Dante

A phantasmagoria of egos, kings and statesmen into one book.

Revisado: 03-03-24

The book is asking a question through 400 years of the peninsula’s history. What is Italy? A most perplexing, laughable, interesting answer.

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I was worried because of the reviews.

Revisado: 04-12-21

This book was so intriguing. Loved it all. The pictures are referred to often in the book so I highly recommend having the book in hand. This book gives the foundations to the modern-day lovely Pairs as we know it and how it developed 1600s-1700s.

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Different than expected.

Revisado: 08-15-20

I thought this was a history of China with a focus on chines characters. What it is is more of a biography. It is a story of his life with the grand events of China seen through his eyes and the experiences he had. Once I got over the change of expectation and knew what I was listening to I really enjoyed it. Small vignettes of stories that were priceless in the crazy 20th C China.

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Worth the work.

Revisado: 07-15-20

This was a great beginning slightly slow middle and a fantastic finish. Lots of work to get the gist of the whole meaning of the book and concepts. I loved it though. I plan to read it again next year to refresh all the abstract ideas I learned. I bought a hard copy of the book since the ideas were worth underlining and pondering over.

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Excellent

Revisado: 06-09-20

Great narration. Captivating. I never knew what the content of the letter was. His ideas on civil rights still pertain to our inconsistent, complex America in 2020.

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Don't miss listening to this one!

Revisado: 11-13-16

What did you love best about Leonardo's Brain?

This book teaches how we think and perceive the world.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Leonardo. Maybe author plays up too much his genius but great story and analysis of the man's abilities and consciousness.

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

I know this voice any where. He has always done just fine.

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

No, because you need to digest, ponder and spread the ideas to others before you should come back for more.

Any additional comments?

Buy and listen. Also make sure you will have time to stop and look up the works of art author describes to get the full idea of what is happening. Learning is so much a visual thing, as the book helps demonstrate.

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Riviting read, did't want it to end.

Revisado: 07-28-16

What made the experience of listening to The Death of Caesar the most enjoyable?

Just a good story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Death of Caesar?

He let's you in on his sources, quickly without too much detail.

What about Robertson Dean’s performance did you like?

Just did fine.

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

Yes

Any additional comments?

It was exciting to go through this story once again. I know my Roman history but I felt I need to learn more. This book didn't let me down. Fun, entertaining, informative.

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Great book, engaging ideas but...

Revisado: 03-17-16

Would you listen to The Way of Men again? Why?

It was a great read, the narrator is the author himself. He makes you feel like a real man with his tough piercing voice. He fits perfect as the narrator. But who failed in their job to get the glitches out of the recording? There were dozens here and there. Maybe a smarter person than I can keep their train of thought but when you hear a glitch, you stop and think, "was that one word i missed or a whole sentence, now what was he saying, dang, I guess i should pay attention, oh man, here's another glitch, what's going on here?"
You get used to it and there are only 50 or so.
I gave it 2 stars for the glitches. Jack gets 5 for his performance.

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Best Mormon read of the year.

Revisado: 11-23-14

Would you listen to Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy again? Why?

yes

What other book might you compare Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy to and why?

Brigham Young, Turner

What about Lisa Baney’s performance did you like?

A good recording stays out of the way of a good listen.

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

Staggering that this is the beginning of my religion.

Any additional comments?

This is a great story never told, at least in audio. All Mormons need to read this and see what really happened in Nauvoo and the later effects of that period into Utah. This book was so interesting in creating a narrative to the origin and the playing out of events in the story of polygamy.

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