J.T.

There was a lot to this lady than just reading

Revisado: 10-17-19

The ads and TV appearances all were part of my childhood seeing the demos and then the newspaper ads so that is why I got the download. Yes I wanted to take the course but it was so expensive.

The book is a lot more than Reading Dynamics thankfully going into the early days. The stories from their time in Germany before the war were some of the most interesting parts of the book. She was a female entrepreneur with multiple degrees, and this was the 50's. Her husband was OK being "behind" her so not a common marriage for the time.

Like many entrepreneurs she was great at product and promotion but lousy in business. There is also an interesting point when consumerism started in the late 60's and how new expectations and laws changed the promotion of speed reading which I lived thru but not aware of the impact to companies.

Thee quarters of the book are of the early days and life of the Woods in Utah then moving to DC in the 60's. If you enjoy that type of history it is great listen. It is also good to learn why Evelyn Woods courses are no longer offer and what has replaced them.

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Now I understand

Revisado: 10-16-19

My history education has been going on for many years as I read constantly and listen to books including biographies (original sources). When I watch the young generation talking about history it is not they do not know but a lot of what they know is not accurate. This audible book goes a long way of explaining the gap.

As we have just "celebrated" Columbus Day I have not understood the protest. As someone who has read some of the original documents although translated of the era the protest did not make sense. Columbus did not murder natives or condone it. This is the notion from the "Zinn history". Howard Zinn was not a historian so inaccuracies should be expected but the source of his information is even more interesting.

For those who have studied the Howard Zinn story of history you are probably not going to be able to handle what is in this book. Unlike what you had in school this is documented and both good and bad laid out.

For those who have children being indoctrinated in school and universities it may help understand what they are talking about when it comes to politics as that what his history is about - politics.

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Want to understand French Yellow Vest and Trump

Revisado: 09-28-19

This book is translated to English and can be a bit obtuse at times to an American ear but the amount of insight is huge not just to the French but to much of global elites.

When trying to understand the issue of the Yellow Shirt Protest my friends in Paris were at a loss as to their complaints and to understand the issues. Most put it to racism or Islamophobia. This books foretells the coming troubles in the Yellow Shirt protest. It is explains in detail the reasons which are not racial at all and many could see coming.

This is not really about politics but the deterioration of conditions for the working poor in France. High unemployment, job insecurity, the inability of their family to move up the ladder to success and how the French media and politicians on all sides have condition them to accept a declining living standard. You may remember Obama's "the new normal" and why for elites their standard of living has improved during these times. It may be summarized as "globalism".

This book is not from a what would be called a conservative but a progressive in the french tradition.

Some of the things the elites in France do is label every one fascist or racist that may try and disagree with the current policies so as to protect their own interest. They contain any disagreement with their political positions by controlling the sources of information. After Brexit their was a move to change voting so that young peoples volts counted twice or not to count pensioners. This was something the explanations did not ring true but now it is clear as to the goal and why.

The elites now tend to ignore elections results they do not like.

Although written at a time of the last US election it is interesting what the author would say about the results of the election and what has occurred since. He states the elites will do everything possible to protect their position and status.

Good scholarship should help you understand the past and give you a clue to the future and this book does both.

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Wonderful listen!!

Revisado: 09-25-19

If you like English history this is your book as a first person account from the the last of the era.

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After 5 years in the South - not a clue!

Revisado: 07-12-19

If you are on the right it is a good book to understand the closed mind of the left. The author is a Buckley professor who spends time in LA to understand the Tea Party. This has been my most booked marked book to let my friends listen her interview of a subject and her conclusion. You get the impression that talking to her about the oil industry would be a lot like talking to a teenager about WWII - no comprehension.

To give you idea she is totally confused at why people in the area do not want more government controls after she tells the story of PPG dumping toxins in the 70's. She can not figure out that it was illegal then and is still illegal. She can not connect that after 50 years the government has done nothing to clean it up - this is federal issue which they never prosecuted. They know that Washington has ignored their needs for 100 years. Each person she talks to list issues and all the author sees is more government control. The Feds already have control but do nothing.

For Governor Jindal a republican and one of the few LA governors not to go to jail the author can not understand giving billions to bring industry to LA and cutting the budget. Her understanding is the companies were written a check so there was no money for books in schools. Sort of like AOC and Amazon level of understanding of government and economics - wrong. A tax cut is not a payment. She has no appreciation that Katrina depopulated the state of jobs and people and Jindal had no choice but try and restart the state. By the way an average Petrochem workers makes $200K a year.

Bottomline most 5th graders know more about the O&G industry that what she does after 5 years in the "field". Next book hire some editors that will correct basic data.

As someone who reads a lot of history you now see how the sociologist of the past had trouble understanding a different culture when they first approached them. They can only compare them from their own biases which they believe to be superior. I read this book as CA is falling apart with exploding homeless, super high taxes, collapsing infrastructure and a middle class that is leaving. Is this really superior to what LA has to offer?

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Just too much whining

Revisado: 08-21-17

There are bores everywhere in both sexes - get over it. A women just explained wine to me. She had been to Napa for 4 days. I have taught classes in wine.
Worse book in 2 year - learned nothing.

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This is a "light" book for many reasons

Revisado: 08-02-17

The author tries to be funny and sometimes she is. She is obviously young, smart and she will look back at her last chapter with a bit of regret I think. Her whine about the rich and poor is one that is almost silly. The rich inheriting investments but she does not recognize she is one of those making a living and not producing anything. Only a society of "rich" can afford to indulge her but she does not see she is one of the oppressors.

She should learn life is not fair and she is proof.

To paraphrase, this story is a "mile wide and a foot deep".

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Everyone should listen - it explains a lot!

Revisado: 07-25-17

For political junkies it gives the inside baseball view. The author had good access and are obvious Hillary leaning so this misses some insights which a more objective perspective might see.

The best example is after she had gotten the nomination, a speech for a military group fell flat. Hillary decided it was because she was a woman and the author agreed. No one considered that Hillary's history of contempt with the military assigned to the White House may have been a factor.
They spent $700M and loss to Trump her inability to manage was part of the reason. When the campaign lack direction she added a committee instead of designating a leader.

She was involved in every facet of the Michigan campaign but lost then blamed everyone but herself.

Overall good book for those on either side of the aisle.

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It was better than you or I could imagine

Revisado: 04-05-17

Ok it is a positive and even inspirational about hard work and always learning

Drugs were not glorified which I appreciate

Be careful where you listen to it as you will laugh and laugh out load!

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Good listen till the end - left you wanting more

Revisado: 01-14-13

It is a story I had never heard before. It is an interesting to see how 2 cultures mixed for weeks that were totally different and so much the same.

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