Joe

It's pronounced DECK, not DEE-EE-SEE and GaNew

Reviewed: 07-05-24

Outstanding narration except producer didn't do any homework. It's really grading when narrator says DEE-EE-SEE over a hundred times when everyone pronounced it DECK. Really great and entertaining story except the last chapter that says AI will always be 20 years in the future (as it always has). The book states, AI can't answer the question, "Can a crocodile play basketball"? I asked 4 LLM's (AI engines) "Can a croc play BB?" and they all gave the correct answer. The book is not to blame, in 2013 these LLMs were years off.
Even though it's entertaining, the author writes the innovators (like Gates, Jobs, etc) assertions as fact. Gates really did not anticipate the dominance software would have over hardware.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Pronounces Amendola incorrect 132 times.

Reviewed: 04-30-24

Narration was 7* on a scale of 1 to 5, except for mispronouncing Amendola.
Some gems in this book but it has several fatal flaws. It describes hundreds of routine plays in excruciating detail. TV has 1,000 viewers for every radio listener because ppl want to see the play, not have it described. It's mind boggling that the narriator, the producer, the recording tech, the janitor, and the reset of the crew don't know how to pronounce Amendola. It's especially mind blowing they pronounce his nick name Dola correctly.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Entertaining but author doesn't know NFL football

Reviewed: 02-08-24

He says, "The 53 Patriots chose to be introduced as a team (not the starters as individuals, which has been the tradition in the SB). Even casual NFL fans know only 48 dress for a game, even the SB, not the 53 on the team roster. Benedict's other NFL book (QB -My Life Behind the Spiral by Steve Young) is excellent and accurate, but that's because Young wrote it. Benedict writes on football, Mormons, golf, BB, e. coli, psychology, and more. I suspect he's not conversant with any specialty he writes on.
He over-values BellyChuck and doesn't talk about BellyChucks many HUGE mistakes and bad sides. He presents the dynasty as a 50-50 split for the success. BellyChucks losing record without TB12 proves TB12 was primarily responsible for the dynasty. BellyChuck is personally responsible for 2 SB loses. 1. Playing all his starters in game 16, 2007 against the giants, and showing the giants all their tricks. 2. Benching butler for the Iggles SB to prove he's the boss. For many winning teams, the coaching staff is more than 50%, for Brady, Peyton, Young, Montana, Elway, Marino, the QB is far more important.
For Brady or Pats fans, it's a must listen even with the glaring flaws.
Narration gets an A .

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Riveting must read, rates with Gates book.

Reviewed: 08-01-22

Duty - Memoirs of a Secretary at War -By: Robert M. Gates Was a 5 star book, and this one is even better.
Trumpublicans will naturally hate it.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Riveting must read

Reviewed: 08-01-22

Really interesting history Nixon and his crew. Amazing the differences and similarities between Trump and Nixon.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Even fiscal conservatives will love this book.

Reviewed: 01-12-21

I'm a fiscal conservative who disagrees with much of Obama's big government solutions, but the book is fantastic.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Narration too bad to listen too

Reviewed: 01-12-21

I'm sure the book is great, but it's too much work to listen too. Get a real narrator and I'll cancel my refund.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Fantastic story, well told, and great narration.

Reviewed: 01-12-21

Very entertaining and accurate story of how the FBI and press really screwed up. No way this knucklehead could have made such a sophisticated bomb. He was a good guy, albeit a bit to zealous in enforcing the law. If you enjoyed the Richard Jewell film by Eastwood, listen to this book. The book is all facts, unlike the movie.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Basic mistakes, many mispronunciations

Reviewed: 01-12-21

I won't recap the horrible narration, that's covered. Other problems:

** States, 1994 Email was virtually unknown. LOL, I'd been sending email since 1984. **
** Hundreds of FBI agents want to further their career. Make that tens of thousands. **
* The bomb evidence was sent to Washington DC. They don't sent FBI evidence to DC.
* She pronounces Helena Montana as Hell-een-uh, not the correct, Hell-uh-nuh.
* Unforgiveable ambiguity in the FBI interviewing all 16 living victims of the unabombers attacks. I'm sure she means "intended targets'. Several of those injured by the bombs were not the intended recipient. She says this several times.
* Incorrectly spells out the SUN S-P-A-R-C, latter on correctly pronounces it spark. It's alway called a spark.
* Skips interesting details. It's the same number of words to change 'in a suburb of SLC" to 'xyx, a sub of SLC".
The Suspect, An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle By: Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen, is much better. It tells a great story. This book just reads off facts, some incomplete/incorrect, and doesn't tell a story.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Highly entertaining and informative

Reviewed: 05-27-20

From the prologue: Where do new infectious diseases come from? All human viral infections are believed to originate in animals.
A really fantastic listen.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful