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Title: Big Coal

Subtitle: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future

Author: Jeff Goodell

Narrator: Peter Larkin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengence. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for energy independence. Is coal the solution to America's energy problems?

On close examination, the glowing promise of coal quickly turns to ash. Coal mining remains a deadly and environmentally destructive industry. Nearly 40 percent of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year comes from coal-fired power plants. In the last two decades, air pollution from coal plants has killed more than half a million Americans.

In this eye-opening call to action, Goodell explains the costs and consequences of America's addiction to coal and discusses how we can kick the habit.

Members Reviews:

Alarmist or Realist?

Is the earth about ready to ecologically bite the big one via coal-caused global warming, or is this whole thing blown out of proportion? I don't know; but I think we should play it safe and listen to Jeff Goodell. I might not agree with his liberal politics, but I do respect the study he has done on `Big Coal', which is full of fascinating and scary stats and observations. According to Goodell, each American indirectly causes 20 tons of CO2 to spew out into the air each year! Also, the U.S. is known as the `Saudi Arabia of Coal', containing fully a quarter of the earth's coal supply, and consuming over a billion tons a year! Some coal trains are a mile-long! The last nuclear plant went on-line over 30 years ago because of the problem of what to do with nuclear waste.

He says the earth's ecology is at the tipping point of some serious global warming because of `Big Coal'. He says that we've already raised the average temperature one degree farenheit and are well on the way to a 3.5 degrees increase which will start a catastrophic series of events in nature that we don't even want to think about. He says that it would overall, society-wide, be cheaper to clean-up the coal emissions rather than pay for the health problems the dirty air causes.

The strange thing is that the coal issue is not even talked about very much, probably because most of us are so far removed from coal excavation or plants. Goodell said he had not even seen a piece of coal until he was 41 (presumably while writing this book.). By the way, I used to see coal as a kid because we had a coal furnace, but haven't seen any since. You could see lumps in the street also.

All of this reminds me a little of Y2K. Nobody got excited about it until it was almost too late. Then there was a all-out (and successful) effort to avert massive computer problems.

Now I think it's time to do something about the coal situation before it is too late. Is Goodell an alarmist or a realist? I hope he's only the former, but fear he is also the latter.

How and Why We Are Using a 19th Century Fuel in the 21st Century

Although this was in my library for some time, I decided to read it now due to the mining accidents in Utah and China. I was hoping it might shed some light on why the number of mining accidents seems to be increasing, which it did.

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Title: Most Important Fish in the Sea

Author: Bruce H. Franklin

Narrator: Bruce H. Franklin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-10

Publisher: Caravan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

In this brilliant portrait of the oceans' unlikely hero, H. Bruce Franklin shows how menhaden have shaped America's national-and natural-history, and why reckless overfishing now threatens their place in both. Since Native Americans began using menhaden as fertilizer, this amazing fish has greased the wheels of U.S. agriculture and industry. By the mid-1870s, menhaden had replaced whales as a principal source of industrial lubricant, with hundreds of ships and dozens of factories along the eastern seaboard working feverishly to produce fish oil. Since the Civil War, menhaden have provided the largest catch of any American fishery.

Members Reviews:

A Great Book

This is a superb book and the author, H Bruce Franklin, reads it wonderfully. The Menhaden is not just a parable for our abuse of the sea it is also a very real and pressing issue. One monopoly company is currently overfishing the Menhaden to make fishmeal and in the process destabilizing all the predators that eat it. A key fact in this is that Menhaden eat algae -- they clean the sea. Striped Bass and all the other great game fish eat Menhaden. Thus thee whole food chain of the sea and we on land need this previously unloved fish. I predict you will listen to this compulsively once you begin.

a most important book on the most important fish

What made the experience of listening to Most Important Fish in the Sea the most enjoyable?

great information about how overfishing one species could so greatly affect a local ecosystem which, in turn, affects the world

It took a bit of time to get used to the slow, scratchy voiced, and sometimes muffled narration, but the author is passionate and very well informed and I ended up really enjoying this book and narration.There is alot of great history presented on this little known(at least on the West Coast) fish and the tales of its abundance in earlier years is jaw dropping. Fascinating information about how long it has taken before man realized and was willing to do something to reverse the effects of overfishing. If fishing a species is going to destroy the ecosystem and deplete things to the point where we are endangering ourselves, then we can no longer "self regulate" fish catches and government(or an international fish conservancy commission) intervention is necessary.

