A Talent for Killing. ..Ralph Dennis’s talent is very apparent in this book that was only published after his death. Atlanta in the seventies and the writing makes you feel as if you’re there both in the action and in Atlanta. Listening to the audiobook is a flashback to that Era. Shawn Compton’s narration is..
While a bit dense, this book is great overview of the field of Deep Learning.
The political opinions are irrelevant to the main point of this book. For that reason I took off stars. When it comes to breaking down strategies for selling to the affluent, it’s a great book. You just gotta weave through the garbage.
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This is a rather innovative premise as assassin thrillers go. It’s not very plausible, but it makes for a very exciting and interesting story. The characters are fairly well drawn and voiced distinctly by Shawn Compton. However, it is quite dated with pay phones rather than cell phones and much more smoking than you’d find..
Kane is a former CIA assassin that got his memory wiped after a mission. He starts a new life as an assassin for hire unaware of those after him. The story is full of action and was very fast paced. The writing was quite sharp and quick adding to the pace of the action packed..
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This volume is my first exposure to the writing of Ralph Dennis, and it has been a pleasant one. The dark noir atmosphere reminded me of a Jack Nicholson or even Humphrey Bogart detective movie. The only thing missing here is a love interest for our protagonist Kane. Between the CIA, the Cubans, and the..
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I received this from the published through Audiobook Boom in exchange for an honest review. This one confused me; it seemed like it was very disjointed and didn’t flow well. And then I read that it was actually two books blended together. It would have been helpful if there was a break between the two..
This book made me feel like I was listening to a version of The Equalizer; not the movie, but the T.V. show back in the day. It also felt a bit like Mad Men with the conversations and the era that this whole story took place in. The action was pretty good in some parts..
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This book is a hell of a piece. Paul provided a lot of details, and takes the time to clarify all of them. This is truly a first hand account from the writers eyes and it’s not sensored at all. With all the military books out there it’s wonderful to see one where the writer..
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This is a great example of a 70’s era spy/crime pulp novel because, well, it is. I didn’t really research the genesis of this book, and it turns out it was written in the late 70s, but only published this year. It was a fun jaunt through spy and crime worlds with the proto-typical superhuman..