Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Abridged) Audiobook

" T.E. Lawrence, better known in the west as Lawrence of Arabia, gives his account of his involvement with the Arab Revolt in World War One. Fascinating true story. "

" Besides hanging out in the desert, Lawrence can really write. There is some beautiful prose here as well as some timeless analysis. "

" I read this in high school after watching Lawrence of Arabia. Kind of had to plow through it, but I did... "

" Make them own it! Great lessons for tho COIN folks. "

" Lawrence's memoir of his work with Arab tribes during World War I. A more prosaic account than I anticipated. "

" Brilliant. I've had a hopeless crush on Lawrence since I saw Lawrence of Arabia, but once I grew up I realized that, as dashing as Peter O'Toole is, the real T.E. is even better. His writing is amazingly descriptive and I found myself tearing up a little several times. "

" This is Lawrence of Arabia's own account of his time fighting the Turkish Empire during WWI. Incredible stuff, and quite well written considering the length "

" read the history of wwII ottoman empire/mid east first. then read this. "

" A worthwhile read..had to do it in several installments..a bit like reading Rebecca West's Black Lamb Grey Falcon. Provides good background on the mess that is today's Middle East. "

" One of the greatest adventure stories ever told. "

" This is my favourite book. "

" A remarkable book by a remarkable man. I'd imagine it would be hard going without at least a little interest in either the area, war or the people. "

" The is a monumental tale. At times I was gripped at other times bored and bogged down in the text, but undeniably this is one of the more important books of the last 100 years, and for story alone gets a great score from me....worth persevering. "

" Interesting that Lawrence of Arabia didn't have a very flattering view of Arabs but he is insightful, perhaps unwantedly he compliments their spirit at times. "

" This is one of my favorite books of all time. The story is vividly told by Lawrence and at times, you feel like you are with him in the desert. "

" Although the subject matter is fascinating Lawrence is not much of a writer or an orator I'm guessing since most of this was written while he recalled the events. I recommend the new Hero biography over this. Same subject, better writer. "

" A magnificent book which combines photographic memory for minutiae with sweeping and limitless landscapes. The prose is masterful and beautifully descriptive and the narrative reads like a great Medieval romance rather than a true story. "

" One of the best books I ever read. However, Lawrence does go into very long explanations that can be so boring. A level of boring that only a post WWI author can achieve "

" A bit of a long read at times but, overall it is fascinating! A must read for those into military history. "

" super homo colonialism at its finest! "