You cannot leave it up to a corporation because their interests are short term and based on profits. It is amazing and disheartening to know that for this one species it comes down to ONE corporation! I hope the menhaden do not go the way of the passenger pigeon.

What other book might you compare Most Important Fish in the Sea to and why?

Four Fish by Paul Greenberg. Both are great books. Cod by Mike Kurlasky as well.

Which character as performed by Bruce H. Franklin was your favorite?

himself

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was appalled at how human thoughtlessness can devastate the balance of nature so easily. We're killing ourselves through our own selfishness. That must be Mother Nature's failsafe to keep us from irrevocably destroying the natural world. We will destroy ourselves first.

Any additional comments?

thank you Mr Franklin for writing this book.

Story is great but narration is not

I'm going to read this book in paperback.

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Title: The Path

Subtitle: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe

Author: Chet Raymo

Narrator: Jay Snyder

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

For almost 40 years, Chet Raymo walked a one-mile path from his house to the college where he taught physics, chronicling the universe by observing every detail of his route with a scientist's curiosity, a historian's respect for the past, and a child's capacity for wonder.

With each step, the landscape he traversed became richer, suggesting ever deeper aspects of astronomy, history, biology, and literature, and making the path universal in scope. His insights inspire us to turn our local paths into portals to greater understanding of our interconnectedness with nature and history.

Critic Reviews:

"[P]rompted by what he sees, Raymo discusses engagingly such topics as [physics], photosynthesis, geology and evolution. The path so intimately familiar to him runs for barely more than a mile, 'but the territory it traverses is as big as the universe.'" (Scientific American)

Members Reviews:

A wondrous and beautiful experience

Any additional comments?

I found this audiobook spellbinding and mesmerising. Its simple message is that the sheer wonder and joy of the natural and scientific world is right under our noses, and we need, in most cases, look nowhere else to feed our need for awe and amazement. A tiny bit too much of local history for my taste, but that in no way degrades the overall effect. Wonderful and beautiful and I look forwad to a sequel!

Highly recommended

Wonderful book!

I thoroughly enjoyed the five hours. From the very simple premise of Raymo's one mile walk to & from work each day, we are led through millions of years of history, shown around the Earth and encouraged to notice the miracle of nature right on our doorsteps.

I would highly recommend this book.

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Title: Evolution

Subtitle: Science & Nature

Author: iMinds

Narrator: Luca James Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-09

Publisher: iMinds

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Learn about Charles Darwin's theories of Evolution with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.In the 1830s, a young naturalist called Charles Darwin set out as part of a survey expedition on the HMS Beagle. The Beagle circumnavigated the Earth, taking five years and carrying out detailed surveys around the southern coast of South America. Darwin collected fossils and different species of plants and animals, and made many detailed observations which caused him to come up with an absolutely crazy idea which changed the world.

Darwin saw that if a species could reproduce to its full capacity, the population would increase uncontrollably wed be totally overrun by bunnies and weevils and cockatoos and orchids. But Darwin then observed that populations of all species tended to remain about the same each year, not really getting any smaller or larger. He also knew that environmental resources - food, water, shelter - were limited. Finally, Darwin noticed that no two creatures in any species were exactly alike, and that many of the variations between members of a species could be passed down to their offspring.

Perfect to listen to while commuting, exercising, shopping or cleaning the house.. iMinds brings knowledge to your MP3 with 8 minute information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind.

iMinds offers 12 main categories; become a Generalist by increasing your knowledge of Business, Politics, People, History, Pop Culture, Mystery, Crime, Culture, Religion, Concepts, Science and Sport. Clean and concise, crisp and engaging, discover what you never knew you were missing.

iMinds is the knowledge solution for the information age cutting through the white noise to give you quick, accurate knowledge .. Perfect your dinner party conversation, impress your boss - an excellent way to discover topics of interest for the future.

Editorial Reviews:

iMinds presents the history of evolution in this brief but informative summary, starting with Charles Darwin's travels around the South American coast to the modern-day controversies surrounding it. With a smart and instructive manner, Luca James Lee notes how Darwin's theory that animals adapted to fit their environment changed the way scientists thought about the development of life on Earth, making it a crucial discovery. Lee succinctly explains the basic tenets of evolution, and though he notes the debates being raised by Creationists, he makes it clear that nearly all scientists agree with the truth and importance of evolution.

