.

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Interesting story

Revisado: 05-07-19

The events of Jonestown culminated two years after I was born, so I grew up with a vague knowledge of it based on pop culture history. It was interesting to hear about the events that lead to it, including Jim Jones’ own childhood and upbringing.

I see many similarities between Jones’ actions and the social engineering we commonly see today. He was a master of manipulation.

I was most surprised to learn about the positive impacts Jones had on integration in Indianapolis.

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Eye Opening in so many ways

Revisado: 03-21-18

I recognize so many of the people in this book. Some of them are family or friends, but I recognize myself here too. I was one of the kids who got out. I only pray I can bring others out too.

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Insightful

Revisado: 01-27-17

I really enjoyed learning about the scriptures from this perspective. We could all take a step back and consider how our cultural background shades our understanding of the Bible.

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No access to charts and checklists

Revisado: 08-28-16

The book is great, but without access to the charts and checklists, it's difficult to make practical use of the suggestions. Be prepared with pen and paper so you can capture those portions in writing.

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Loved this book

Revisado: 04-26-16

I grew up in Illinois, in an area where Lincoln once served as circuit court judge, so learned about him extensively as a child. I really enjoyed this book, in part because it's given me a different perspective on Lincoln, but also because of its in depth analysis of the lives of two great military leaders. I've gained a great respect for both Grant and Lee.

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