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Great biblical insight

Reviewed: 10-01-24

Being narrated by the author gives his intimate insight into God’s word even more intimacy.

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Amazing story—masterful narration

Reviewed: 11-25-22

A wonderful story made all the more wonderful as a chronology of racial progress made, even in Mississippi, over the last 50 years. I’m sure the print copy would be very entertaining, but the narration is an outstanding addition to the power of the story.

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A book for the young and old

Reviewed: 05-21-22

I have the book in print, audible and Kindle. It’s fascinating reading as Dr Stephen is an excellent author. He presents the narrative very engagingly and the technical portions in easy assimilable fashion.
This book should be read by young and old (I’m 92) alike.

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A history buff, but fortunately not a connoisseur

Reviewed: 09-12-21

Reading some of the one star print reviews I find Winik's writing criticized for all manner of journalistic shortcomings. Fortunately, the audible experience did not communicate these flagrancies. I thoroughly enjoyed the interweaving of this critical period in world history. The history professor may be aghast at some of the "simplistic" conclusions the author presents, but I feel the non professional history buff will thoroughly enjoy Winik's passionate presentation. Expressing a little justifiable pride in the wisdom of this country’s founders is refreshing in this day of nationalistic cynicism.

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Didn’t miss a word for long

Reviewed: 07-17-18

With many audible books there are usually "dozing" portions. Not so with this one. If I did doze, it was not the book or narrator's fault, but mine. The few times I dozed, I "rewound" to catch what I’d missed. The story of Alexander’s life, made me sad at his death—what might have been. His atrocities were shocking, but, as the author says, reflective of the times. A map or maps in hand of those 300BC lands helped me with the geography and gave a visualization to the audio.

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Great story. Poor title.

Reviewed: 01-22-18

Enjoyed this historical fiction very much. It was in a sense, from my male perspective, a romance novel, but so well done it carried my interest through every chapter. I purchased it originally for my wife and her sister, but was soon listening with great enjoyment and anticipation. I feel the title will turn off the male shopper.

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History with an agenda?

Reviewed: 09-27-17

I lived through the whole time frame of WW2, having been born in 1930. I lived most of the war years on a farm in the Midwest. I could relate to so little of what the Home Front reported. If the report was not of selections made with a political agenda it was very revelatory and perceptive. I would have to do more research to verify expressed conclusions. In any event a considerable amount of food for thought was provided. I should be challenged to seek confirming/opposing viewpoints. Maybe I will!

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What I'd rather have

Reviewed: 03-09-16

Being rather new to poetry (although 85) this book was a wonderful introduction to that world. Lithgow made each chapter a looked to adventure. My regret being Lithgow did not do all the readings. His readings seemed to be more vibrant and communicative than many of his guests. I strongly recommended the book to my homeschooling daughter as a delightful daily break for her class of three.

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ISIS Is amateur

Reviewed: 12-08-15

Not wishing to minimize the senseless atrocities perpetrated by ISIS, but they are amateurs compared to the Nazis. Winik, with unrestrained detail chronicles the years of moral depravity of the German and Nazi people toward all who did not fit their definition of correctness. What lessons can we learn from history in closing our response to the evils of genocide? The US has and is guilty. Winik, without specifically proclaiming it, would call a halt to isolation from our moral responsibility to the value of human life. Winik's seamless weaving of so many threads of our recent history into a cohesive, illuminated picture is revelatory. I am so much better informed than I was even having personally lived through the entire epoch. Born in 1930 I was too involved in personal naval gazing to ever perceiving of a personal responsibility to be involved in attempting to effect change--for which I repent. Read the book and ask what your response should be--you may be surprised.

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The narrator makes the book

Reviewed: 08-21-15

I'm sure I would have enjoyed reading the print edition, but oh my the verbal acting ability of Morton made the experience exceptional. The ultra liberal use of character vignettes was a novel way of describing the various viewpoints of the conflict, but sometimes seemed lacking in development. My greatest disappointment was the ending--seemed like the author ran out of vision for his conclusion.

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