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Review Date: 8/19/2012
A nice re-write of the original with some more mature plotting and writing. Well done.
Review Date: 3/7/2014
The book was interesting and readable - but it was not Dick Francis. I have read other Felix Francis books that were better. I was a little put off by the frequent repetitions of the term "command voice" - yes, it's a valid concept but it seemed overused, or at least the descriptions seemed repetitive. I did NOT figure out the "surprise" ending, but I didn't find it all that surprising, either. I consumed this on audio, and it's not in any way a bad book for a long ride in the car, but there are other Dick Francis/Felix books that are much better.
Review Date: 4/30/2009
This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to learn Microsoft Project, and it includes a CD that will let you install Project on your computer. It covers the 20% of "most used" features in a fast, easy way and then goes on to build up to the less used bits.
Review Date: 5/8/2009
This is a nice BBC performance of the book - but is NOT an audio book. It's an abridged radio performance.
Review Date: 5/14/2014
This was the best novel about Africa I've seen since Alexander McCall Smith's books came out a dozen years ago - and it's better than most of his later ones. Tamar Myers lived in central Africa as a child and her settings have the joyous clarity of a child's vision. Her characters are mature, complex, sincere and very, very African in their outlook. The novel begins with the crash of a plane bringing a young missionary to the Congo, and concerns a lost-and-found diamond as big as an egg, the relationship between the witch doctor's two wives, and the administration of justice along racial lines. I enjoyed the book very much and have ordered the second in the series.
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