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Exvellent!

Revisado: 10-25-21

Rosanna M White and Liz Pearce are a dynamic combination. Well worth the time. Looking forward to the next book!

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Funny and clever

Revisado: 07-30-21

Lots of humor, very clever plot. Lots of character interaction. Jen Turano does a witty job of poking fun at the American ton of the late 1900s to turn of the twentieth.

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One of my Favorite Authors

Revisado: 04-20-19

Laura Frantz continues to provide good stories that are descriptive, complex and well thought out. This is one of my favorites as it explores not only how complicated relationship can be, it sets in the revolutionary period of America and it's aftermath, bringing into focus the loyalties, patriotism, and consequences of the war.

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Excellent Tale in the Series

Revisado: 11-16-18

Roseanna White continues to offer exciting and entertaining stories as she continues her epic about rare diamonds, greed, and intrigue, only this time she includes the highlands of Scotland. I thoroughly enjoy her writing and Ms Pearce continues to bring the story to life. Good combination and a must for romance readers.

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A Must Have Book

Revisado: 08-23-17

Where does Hidden Figures rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book ranks very high. the historical importance of the accounts and the people who shared their lives with Ms. Shetterly make this a treasure.

What did you like best about this story?

Hidden figures helps the reader to add to their American History base. It is a necessity for Scientific, African American, and Engineering studies. Like the Tuskegee Airmen and the 442, the African American women who became a vital part of the talent pool for the DOD and NASA are to be honored for their selfless contributions to their country. Everyone should be learning about these women in grade school. Don't pass up this book.

Have you listened to any of Robin Miles’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I haven't. Her voice is rich clear has a pleasant tone and is easy to listen to for periods of time.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It took a few days. I needed to be able to contemplate what I was learning and place all these historical events and contributions in their proper place. I will most likely listen to this book again.

Any additional comments?

I would encourage any middle or high school person to read this book and do more research. This topic would make a great paper.

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A Rare Piece of Wisdom

Revisado: 10-11-16

If you could sum up Folks, This Ain't Normal in three words, what would they be?

This great piece of everyday wisdom needs more than three words. because it's the kind that manages to escape many people because they are so dazzled by our push button society, basic common sense gets tossed in favor of modernization. Yet, scholars and think tanks are repeatedly admitting that we lost something in the last century and all anyone has to do is scream out "_______ rights" or "innovation" and the waters are muddied and minds clouded over with a lemming-like attitude. We lost our basic wisdom of living. We have become an ant hill society. We chose to abandon contentment for instant gratification, and replaced "love thy neighbor" with "dog eat dog" and "keeping up with the Jonses". You know what we really lost? The American dream. Joel Santalin, among a few others, has managed to find it.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

Joel's main focus of this book was to sound an alarm. We are so busy being busy, we don't give ourselves enough time to really look at what is happening to our food. We told DC to solve our food shortages, cost, and freshness issues for us through the FDA and ended up with a Frankenstein industry called factory food. Then we allowed our Congress to pass laws allowing chemical labs to patent and own the exclusive rights to any genetically altered seeds they produced. We didn't even bother to ask the question collectively yet, "should we even be making genetically altered seeds and trying to manipulate the gene pool for food animals?" "How will these new foods affect our bodies?" "How will they affect the soil?" Then our government created a monster called Monsanto. This company regularly breaks antitrust laws and sues it's neighbors into bankruptcy all in the name of protecting its own products. Then it tries to fix the market in order to make sure that only Monsanto's seeds are used. It does this with corn, soy, canola, and more crops. The seeds don't even qualify for organic due to the variant of round up that is engineered into the seeds.

Which character – as performed by Joel Salatin – was your favorite?

Joel narrated his own book and did a good job. He is a personable speaker.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me pay attention. I've already heard about Monsanto, it's engineered crops, factory farms and terrorist tactics with the other farmers. As people we need to remember that whoever controls the food supply controls the world. Even bankers gotta eat. Our government is quite capable of giving carte blanche to a company like Monsanto and ignoring everyone else while said company gains control of all the viable farmland in all the countries and then controlling the food supply. There is no good way to moderate the food supply equitably through one entity. Countless personal human rights will end if the US migrates to a corporate controlled society. The more independent farmers we have (let's take it to all industries) the more independent business people American supports, the healthier the country and economy.

Any additional comments?

We are natural creatures living on a fluid and organic planet. If we will let go of the idea of dominion and embrace stewardship, we can do a better job of listening to God and loving our neighbors. Our current romance with technology has us in the precarious position of becoming mechanically maintained, faded copies of who we should be.

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Awesome Story, Very Healing

Revisado: 05-10-15

What did you like best about this story?

The story told in this book is riveting and the setting unforgettable. While listening to this book, I discovered that I had some latent anger towards those who caused the event and the reality of the event. Now I have some praying to do and more forgiving. The characters were were well developed and the continuity of the story smooth.

What does Full Cast bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I really liked the use of the different narrators. The book was not full dramatized; however, having both male and female narrators makes a difference in the ambiance and gives even more credibility to the story.

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James Harriet's Memoirs are a classic.

Revisado: 11-22-12

What did you like best about All Creatures Great and Small? What did you like least?

James writes about his experiences as a vet in a picturesque and visual manner, allowing the reader to gain a close look at his life and who he was as a person. Readers also enjoy the opportunity to become part of the community of Daroughby as they get acquainted with Mr. Harriet's neighbors and friends. The relationship between James and his partner-to-be, Sigmund Farland is as comical as it is admirable.

Who was your favorite character and why?

James, Tricky Woo and Mrs. Pomfrey, and Helen, his wife to be. Mr Harriet is a very engaging character and his passion for his work stated with alacrity. Mrs. Pomfrey is delightful and her eccentric love for her dog unmistakable. Helen, when she comes into the picture is innocent and well grounded. She is a perfect balance for James.

Have you listened to any of Christopher Timothy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I have not. however, I do remember his performance of the said character on BBC.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I enjoyed the series and viewing all its episodes.

Any additional comments?

The book is very descriptive and the characters enjoyable. The intensity and importance of veterinary medicine is clearly defined. The only caution is the language, which is too advanced for smaller ears and will offend adults of certain spiritual beliefs. Respect and admiration to James Harriet for his devotion to his work, his family , and his beliefs.

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