Unabridged Audiobook
This is not my typical choice of book and it’s an understatement to say I have absolutely NO interest in engines, but I’m trying to expand my reading horizons. And with this book, I’m so very glad I did!!! Is it an easy book? No. For someone like me who is not interested in its focused topic, it was often dry as a bone…BUT…the facts that were presented were utterly fascinating! And as such, I trudged through the parts that were too detailed for me regarding engine mechanics. Even through that trudging though, I picked up an understanding of how engines work and I’m quite grateful for that! It was a force feed but not distasteful. I listened to the book via the audio version and the narrator, hands down, was a wonderful addition and helped tremendously to make this topic interesting. The overarching story about Rudolph Diesel is fantastic!
Fascinating story. Meticulously researched. The beginning and end of the book, I couldn't turn it off. The middle was a little slow and heavy on naval history, but overall, it was a really interesting listen.
Sorry, but didn't think this book was that good. On the positive it does illustrate the build up to the First World War very well, on the down quite a bit of the book devolves into a lengthy conspiracy quest for the perpetrators involved in the disappearance of Herr Diesel, the Rockerfellas, the German Kaiser, Churchill. Also, the book also gives great detail into a very creative inventor that has fallen into obscurity.
Love it! Very intriguing.
great story.. well written.
Very interesting! Learned a lot about the Diesel engine. Highly recommend.
I loved this book. I'm happy when I can learn a thing or two from any book. So many things in the book made me say, "I didn't know anything about that." Too bad so many countries are phasing out the Diesel engines. I hope we see more in combination with EV and biofuels.
Very well written and narrated. And a true story that should not be lost to history. As a construction business owner I have been around Diesel engines my whole adult life but I knew nothing of the inventor or his quite amazing life. He played a big part in the amazing times in which he lived.
Such an interesting story. The author has managed to tell this tale in such a riveting way, that even non-mechanically inclined listeners like myself are hooked from start to finish.
Excellent
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