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Horrible Narration

Revisado: 03-19-24

With 2 hrs and 16 minutes left on the book, I could no longer stand the narrator and abandoned listening. He is unbearable, acting like a Shakespearian actor to try and add his own dramatization to the book. He even gives a dramatic interpretation when he announces the Chapters. Someone should inform him that it is not his job to add his extra flair to the story..

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Compelling Story

Revisado: 11-20-23

This book held my interest from beginning to end. I found myself picking it up to read or listen to (I got the book in Audible and in hardback) whenever an opportunity presented itself. Unfortunately, Bill O'Reilly made the fatal mistake of doing his own narration. Whether it is due to ego or cheapness, it is almost always a mistake for the author to read their own book. Being a good narrator is a special skillset that authors do not usually possess. O''Reilly is no exception

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Too much minutia

Revisado: 01-29-23

The author has done a tremendous job of research, but makes the mistake of thinking he has to give the reader every little detail, even if those details subtract from rather than add to the story.

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Boring

Revisado: 11-02-22

For every two pieces of interesting information, you have to wade through eight pieces of minutia. I kept thinking it would get better, but it did not and I quit half way through.

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Not worth reading

Revisado: 09-02-22

Beautiful writing, but confusing and boring story that went on and on. I could not recommend.

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Worth Reading

Revisado: 03-02-22

I enjoyed this book and learned quite a bit about banking, German Jews and the Warburgs. Chernow was particularly good at developing the personalities of the various Warburgs, although there were so many of them that it was hard to follow who was who, especially when you throw in wives and daughters. He was not so adept at explaining how the Warburgs made their money. The book The House of Rothchild by Neil Ferguson is much better about explaining how a rich banking family made its money, but not so good about developing the personalities. Also, I found the narrator to be quite acceptable.

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Only OK

Revisado: 05-18-19

Although I enjoyed getting to know about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the author spends too much time on legalese and too little time on Ruth herself. "First", about Sandra Day O'Conner does a better job of balancing the two.

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Must Read

Revisado: 04-07-19

I have read a lot of bibliographies of US presidents and this is one of the best. Well written, well researched and incisive. Also, well narrated.

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Excellent

Revisado: 11-14-18

This is a well-written, well-read book. I was sorry to have it end. I knew very little about Charles de Gaulle before listening to this book, but now feel I know him intimately. He was a very contrarian, difficult person, but always had the interests of France at heart, as he saw those interests. In this day of nationalism in the US and around the world, we only need to look back to de Gaulle to see a nationalist with vision.

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Real Downer

Revisado: 05-31-18

I am 75% of the way through this book and cannot stand it for one minute longer. It is the biggest downer I have ever read. The husband, Oliver Ward, is the biggest looser in history and I am sick of all his mishaps, errors in judgement and just plain stupid decisions he makes that work for his high principals, but make all those around him suffer. He is so egocentric it is sickening. Poor Susan to get stuck with this dud, but she should have known he was a self-righteous, self-centered jerk when he put his revolver and knife on her dresser when courting her in her delicate, aristocratic, eastern enclave. She should have used it to shoot him instead of marrying him.

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