An outstanding read, with one caveat: it was probably too soon to include anything on the CODIV-19 pandemic, since we are still in the midst of it andAn outstanding read, with one caveat: it was probably too soon to include anything on the CODIV-19 pandemic, since we are still in the midst of it and the information--even the virus--is changing on a daily basis.
This is a fascinating book! There's simply so much information to digest in this book that listening to it doDNF @ 22%
4 stars and a DNF, you say? Yes!
This is a fascinating book! There's simply so much information to digest in this book that listening to it doesn't do it any justice.
Victor Davis Hanson is an exceptional historian and writer, and he has the added ability to see long-term consequences of decisions, both good and bad, all the way to modern times. I'm going to pick this up again soon, but as a written book instead....more
So, my father passed away about 18 months ago and I inherited his library of physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks, among other things. The physical So, my father passed away about 18 months ago and I inherited his library of physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks, among other things. The physical books are in boxes for the time being, and number about 2000. The ebooks number over 100,000, and I'm slowly working my way through seven 1TB hard drives, trying to figure out what is in this treasure trove. My dad was a voracious reader of all sorts of things; he was an amateur historian and philosopher, and when he decided to study a subject, he would buy every book he could find on that topic.
My dad was also Jewish, and while he never kept completely to the teachings, it was ingrained into him when he was a little boy and young man. His parents and siblings were immigrants from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s and they spoke Yiddish, a mashup of Hebrew and dozens of other languages. I remember hearing my aunts and uncles speaking it, and trying to figure out what language they were speaking.
This audiobook is the first from my dad's library, and the subject is a perfect fit in finding out a little bit about his side of the family. The book is a history book, history of a little-known language and a history of a people group who have maintained a distinct culture away from their homeland for two thousand years.
The book was fascinating. The narration was perfect, and it felt like I was hearing my dad's relatives once again.
I'm quite excited about what other treasures I'll find in this massive library, too....more
I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was hoping to read a balanced view of the current slow collapse of the AmerDNF @ 5%
I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was hoping to read a balanced view of the current slow collapse of the American republic, but instead it's a book of solid bashing of conservative values. Definitely not going to finish this one!...more
I'm not much into horseracing, but for whatever reason, the Triple Crown fascinates me and I rarely miss any Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, or BelmI'm not much into horseracing, but for whatever reason, the Triple Crown fascinates me and I rarely miss any Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, or Belmont Stakes. I watched California Chrome fail in his bid in 2014 to win this hardest of championships. I also saw American Pharoah win it all the very next year in 2015, the first time a Triple Crown winner was christened since Affirmed did it in 1978.
This audiobook was given away by Audible in celebration of their horse, named Audible, running in the 2018 Kentucky Derby. I really didn't plan on listening to it, but I had a few days of unplanned audiobook time, and with the Belmont coming up this weekend and a chance for another horse, Justify, to win it all, I figured now was a great time to listen.
I wasn't prepared for a book that was narrated so well that I got goosebumps when the horse one each race in the Triple Crown, as well as the Breeder's Cup in late October. It was actually quite an emotional book, and I quite enjoyed it. Who knows, I may be listening to another audiobook about Justify in a few years. ...more
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