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IndyInAsiaPacific

Back home in Waikīkī as of 2012 March 22. Visited Hilo, Hawai'i beginning 2012 January 17.

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  • Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom | [Ron Paul]
    Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom
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    Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Ron Paul
    • Narrated By Bob Craig
    Overall
    (238)
    Performance
    (163)
    Story
    (161)

    In Liberty Defined, congressman and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ron Paul returns with his most provocative, comprehensive, and compelling arguments for personal freedom to date. The term "Liberty" is so commonly used in our country that it has become a mere cliché. But do we know what it means? What it promises? How it factors into our daily lives? And most importantly, can we recognize tyranny when it is sold to us disguised as a form of liberty? Dr. Paul writes that to believe in liberty is not to believe in any particular social and economic outcome.

    Armando says: "Ron Paul for President"
    "Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues"
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    5 Stars for the content. These are indeed Essential Issues.

    Suggestion: Savor first the audio book chapters 46, 47 and 48 (why can't they sync the audio book chapter numbers with the print book chapter numbers?) for Dr. Paul's thoughts on “Taxes”, Terrorism”, and “Torture”.

    3 Stars for the reading. I have encountered several instances where Bob Craig completely misread words, (endangered for engendered comes to mind) and others were his phrasing does not deliver the full impact of Congressman Dr. Paul's intention. One would think that a professional narrator would at least 'proof hear" his own work, or get someone to do it for him. This is too important a book to be read so carelessly.

    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • Instant Immersion: Hawaiian | [Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, Kiele Akana-Gooch]
    Instant Immersion: Hawaiian
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    Instant Immersion: Hawaiian

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, Kiele Akana-Gooch
    • Narrated By Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, Kiele Akana-Gooch
    Overall
    (21)
    Performance
    (4)
    Story
    (3)

    Holiday in Honolulu? Meetings on Maui? Aloha, malihini! But why be a stranger to the cultural re-birth of the language of the Hawaiian islands? With Instant Immersion: Hawaiian, you'll bask in the language, culture, and spirit of Hawaii, providing proficiency and insights you can use on the beach or in the boardroom.

    Unique in style and comprehensive in content, this audio suite blends Hawaiian vocabulary and grammar with informative notes on each island.

    Euryleia says: "Fair"
    "Extraordinary Value"
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    If you could sum up Instant Immersion in three words, what would they be?

    Quality. Depth. Value.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Instant Immersion?

    Realizing that Kaliko Beamer-Trapp is Haole. This REALLY inspires me. Kaliko Beamer - Trapp is my Hero, Inspiration and, I guess I can claim, since I study his Instant Immersion Hawaiian course, my Kumu Ōlelo. I look forward to meeting him in person soon, on The Big Island of Hawai'i.


    What does Kaliko Beamer-Trapp and Kiele Akana-Gooch bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Sadly, there is NO BOOK to be found. Apparently there were PDFs at one time, but I have not been able to find them anywhere.Please note, I am a very strong believer in learning languages by ear rather than sight. Nevertheless, having text available clarifies and expedites the process, and enables the learner to focus on areas of interest or need more quickly than searching through long audio tracks. Unless the program is divided into many very short tracks, and this one is not. Even with short multiple tracks, there are advantages to having the text, including the ability to review the material by sight more quickly than by ear.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    That would be a VERY good


    Any additional comments?

    A version of this 8 hours of audio, broken into about 500 short tracks for focus and drilling, with the full text in both Hawaiian and English (or Japanese, Chinese, Spanish...) would be one of the best pieces of language pedagogy ever produced.

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