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Lindsay Moran: Blowing My Cover: My Life As A CIA Spy
A really enjoyable read, filled with insight on a deceitful, and mostly unilluminated job. (****)
Rich Smith: You Can Get Arrested For That
Amusing in parts, but thin in substance overall. (*)
Fish, A Remarkable Way To Boost Morale And Improve Results
Nice small compact inspirational way to live a productive and happier work life. (****)
Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code
Much better than the movie; the plot moves well. (****)
Dan Wetzel: Glory Road: My Story of the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and How One Team Triumphed Against the Odds
Much better than the movie, as it provides more insight behind the story of Don Haskins and Texas Western; would have liked more about the players and their perspective on playing for him. Probably falls somewhere between 3 & 4 on the star rating. I guess I'd just like a more comprehensive telling of the story. Actually, though people may come out of the book/movie with the idea that this was the first time 5 black players took the basketball court at the same time and won a championship, that actually happened in 1957 (9 years earlier) when Tennessee State won the NAIA championship. (***)
Leif Enger: Peace Like a River
Enjoyed this book, my first of 2006. The characters stay with you, left me wanting more. Had some trouble with the old west references, but nonetheless the prose painted plush pictures. (****)
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
It was an enjoyable read, and even more fun to listen to. Jim Dale does a great job with the various voices, giving the characters even more life. (*****)
Pat Conroy: My Losing Season
Really liked this one, a detailed look at a basketball season, and a past, that shaped the author's future. (*****)
Nick Hornby: A Long Way Down
I loved this book and could easily identify with traits of all the characters in it. By far my favorite of the audiobooks (quite well-read, I thought, by the people doing the reading) I've listened too, and among my favorite books, period. Had me laughing out loud (some dark and profane humor, but in step with the characters) and alternatively left me melancholic and feeling for the characters and what they were going through. An interesting look at a serious subject. (*****)
Noah Adams: The Flyers : In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Enjoyable listen, particularly when discussing the relationship the Wright brothers had with their sister Katherine and their father. Delves more on the location of their rise to prominence in aviation, rather than on the technical accomplishments themselves. Still getting used to audiobooks, so my attention waned in spots, but I liked the story, and the places and their descriptions are intriguing. (****)
Jon Stewart: America (The Audiobook): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction
My first audiobook. Very funny (and quite profane) in parts, quite satirical, and an easy listen. This version is an abridged version of his print book. (***)
--Warren Zevon
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