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I grew up hearing stories such as told here. Very entertaining, clarifying, eye opening and stiring. A very worthy listen if you are so inclined.

Great Book! I have had privilege of knowing many WW II veterans. Amazing men

I am thankful for this book. I purchased it 3 years ago but never finished it. We finally did! Shame on me for waiting so long to finish it. Our son is now 17. Nagging, pushing, prodding etc. we did it all wrong. At least we have the rest of his teens to set a..

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Grillo lays out the way that Mexican cartels and criminal gangs acquire their weapons—from the US. Mexican society has been devastated by the cartels and we play an important role in causing this destruction because of our lax gun laws and week enforcement.

The story doesn’t start or end particularly well and there are some plot holes to fill in, but the middle is pretty fun. I think the authors may have been getting their folklore a little messed up with Rougarou vs Lougarou vs Loup-Garou but it worked well enough over all. I think they could have..

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Excellent book! For additional insights and fresh perspectives, but definitely a must, read/listen to The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind’s Evolution by futurist and evolutionary cyberneticist Alex M. Vikoulov.

Great new storyline and characters. Exciting and surprising twists. Finished in two listens. Just ordered book two and am anxious for book three.

Mediocre writing decays into a universe where people do and say things that just don’t make any sense. Lazy “by the way” additions of fact to support preposterous scenarios, demonstrate a lack of a structured, thought out story. The writers friends should have waved a flag and helped prevent this from coming to press. Tucked..

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For every two pieces of interesting information, you have to wade through eight pieces of minutia. I kept thinking it would get better, but it did not and I quit half way through.

Absolutely thorough in explaining the circumstances and actions of General Meade. I learned a great deal about the tactical problems and the conditions of the Army of the Potomac in this comprehensive and well told narrative.