Critic Reviews:

"I'm learning all sorts of stuff about stuff I didn't even know I didn't know. And it sticks. In a nutshell: wonderful." (Jonathon Margolis, Financial Times)

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Title: The Greatest Show on Earth

Subtitle: The Evidence for Evolution

Author: Richard Dawkins

Narrator: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

Format: Abridged

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-03-09

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 46 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

In The Greatest Show on Earth, Richard Dawkins takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Like a detective arriving on the scene of a crime, he sifts through fascinating layers of scientific facts and disciplines to build a cast-iron case: from the living examples of natural selection in birds and insects; the 'time clocks' of trees and radioactive dating that calibrate a timescale for evolution; the fossil record and the traces of our earliest ancestors; to confirmation from molecular biology and genetics. All of this, and much more, bears witness to the truth of evolution.

The Greatest Show on Earth comes at a critical time: systematic opposition to the fact of evolution is now flourishing as never before, especially in America. In Britain and elsewhere in the world, teachers witness insidious attempts to undermine the status of science in their classrooms. Richard Dawkins provides unequivocal evidence that boldly and comprehensively rebuts such nonsense. At the same time he shares with us his palpable love of the natural world and the essential role that science plays in its interpretation. Written with elegance, wit and passion, it is hard-hitting, absorbing and totally convincing.

Members Reviews:

Genius

Helps arm you with the right knowledge to defend evolution and debate with reason on religion. An excellent tool and a must listen to audio book for anyone with questions or curious about the subject.

Absolutely brilliant.

I truly loved this book.

It is witty yet informative, amusing but serious.

I'd even recommend it to religious types....after all, how can one claim to be right when they only know one side of a story?

Highly Recommended

This is a very informative book and the narration by Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward is very clear. Richard lays out the facts of our understanding of evolution in a clear and precise way, and at just the right pace so that you don't need to be a biologist to follow the reasoning.

This book is packed with interesting and relevant facts that will delight and amaze believers and non-believers alike (believers in evolution, that is). If you are a creationist, you won't be by the end of this book.

Highly recommended.

Brilliant and rivetting account of Evolution

Dawkins and Ward bring to life the complexities of Evolution in powerful and moving layman's terms. Together, they take aim at and destroy, arguements for creationism and intellegent design. While they are doing this they show that science does not reduce nature to boring facts but makes it all the more astonishing and beautiful

Super listen,and well read.

I'll be fair I was allready on Dawkins side of thinking before I listened to this book.but I was so surprised how the book made me think about other aspects of religion.I don't want to give anything away about the content here but a super listen and very well read,one of my favourite books which I can thoroughly recommend.

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Title: Natural Selections

Subtitle: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution

Author: David P. Barash

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-16-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 98 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

If we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist? Incisive and engaging, this indispensable tour of evolutionary biology runs the gamut of contemporary debates, from science and religion to our place in the universe.

©2007 Bellevue Literary Press; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"Combining humane sensibility with common sense, wisdom, knowledge, wit, and sheer intelligence, David Barash's writing is a tonic for the mind." (Richard Dawkins)

Members Reviews:

An enjoyable and often funny look at Biology

This is a thoroughly entertaining look at biology through the lens of culture, literature and politics. At points it is a diatribe against the right, but then conservatism has allied itself against science for the last 20 to 30 years, so this backlash is to be expected. I only wish it was a bit less opinion and more fact. I also wish, and this is a great compliment, that is was longer. I would really recommend this to anyone who feels that a defense of science and reason is needed in this polarized world of believer vs non-believer and liberal vs conservative. Barash pulls no punches in his arguments against the Bush administration's war on reason, and criticizes Tom Delay and Potter Stewart alike all while through the lens of biology and Darwin's foundations on natural selection. It is interesting to read just how he does this, but more interesting to go along for the (diatribe) ride.

Natural Selections - A nice surprise

When I selected it, I was hoping it wouldn't be another one I'd have to force my way through. It was great and really good info. If you have researched this far, then go for it.

Now I Understand Why We Do The Things We Do!

A thoroughly enjoyable book whether you're "into" science and biology or just the average lay person.

The author keeps the book moving and light enough to enjoy without me having to break out a dictionary to look up every other word.

I really enjoyed the book and now have a better understanding of my fellow man (woman).

