Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World Audible Audio Edition: Scott McCormick, Prentice Onayemi, Samantha Turret, Khristine Hvam, Gabriel Vaughan, Josh Hurley, Audible Originals: Books by null

Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World Audible Audio Edition: Scott McCormick, Prentice Onayemi, Samantha Turret, Khristine Hvam, Gabriel Vaughan, Josh Hurley, Audible Originals: Books Reviews

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  Creed

  The best story is the story about the tennis shoes. It is the one that sticks with me the most.
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  Abby Meldau

  The author does a great job making each story fascinating and funny, but also tries to give a fair representation of both sides. It’s definitely worth listening to it.
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  BDSW

  This was a fun audible book to listen to in the car with the kids. We laughed and thought it was a nice romp through history. The narrator had a great voice, which is essential in an audible.
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  Sarah

  My family listened to this across a boring stretch on our road trip this fall and it was an instant family hit!!!
  It’s a great mini rendition of four rivalry tales Cope v Marsh, Puma v. Adidas, Mary v. Elizabeth, and Burr v. Hamilton. Each story is around thirty minutes, so you don’t have to listen to the whole book at once. They’re short enough to keep everyone engaged AND just enough information is shared to keep you wanting . My 16 year old asked for one of the books the author recommends at the end for a Christmas gift because she was so interested in learning about the “Bone War.”
  
  All of us enjoyed it so much, from my 12 year old daughter to my 83 year old mother. My 14 year old son is still walking around and quoting some of the jokes. When someone I mentioned New Jersey yesterday, they all shouted out, “Jersey!” and laughed. Anything that can bond my three teenagers AND teach them something worthwhile is a win for me.
  
  The recording was amazing. When we first listened to it, I didn’t realize that it was an original recording just for audible. I cannot imagine ever reading this book. It wouldn’t be the same without the sound effects and great narration of the cast.
  
  I teach elementary school and I think anyone in third grade and older would love this. If you don’t like the word, “butt,” skip this book. The author uses that word in an infantile manner throughout the book, which made us laugh, but some people may not enjoy.
  
  We purchased the sequel as a Christmas gift and can’t wait to hear it!
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  Judi Easley for Blue Cat Review

  Rivals!
  Frenemies Who Changed the World
  Scott McCormick
  Narrators: Prentice Onayemi, Samantha Turret, Christine Hvam, Gabriel Vaughan, Josh Hurley
  Audible Original, May 2018
  2 hours, 55 minutes
  Historical Humor/Humorous History
  Purchased from Audible
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  
  I found the cover of this book to be totally amusing and extremely eye catching as well as appropriate for the book. Everything on the cover relates to one of the “stories” in the book. Yes, dinosaurs and Queen Elizabeth in the same book!
  
  This book is not available in print form. The Audible version of this book was totally enjoyable with its information and hijinks throughout. Mr. McCormick has taken opponents in history, such as Queen Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scotts, and told their stories to relate how the world was changed after each exchange. The big change from the well detailed exchange(s) between Liz and Mary was the religion of England. Mary was Catholic. If she had won the day (and the kingdom) England would have been a Catholic country and its history would read very differently. But Liz won the day, Mary lost her head, and England remained Protestant under Elizbeth and to this day. My version of the story is rather cut and dried, but the one written by Scott McCormick and performed by the five narrators is anything but that. The wit and humor entertain, while the actual history educates painlessly. It’s not that the author is laughing at history, well, not too much, but like presenting it in a humorous light.
  
  I recommend this highly entertaining and educational Audible book for humorous historians!
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  Sherri Lupton Hollister

  Rivals Frenemies who Changed the World by Scott McCormick
  Narrated by Prentice Onayemi, Samantha Turret, Khristine Hvam, Gabriel Vaughan and Josh Hurley
  An Audible Original
  I found this to be both interesting and entertaining. I love history and science, well, the history of science and invention. This is a collection of short stories about people in history who were both friends and competitors. The competitions often became quite violent, even deadly. They were also rather ridiculous, at least in retrospect, and costly.
  Cope or Marsh, the jerks (I’d use another word, but I’ll keep it pg) who discovered many of America’s dinosaurs. It’s a wonder we have anything correct with the two of them inventing things just to one up the other.
  Hamilton and Burr, who political rivalry was rather bizarre and truly could have been beneficial if they’d remained friends. It’s funny how Burr is often portrayed as the bad guy when the facts are somewhat different.
  Queen Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots, oh what a bloody mess that was.
  Adidas and Puma, brothers battling over shoes and dividing a town as well as a family.
  This is a side of history we’ve not seen before and I found it fun and interesting. There were definitely stories that will stay with me for years to come and others I’ll want to research further.
  If you like history with a little twist, check out Rivals.