Andrew Steinfeldt

in depth research

Revisado: 02-20-25

It appears that the author took great pains to tell the complete story. excellent narrative format kept me engaged!

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excellent

Revisado: 06-05-24

I did not know much about Lee, the man, and is the reason I listened to this biography. I found it very enlightening and highly recommend it to anyone who has a desire to understand the Confederate Virginian's perspective on the Civil War.

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One of the Best Books

Revisado: 02-06-24

David Brooks has accomplished something in his life that we all should aspire to; he has become wise. It is evident that his desire to be better than he is has motivated him to find out what he must do to do so by reading, questioning, studying, and pondering over the best sources of knowledge he can find. Through the course of his several books he has shared his progress with us. we owe him a debt of gratitude and would be wise to follow his example. He has inspired me.

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Beautiful!

Revisado: 01-25-23

The combination of the subject, writer, and reader made this the most beautiful audiobook of non-fiction that I have listened to.

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Trite and predictable

Revisado: 12-01-22

Boring! After a couple of chapters, sped up to 1.5 and then skipped big chunks just to get to the end.

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A wonderful, personal, anventure

Revisado: 04-12-22

We enjoyed the author's passion for the birds in his neighborhood. We caught it also! Kaufman is not the best reader, but it is his story, and no one can tell it better. We enjoyed listening to him talk to us.

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Not worth listening to

Revisado: 03-25-22

As a student of history that has done enough research during my doctoral program into the economic aspects of America's early involvement in the Philippines, I was immediately suspect of the supposed "facts" relied upon in this book. I had to quit it after a few chapters due to errors and misrepresentations.

For example: The USS Maine's explosion was determined by an inspection of the wreckage and objective analysis in 1976 to have been almost certainly caused by the spontaneous ignition of one of the ship's coal bunkers and not a mine or, as the author asserts, the Americans themselves as an excuse to start a war. The estimation of civilian deaths due to the war is also not based in fact, but on secondary sources of dubious value. Primary sources from both Philippine and American records tell a different story. The death rates were actually decreasing and recovering from the years of Spanish control; populations were growing at the expected rate when accounting for natural deaths from normal causes at the time. There simply was not reported in any source contemporary to the war any disease and starvation death waves as the author claims.

The United States may have been ethnocentric and infected with a superiority complex, but there was never any attempt to use the Philippines as an economic colony. Trade data shows that the Philippines were treated in a special way that benefitted them at US expense. Tariffs were not imposed on imports to America on goods-particularly their main product of sugar-which hurt US farmers, in order to inject cash into the Philippine economy. And, under President Roosevelt, there was significant aid to help build infrastructure to enable the Philippine farmers to produce enough rice to gain food independence.

Revisionist history is rampant, so always check facts!!!

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Most Enjoyable

Revisado: 03-02-22

I could not wait to get to my mindless job to listen! As a Christian, this epic prompted much deep thoight and self evaluation. The humanizing of the story of the Fall and Redemption became personal to me.

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Could not stop listening!

Revisado: 02-09-22

Not only was this a gripping story, but the performance was masterful! Jacques allowed his blindness and imprisonment change him for the better. His story is on par with Viktor Frankl's, in my estimation.

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Best listen this month.

Revisado: 01-29-22

What a story! This was a real page turner. These words are for the ridiculous 15 word requirement. ;-)

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