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Title: The American President by Philip B. Kunhardt Jr., Philip B. Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt, Richard Neustadt, Larry Kenney ISBN: 0-694-52154-X Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: November, 1999 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Audio CD- Great Book and Good Reader make a Great Listen
Comment: It seems increasingly rare that you get all three desirable elements within an unabridged audio CD; a good story, a good reader and a presentation that is easy to understand. This Audio CD succeeds on all three accounts.
The author's material lends itself to a book that is easily listened to. The three Mr. Kunhardts have analyzed all of the country's presidents by grouping them into ten categories, Heroic Posture, Compromise Choices, Professional Politicians, Independent Casts of Mind, Family Ties, Happenstance, The American Way, the World Stage, Expanding Power and Balance of Power. You'll be surprised to see where the authors have placed various presidents. I especially enjoyed the pieces about Hoover, McKinley, Polk and Taft. This quick and easy breakdown allows the authors to spend about 8 - 12 minutes of reading time per president, making it easy to digest as you listen to. They focus on the major highlights of their presidencies, and by comparing them to others within their respective category, make some enlightening points about American history. This is one of the first audio CDs I've listened where purchasing the text is an appealing proposition. The reader does a very good job of seriously reading the parts without overdoing it. They use a second reader for various direct quotes of the presidents.
This is a very good Audio CD. I recommend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: AUDIO BOOK: Very good
Comment: This is a very well written and well read book on tape. The authors tell you a brief description of each of the American presidents from Washington to Clinton. Because there is a lot of material to cover in four cassette tapes, it is a BRIEF summary of each president's term in office. At the same time, it is a fascinating story that analyzes and draws parallels between presidents who served decades or centuries apart. Instead of going chronologically through each presidency, the authors have broken it down into several chapters. Each chapter has a theme such as accidental presidents - or vice-presidents who became president after an assassination or unexpected death. Then each of the presidents who fit in that category are described in that chapter. It was very easy to follow and very interesting to hear the parallels between presidents so many years apart. Because it is a brief history of each president, you will find many places where you can stop the tape and come back to it again later. It's not an action story though, so it might not keep you awake if you are driving late at night. I mostly listened to it during daylight driving hours when I didn't need the radio to help keep me awake.
Rating: 3
Summary: Reader Was Disappointing
Comment: I found the reader in the CD/cassette versions difficult to listen to. His diction was mushy, almost slurred. Although I have some reservations about the book (such as its unconventional organization, which may be more confusing in the audio format), overall it was interesting and informative. But the reader really detracted from my enjoyment of the book.
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Title: Contextualizing Teaching : Introduction to Education and Educational Foundations by Joe L. Kincheloe, Patrick Slattery, Shirley R. Steinberg ISBN: 0801315042 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 21 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $99.80 |
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Title: Learning to Teach for Social Justice (Multicultural Education, 11) by Linda Darling-Hammond, Jennifer French, Silvia Paloma Garcia-Lopez ISBN: 0807742082 Publisher: Teachers College Pr Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Jefferson's Pillow : The Founding Fathers and the DIlemma of Black Patriotism by Roger Wilkins ISBN: 0807009571 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 12 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Modern Presidency by James P. Pfiffner ISBN: 0312208596 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 30 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: "Negro President" : Jefferson and the Slave Power by Garry Wills ISBN: 0618343989 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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