from the description it seemed like a good book
920083
bought as a gift, recipiant seemed to be excited to read it. from the description it seemed like a good book.
915723
The general idea for the book is good, it's a great description of the 12 forces that we are living, I think that the book could be condensed into a great Wired article, it seems artificially lengthen at some times.
2158248
I think the concept in the book is fine, but it seems like one of those books where once you've read the cover, you've pretty much got the entire concept.
2062282
The book is mostly about the author's father's search for his heritage and the father/daughter relationship, not really about the author's parents' marriage so I think the description isn't very good for this book. It was informative, but written in kind of a sameness. I realize it was a biography, but I think it needed more... excitement. Only I have no idea how she would've done that. Maybe more writing experience will help? It's definitely not my kind of biography, but points for effort.
2888852
My wife read it and she thought it was a good book.
3662521
I received it for free from my monthly Kindle choice and said, "Ok, I'll give it a try." When I started to read it, it seemed like a so-so book. About a third of the way in, it became very interesting and caught my attention. The first third didn't feel like how normal people respond to stress and crises, but the author began to get a better feel for this as the book continued. I would recommend it as a good read and I look forward to the next one.
214684
well i just happened to see this book browsing through amazon.
The book has various chapters and each chapter is written from point of view of a character.

the books theme is good and could have been brought forward even better.
The characters were decently defined.
i was lost in lots of descriptions and side stuff and lost interest in between.

Book ended nicely for the sequel though
would rate it 3/5
1110410
The author laid out a specific format where he would write about a specific cycling subject under the heading of each chapter and then add a real life story/anecdote at the end of the chapter. In theory it sounds good, but I am not sure that it actually came across as well as it sounded as it seemed that some of the anecdotes were a stretch and the author was really pulling to make a connection between the subject and his "real-life" stories.

As to the individual chapter/subjects I got the feeling that the author needed to expand each one way more than he did. It seemed as if he starts with a subject that he determined needs to be covered and then got down what he could think of to say about the subject. The problem is that what he had to say, too often, wasn't enough. He really needed to go into some further detail, do some research, expand on the subjects more.

I would say that what is in the book was a good first draft. It needed a second, third and maybe forth draft to make it a really good book. The author should have spent some more time on it before publishing.

Having said that, I give anyone great props for writing something and publishing it. It isn't as easy as just deciding on an idea and writing it down. Getting to the point of publishing, in and of itself, is a feat that should be applauded.
3405278
I recommend it.  That said the book seems more a collection of multiple author notes or a transcript of an instructor talking about different topics while giving a lesson; an instructor talking to a student with tips and tricks along the way.  This is not bad and perhaps what makes it easy to read, but it is not a text book for a novice.
2284725
I enjoyed the book.  I would have liked it to continue once I was done.  I think that is the sign of a good book
3685859
It is a good book to read, many readers complain about the repetitive description I just scanned passed it and it was not bad.
3862389
I have not finished the book, but it seems like good information.
2544171
I liked the book very much, but felt it was too lengthy in descriptions. I lost interest in the middle of the book, but continued on because I wanted to know how he was rescued.
4514802
Primary characters were well formed and setting was superb, tho what becomes of the lesser characters sometimes had me puzzled. Book moves along at a steady pace and does reach a climax, tho I am left wanting for more with regards to tying up some loose ends. All in all a decent read that probably would make a good enough movie if the book description is accurate. I'd give it 3.5 stars rounded up so as to give it the benefit of the doubt (and since I did think highly of the cover!)
4818618
The concept of the book was good but I think it could have been presented in about half the time.
3617565
I haven't read the book the title looks interesting though. I will read it once I finish my other book. :)
4039020
Book was described as being in Very Good condition.  Based on many books I have bought throught Amazon and E-Bay, I would consider its condition as Acceptable or on the very low end of the Good scale.