More advocacy than education

I love learning about, and believe quite firmly in, the topic of specific evolution by means of natural selection. I'm also a fairly religious person. How I reconcile those two aspects of my personality is my business. Most books on the topic of natural selection seek to enlighten and educate the reader on the subject. This book, on the other hand, seems much more interested in advocating for natural selection as a concept that cannot possibly co-exist with religion, and occasionally sought to make its case in a manner that I found cumbersome, condescending, and even insulting. What's worse, these seemed to serve no purpose other than to delay the transmission of what was otherwise great content.

None of this is to say that there should be no books advocating for natural selection at the expense of religion. That's fine. But this book gave no indication of being such. I was disappointed to find that it was.

The narration itself was solid. Great, in fact. Read almost exactly as I'd have expected the author himself to have done it.

Where's the Science?

There was far too much references to literature and movies. This would be better suited for a science class for English majors.

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Title: Ecological Intelligence

Subtitle: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything

Author: Daniel Goleman

Narrator: Daniel Goleman

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-14-09

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Ecological Intelligence argues that "green" labels and recycling programs may do more harm than good by feeding a vital lie, lulling us into the illusion that we are doing enough already while ignoring the adverse impact of the far vaster proportion of what we buy and do.

The book brings a psychologist's insights into the world of commerce, arguing for radical transparency - tracking every substantial impact over the life cycle of an item, from manufacture to daily use, to disposal - and surfacing those impacts at the point of purchase. The movement toward such transparency augurs a day when the free market will operate in public interest.

Critic Reviews:

"Brimming with intriguing, useful, and galvanizing information, this is an exceptionally sharp, innovative, and realistic approach to raising the demand for environmentally safe merchandise." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Poorly researched, and far too agenda driving to be ...

Poorly researched, and far too agenda driving to be of any value. The kind of index thinking proposed, and advocated in this book inhibit free thinking, and create a barrier to innovation. In short, this book is an ode to the status quo.

Environmental Impact

This book follows what we buy from the raw materials used to manufacture them to what happens to them after we discard them. It makes you think about what you are acquiring.

Desperately needing organization--

I like Daniel Goleman, but this was so poorly organized, I found it hard to read. An interesting topic but in need of an editor--

Good high-level product views. Recommended

I recommend it. Nothing else quite like it out there. I'm literate and numerate and in these times there's a huge need to be eco-literate to go with the other two. I recommend Innumeracy also. You don't want to be innumerate. Climate science is way too complex to grasp if you don't have some basic foundation.

Four Stars

Good interdisciplinary approach

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Title: Embryo

Subtitle: A Defense of Human Life

Author: Robert P. George, Christopher Tollefsen

Narrator: Nelson Runger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-12-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Princeton's McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Robert P. George and USC's Graduate Director of Philosophy Christopher Tollefsen are experts in the field of bioethics. In Embryo: A Defense of Human Life, these esteemed scholars combine the latest scientific breakthroughs with the soundest tenets of philosophy to shed new light on a vital yet controversial issue of our day.

©2008 Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen; (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

Members Reviews:

THE defense of the embryo as a human person

The first chapter is very good, as it clearly lays out the framework for the questions that will be addressed throughout the rest of the book. Important distinctions are made, and the analogy of "killing retarded people for their organs" clearly illustrates why most pro-hESCR replies to our arguments do not even address the issue, let alone rebut the objection. This, of course, is the same problem with a good 90% (my estimate) of pro-choice arguments, as Beckwith points out in Defending Life.

The authors then go on to argue their substance view of the human person. This is contrasted with dualistic theories like those of Descartes and others. This is important because if we don't know what it is that makes us valuable and worthy of life, then we are on totally different pages when arguing the question with those in favor of h-ESCR. Not only do the authors contrast their views with "old" philosophers like Descartes, but they interact with current bioethecists like Ron Green and Lee Silver, two leading proponents of h-ESCR, as well as many others.

Many good things have been said about this book already, so I will simply add that this book gives the best defense to the "burning fertility clinic scenario" I have ever read. This argument can sometimes catch pro-lifers off guard (as it did once to me and I didn't have a convincing answer to it) but the authors show how terribly flimsy and weak it really is. It is good to have a response to this argument because it has found its way into teh "popular" arena where the average man on the street can give this argument and seem like he has a strong case against valuing embryos. However, the argument patently fails as the authors very well demonstrate.

