Customer Review: During the 2004 Democratic Convention Barack Obama burst onto the US national political scene with a speech that included this line: "I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that in no other country on Earth... more info
Customer Review: The thing I appreciated most about this book is that Goodwin allows us to experience the voices of women and the importance of the women around Lincoln, Chase, Seward, and Bates. Although it is changing, so much American history is delivered to us through the voices of men. Not only is this a great... more info
Customer Review: Many fine bits in here to say the least. Including Jackson's birth into dire poverty (how his mother was never the mistress of her own house); first meeting between Jackson and political rival John Quincy Adams in a reception thrown by the then US President. (Adams just barely defeated Jackson for... more info
Customer Review: Greg Mortenson and David Relin weave a fascinating tale of an adventurer turned advocate for rural education in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In some of the most remote and inhospitable areas of the world, Greg Mortensen succeeds in building schools where the government had failed. As a woman who lived... more info
Customer Review: A great read at the right time in history. I read this book during the 08 presidential campaigns juxtaposing the FDR administration and the Obama campaign; I could not help but feel an ominous déjà vu. The Forgotten Man by Amity Shlaes is a case study of the FDR years. Shlaes historic... more info
Customer Review: It's hard to review this book, as pretty much everyone is reading it anyway. The writing style is engaging, clear, and interesting. Part of this is because Mr. Alter chose to use extremely short chapters, some only four or five pages long, to make the book seem to read faster. I'm not sure he... more info
Customer Review: my problems with this audibook, is the execution of it. It is NOT available in MP3 format; that would reduce the number discs from eight to one or two. My second probelm there is NO "change CD" audio, since I am 6 of 8 discs through this audiobook, and it bugs they can't add a beep or audio queue so... more info
