Ken Premo

So Disappointed

Revisado: 05-21-21

I enjoy seeing Dr Gupta on CNN and value his insights with the many medically related topics he discusses. This book seems more focused on what Dr Gupta personally does to Keep Sharp rather than any review of medical literature or new studies. At one point I gave up and just had to quit listening. It sounded like a "brag-fest" from Dr Gupta; yes, he is quite accomplished and yes, he keeps himself fit but that wasn't supposed to be the crux of the book to my understanding.

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Heavy on sales tactics, light on job search

Revisado: 05-21-21

If optimizing your LinkedIn webpage for use in your sales career is what you are looking for, this book may be helpful - if you can get past the narration. The narrator is very difficult to listen to, it sounds that he is giving a presentation at a sales conference rather than narrating an audiobook. Even at 3.5 hours, I couldn't make it to the end of the book.

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Skip the first hour of the book

Revisado: 07-29-20

In truth, I wanted to like this book. But after struggling to stay awake during the dreadfully tedious first hour, I couldn't force myself to listen any further. Perhaps it got interesting further on however the first hour only deals with misconceptions about the eel from Aristotle to the present day as well as the author's childhood experiences of catching eels with his father. The first five chapters of the book and I've learned nearly nothing about eels! Not worth the time.

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What did I just listen to?

Revisado: 07-10-19

First, let me say that the narration is amazing and the cast is stellar. That being said, I'm not sure what I just listened to.
Heads Will Roll was not humorous, was tedious and seemed to lack any direction or plot. Mostly a conglomeration of ideas for comedy skits that were mashed-up into a pseudo-story. And "fart bombs" are not funny for those over the age of 10.

I kept listening with the hope that there would be something that would weave this mess together in the end but that never happened, the wreckage just stopped as if the cast got tired of talking and went home.

My recommendation is to look past the ratings and find another title, it will undoubtedly be better.

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Extraordinary story, very poor narration.

Revisado: 09-19-18

The story of Nicole Mains is amazing and heartening, certainly worth reading and sharing. I would absolutely recommend the written book rather than the audio version as the author is a very poor narrator and the awkwardness of her reading prevented me from becoming truly engaged.

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Little science

Revisado: 08-16-18

Not the type of book I was expecting. Very, very little science. Lots of anecdotes about psychedelic trips, especially the author’s, but then only speculation of the psychological benefits such therapies might provide.

The narration was nicely done.

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Great book until the last 1/3 which is painful.

Revisado: 05-30-16

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

First 2/3 of this book are wonderful. Max Tegmark has an amazing understanding of today's physics and he conveys this in an interesting and understandable manner. Absolutely enjoyable until the last 1/3 of the book, where Tegmark goes into his personal theories and casual observations. This last portion of the book has very little evidence or credibility and Tegmark's wonderfully clear prose falls away to muddled and random speculation. The last chapters drag to a point that it is difficult to finish - and isn't worth the effort.

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Waste of time

Revisado: 02-02-16

Has Power turned you off from other books in this genre?

Definitely

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The performance was fine though difficult to separate from the subject matter.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Power?

First remove the numerous contradictions in the book. Next remove the unsupported opinions and false causal/coincidental correlations; you'd be left with a pamphlet, which wouldn't waste as much of the reader's time.

Any additional comments?

Machiavelli said it much better in the Prince, which this book seems to have simply updated examples and convoluted the meaning.

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What happened to funny

Revisado: 07-18-14

I wanted to like this book. I enjoy the Dilbert cartoons and this seemed to be a chance to become familiar with the man behind the comic strip. And perhaps that's the problem. Written like a self-help book based on the author's travails, it comes across as egotistical, dry and preachy. The narrator's monotone voice with its sarcastic inflections would have been perfect for reading the comic strip but it is too much for a full book.

Couldn't finish the book and gave-up halfway through it.

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Great information but...

Revisado: 03-26-14

I really enjoyed the ideas put forward in this book and I think it is very important that randomness and statistics be better understood in society. That said, the author of the book is long-winded, imperious, and extremely self focused. "I" is the most common word used throughout the book while the author disdains his fellow traders on Wall Street, his fellow MBA's, and his fellow academics.

If you can get past the author, the ideas and information of the book is worth the effort.

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