This is one of the main issues of our times, and people need to be well read in clear, rational thinking about these issue which forgo all religious and emotive arguments. This book does precisely that.

Valuable Contribution to this Vital Public Topic

When does the human being, person, individual begin? This question is vexing our society.

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Title: The Pig Who Sang to the Moon

Subtitle: The Emotional World of Farm Animals

Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Narrator: Tim Jerome

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Weaving history, literature, science, and his own vivid experiences observing pigs, cows, sheep, goats, and chickens, Masson bears witness to the emotions and intelligence of these remarkable animals, each unique with distinct qualities. Shattering the abhorrent myth of the dumb animal without feelings, Jeffrey Masson has written a revolutionary book that is sure to stir human emotions far and wide.

Critic Reviews:

"This is a harrowing and emotional plea to look at the horror and inhumanity forced on domestic livestock around the world....Tim Jerome gives a perfect performance with a delivery both intense and compelling." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Animal rights propaganda...

More a long discussion of the evils of man eating meat than an exploration of animal emotions...not happy with the disparity between the description and the actual content.

clueless pollyannaism

This author says we should all turn our farm animals loose and let them roam and lead natural lives. Of course, natural lives means reproduction and, before long, unless there are some Comanches around the earth would be filled with cattle eating grass to nothing and all that entails. I agree that feedlots and caged animal farming should be abandoned, but to follow this author's route is total stupidity of the highest order. The plains of USA with its bison population were maintained because the Indian cultures kept the herds within the carrying capacity of the Plains. Gosh, nature designed a predator/predatee system. Too bad the author had not figured that out. Of course, if he would rebut that mountain lions would take care of the excess cattle, they would, but they would also take care of the excess pollyannas of the world, including the author.

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Title: The Modern Scholar

Subtitle: Darwin, Darwinism, and the Modern World

Author: Chandak Sengoopta

Narrator: Chandak Sengoopta

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-23-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Nevertheless, no biologist after 1859 could ignore Darwin's theories, and few areas of thought and culture remained immune to their influence. Darwinism was attacked, defended, debated, modified, ridiculed, championed, interpreted, and used not only by biologists but also by philosophers, priests, sociologists, warmongers, cartoonists, robber-barons, psychologists, novelists, and politicians of arious stripes.

This course will introduce the major themes of Darwin's works and explore their diverse, often contradictory impacts on science and society from 1859 to the present.

Members Reviews:

Interesting Course Worth the Time

This lecture series has its pros and cons, but more of the former than the latter. Sengoopta does a number of things pretty well, but is not outstanding at many of them. He's engaging, but not enthralling; he's interesting, but not fascinating; he's insightful, but doesn't knock your socks off, inducing reflection to a great extent. Overall, I would say that he puts together a well above average lecture series worth giving a listen. If you have only one lecture series on Darwin that you are going to spend time on, I would recommend, instead, Frederick Gregory's "The Darwinian Revolution," produced by The Teaching Company. The reason is that I don't feel that "Darwin, Darwinism, and the Modern World" gives enough of a primer for a newcomer to the subject; nor does it give the listener, who is familiar with Darwin's ideas (and what came after), an appreciable amount of intermediate information. This is not Sengoopta's fault, though he is a bit of a slower speaker; I just think 14 lectures is not much to work with. I think Sengoopta gets done in 14 lectures what Gregory gets done in 12, because of the difference in pace and the slightly less efficiently organized nature of Sengoopta's presentation. All of that being said, I think that Sengoopta's series is valuable, because he does spend quite a bit of time on the modern repercussions and construals of Darwin's work, which Gregory does not emphasize as much. He emphasizes topics of race, gender, language, religion, eugenics, and a few other topics in the "modern world" aspect of the course." It was good enough that I will possibly revisit these lectures. And like I said, he presents a fair share of insights worth one's while.

Probably the point I was disappointed on was that, after looking at the course book for Sengoopta's lecture series, there was much information and titles of texts that he did not summarize, which would have made the course great. Therefore, given all of the ups and downs, I make the following suggestions: You will be better of going through this course if you have some familiarity, and far less if you have none. Above all, if at all possible, I recommend doing both the Gregory and the Sengoopta courses together, or Sengoopta right after the course by Gregory.

One thing I must say about Sengoopta is that his accent may be a problem for some. Being a university-goer, I have no problems understanding most accents, and Sengoopta's is certainly not the worst.