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A great perspective on the lead up to Hiroshima.

Revisado: 09-04-21

A great telling of the 116 days from FDR's death, Truman's learning of the Manhattan Project and finally the end of WWII. This book also tells the stories (and back stories) of many of the people involved in the project and, ultimately, the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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An excellent yet concise history of a great man

Revisado: 10-15-20

I was really pleased to have learned a little more about A great man, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Being a student edition it is apparently pared down a bit but it allowed me to finish it during a few shorter trips. Since I am working from home now during this Pandemic I'm driving only an hour or so each week it can be tough to get through many of the longer Audio Books so this was just perfect.

I so admire Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his works, and I am sad that he was taken from us so early and at the hands of such evil people. May his exemple endure for ever.

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Fascinating on so many levels.

Revisado: 02-05-20

While I've always known of Hedy Lamarr I've never been too familiar with her movies (I'm not really a big fan of movies from that time period) but I had heard about her work as an inventor and found it intriguing. Now that I've read (listened to) this well-written novel about her life I am even more intrigued than ever. This is a story well worth reading.

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Witty and warm-hearted storytelling at its best.

Revisado: 01-22-20

This was so fun to listen to even though at times he really bares his soul by letting the listener peek inside to see his vulnerability and insecurity and anxiety. He is so clever and relatable and I hope to hear more from him.

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Great short story and stellar narration.

Revisado: 01-15-20

At first when I started listening I was considering abandoning it, but it was only a little over an hour long so I decided to give it a go. Boy, am I glad I'd did. This is a quaint little story and the author/narrator really was better than I had ever heard. It was like a one-man play that was all dialogue and no visual. Please listen and enjoy. Youll appreciate the ending.

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Favorite Audio Book Thus Far

Revisado: 01-12-20

I've known about this book nearly my entire life but never read it. Having recently listened to a short biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe as told by the famed American Historian David McCullough, I was prompted to add "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to my reading list immediately. I should have done so long ago.

This story is far more important than I could have ever imagined and I'm glad that I finally took the opportunity to listen to this audio book.

Mrs. Stowe tells a beautiful story, which she has written in the most masterful way. Her ability to knit the story together in a such a way - a way that draws the reader in and holds one's interest so keenly; instilling a sense of longing to know what is to come next, as well as a fear that what comes next won't be as we want to hope for. Our talented and skillful narrator, Mr. Powell, has done an outstanding job of bringing her characters to life in a rich and evocative way that rings truly authentic; as though her characters were whispering their stories directly into our ears.

Please read this book or listen to the Audible version and know that in so doing you will receive a glimpse into a part of American history that rings both painful and humbling; sad yet hopeful.

This story may be a work of fiction, but the context and reality are far from that. And, as Mrs. Stowe recounts in the final chapter, they are indeed real stories of real people - they just had different names.

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Very interesting. Learned a lot listening to this.

Revisado: 12-13-19

Well done and very interesting. I really appreciated the 1st hand accounts in people's own words; the emotions and context were helpful to understanding this time in our history. Martin Sheen was truly great in his performance.

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I really had no idea......

Revisado: 11-20-19

I knew Gary Sinise was an ardent supporter of our Military men and women but I had no idea the level and passion of his commitment. The rest of his life story is really worth knowing because I had no idea how many years he worked to get to where he is today and what price he paid along the way.

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A great novel about survival

Revisado: 09-19-19

This was a great story. The narration is pretty wonky because the narrator has 2 totally different speaking manners that often switch mid-sentence even not when switching between characters. But once you get past that you'll appreciate this rich, graphic story of survival.

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David McCullough is a Master

Revisado: 08-29-19

This is a great collection of essays. As always, the stories are interesting and well told.

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