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A classic

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5 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-11-24

Polanyi’s most important work- it is hard to understate the importance of this work for our times

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Not great

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-03-24

I struggled to finish this audiobook. I am not huge John Lee fan, but beyond that, the book presented a very narrow picture of Alexander’s conquest; camp intrigue. I found it less entertaining than a standard history of Alexander, which is generally my bar for historical fiction.

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Much more than the sum of its parts

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-23-24

This is an audiobook that confirms one’s suspicion that when great narration is combined with a great book nothing touches it.

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Not his best stuff

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-23-24

I love Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli. I can see how it might have been pitched as “Helgoland but with anaximannder”.  in the end, the premise that he puts forth in the beginning, that there is some value to a modern scientist vs. a historian telling the story fails to hold.

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Timely meditations

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Reviewed: 03-22-24

An extremely enjoyable listen, perfect for audio. I would love a second edition or a extended edition that presented the authors thoughts on interacting with the most recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence. We start to see that in the final story and I look forward to seeing more! 

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Underwhelming

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-20-23

This was a passably enjoyable listen. The characters are pretty flat. Although there is some change of perspective doesn’t really do much through the story characterization of the Gauls is completely absent.

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He said, she said

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-16-23

This book may have potential, however, the Audible version is quite difficult to listen to because the narrator constantly reads “he said” and “she said” clauses. It’s too bad because the narrator does voices which provide sufficient discrimination between the different speakers.

I’m not sure who is responsible for telling the narrator to not read these clauses, but it seems such an easy fix to improve the Audible version for an editor to go in and remove 90% of these superfluities.

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Amazing

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Reviewed: 05-09-23

Incredible story as written and even better narrated. This book is a reminder of why audible plus.

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Fun and interesting story

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Reviewed: 05-08-23

The narration is wonderful. The context and character setup is amazing. The narrative was quite strong to start but dragged a bit in the end.

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Great surprise

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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-10-23

Great story. Writing was solid and the narrator was, as always, excellent. The ending seemed a bit rushed, but good build up.

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