Shawn C.

Strange and awesome!

Revisado: 07-06-24

Like others, I was a little disappointed this wasn’t a sequel to I Am Pilgrim, which is one of my favorite novels. But it’s so good. It is long, and it’s essentially three novels—the third of which is VERY different than the first two. Ambitious and well done.

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Wow, even better than I had hoped

Revisado: 09-21-23

So much great stuff in here regardless of the size of the project, but especially for huge projects. And it’s presented with an engaging, don’t want to put it down readability.

I bought this book to help me better lead my company’s projects. But it’s hard not to see the bigger potential. If our politics were not so broken in the US, we’d be following the prescription laid out here and supporting and taking on big, ambitious projects that would create tons of good working-class (and up) jobs now while securing our children’s future.

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One of Cumming’s best yet

Revisado: 07-17-23

I love Cumming’s books—especially the Thomas Kell trilogy and The Moroccan Girl. But Box 88 is probably my favorite.

Seems like spy novels fall into two categories now days; The super-cynical or the ridiculous super-hero type. Cumming writes smart, believable spy novels inhabited by rich characters and filled with intricate tradecraft and exotic locales.

Box 88 most definitely fits this bill in all respects. I can hardly wait to see where he takes Lachlan Kite and us from here.

And, Charlie Ansen, the narrator, is as good as it gets with this type of material.

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Loved it!

Revisado: 05-11-23

Loved this book so much. Just an incredible story of an amazing movie (and book). To think of all the ways this masterpiece could have turned out so differently.

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Big ideas in a compact package

Revisado: 06-18-21

Barzun didn’t set out to write a bestseller about leadership here, his ambition is to change the world. And I think he may have succeeded.

Having read a lot of books in the same general space as this one—leadership, public policy, history—and especially with the books that are advocating a new way of doing or looking at things, I usually end up thinking they were about twice as long as they needed to be. They’re basically a TED Talk with a bunch of anecdotes to turn them into a book. With this book, I was left wishing there was more.

Barzun seems to have wanted to be careful not to obscure his broader thesis by making it too much about himself. But, I found the parts about his own story super-compelling and would have loved to hear more. Author: please write a memoir!

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Awesome!

Revisado: 05-18-21

The Martian is literally one of my favorite books, and Hail Mary is a worthy follow-up.

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Brilliant!

Revisado: 05-31-20

Katniss Everdeen’s fans are a decade older, and Collins has given them a more sophisticated, grown-up novel.

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Really loved this book

Revisado: 12-28-19

Cumming writes believable, smart, engrossing espionage novels, and this is one of my favorites. What is so cool about The Moroccan Girl is that it’s a super-modern international spy thriller told in an old-school, romantic, Le Carre style, and it works as both.

Also, the narrator is brilliant.

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Probably the most annoying thing I’ve ever listened to

Revisado: 07-03-19

Here’s how the summary should read: A know-it-all type conveying basic information as if it’s some profound hidden nugget of truth he discovered—and with annoying, transparent bias to boot.

There actually is some useful information in here if you’re a complete beginner on this subject, but there are better, more objective and less annoying sources for this information.

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Bad-Donkey

Revisado: 03-25-19

This is a bad*$$ book written by a bad dude. But the book is not just about him.

I knew nothing about Goggins when I bought the book. Truly inspirational story and unique perspective on overcoming failure and how anyone can reach their goals. It’s also really cool how the audio version was done as part podcast with additional insights/anecdotes from the author.

I’m really thankful that the author wrote this book and that I decided to buy it. I feel different today than I did when I hit “add to cart.”

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