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The Profession

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The Profession

By: Steven Pressfield
Narrated by: Toby Leonard Moore
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Author of numerous New York Times best-sellers—including the epic chronicle of the Battle of Thermopylae, Gates of Fire—Steven Pressfield delivers novels of unmatched historical accuracy. In The Profession, Pressfield taps his considerable well of military knowledge to craft a piece of speculative fiction set in 2032. With corporate and private powers wielding their own military forces, an exiled American general plans to return to the U.S. and claim the presidency for his own. Only his closest confidant stands any chance of defeating him.

©2011 Steven Pressfield (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC Fiction Genre Fiction Military Political Science Fiction Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Espionage Thriller Middle East
Thought Provoking Story • Military Authenticity • Fantastic Narration • Exciting Plot • Historical Parallels

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Wow, it was a wonderful read!!! I wish I could erase my memory and listen to it all over again for the first time.

Outstanding!

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Pressfield is a master. His view into warfare and the men that fight are amazing.

Great book!

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They spent way too much time setting up the characters in the first half of the book it just got tedious. The narrator was not very good, pausing after each sentence or two it made the whole book seem choppy. Sort of like a book narrated by William Shatner.

The second half of the book was ok and moved at a decent pace. The narrator actually went three or four sentences between pauses.

Plodding first half, ok at the end

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Maybe it would be better to read than listen to. The jumping back and forth between current time and the past was somewhat hard to follow. The ending was super disjointed, especially the main characters ability to get around the world in what seems like a heart beat.

Disjointed with an anti climactic ending

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"Who do you bury today soldier?"
"My brother."
amazing prose. well researched. relatable and relevant.

best. book. ever.

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