Very interesting stories from a man who lived through it ...
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Very interesting stories from a man who lived through it and is still alive!
The extreme hardships many suffered through makes one appreciate what we have today.
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I loved the interviews before each episode with the actual men who were there,  who share their experiences which affects their lives to this day.
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Like listening to my Dad's stories! Gives a lot of insight into what the real meat of hte Corps went through during WW II.
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I love the truth in some of these stories. I moved away in my thirties from my siblings and this brought back lots of memories. Very told and gave lots of hope for the future.
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This was an excellent insight into the life of Dave Mustaine. The book shows how hard he had to struggle to get where he is. The stories are very entertaining, I read this in a single sitting.
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A very interesting and insightful biography of a man who over came many hardships in his early life.
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Pretty good job.  We lived thru this and he answered most my questions about what really happened and why.  And what a story - one bigger than life.
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I really enjoyed hearing the stories recounted in Beyond the Bar.

There is a certain wisdom to be gained at the end of an experience looking back but when you're at the start, looking forward, its not always so clear which way to go.

The author portrayed a number of situations where his perspective and values conflicted with the conventional thinking of those around him and the advice given to him by his mentors. Reading about how those situations played out was very compelling.
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Great stories from someone who was there when a lot of musical (and social) history was made. Up close and personal with Jerry Garcia, Jim Morrison, the Chambers Brothers and more.
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A some what strange account of a unique individual travel through life. A few strange stories that now days difficult to understand since much has changed. Fred Bond gives quite insightful accounts of the times he lived in -  that may become further vague in the near future as the new generations will lack understanding of the past - I hope I will be proven wrong.

Fred was clear open minded for the age that he lived. One obvious lesson is that understanding one own times often naturally lacks perspective. A few more intimate details of his life would have made reading much more interesting. His diatribes on religion while some what weird does offer a perspective that some "new age" thinkers would best head.

Fred's aacount of his career is clear to anyone who has work in engineering and  quite good - though more intimate details would again increase interest.  His stories of his errors are classic and well placed.
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The author is clearly fascinated by the subject, and engages you through the thread of his own father's tale of survival. I would like to have heard more of his father's tale though.  The stories are interesting and well told.  The conclusions, and what we can learn from them can be argued.
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I found this fascinating - many of the stories within read like those TV reality/documentary shows about Jails (Spike TVs "Jail" comes to mind) but from the perspective of a doctor instead of an officer.
I received an early release and then, later on, ordered it from Amazon so that I could read it again on my Kindle.
I'm sure there is a better way of saying this, but the book is written as a ton of connected mini stories along the overall story.  Each of the stories is interesting so that kept me interested as well as where he was going (the book is a story of his time in correction medicine).
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Very well written and brought back to mind a personal experience.
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Ralph Peters tells so many great stories about his early life in the middle east!! The first is the champion story, unforgettable. His life experiences that are told in this anthology explain clearly his views today in expressing himself on the cultures of the near east and the middle east. He lays it out, no swishy opinions from Ralph.
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Very interesting memoir about one man's experiences in the Korean War. I learned a lot - it was a "good read" about a subject I formerly knew nothing about.
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Well written and very interesting, especially if you live in Hawaii and grew up hearing about these types of stories
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Bruce had a whole different sixties experience than I did. It was fun to live vicariously through his well-crafted stories. It is gratifying to know he survived all that craziness. Fun read!