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Obras de Andrea Hiott

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Conhecimento Comum

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female
Nacionalidade
USA
Educação
University of Georgia at Athens

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Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing.
This was a very interesting read. Not a subject I would typically be drawn to but Hiott managed to draw me in regardless. I was engaged throughout the entire book. I would look forward to reading other books like Hiott writes on any subject.
 
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jmegibs | outras 36 resenhas | Jan 11, 2019 |
What an excellent book on the history of the Volkswagen Beetle! Andrea Hiott did an exceptional job in the telling of the story, taking what could have been a very dry subject and making it an accessible and enjoyable read.

There were so many opportunities for this little car to fall by the wayside, but thanks to a few determined people, the Beetle not only succeeded, but Volkswagen built over 22 million of these original Beetles, keeping the same Porsche designed body over it's entire 65-year run. This is the car that launched Volskwagen and helped propel it to become the 2nd largest automobile company in the world.

I liked very much the way Hiott structured the book. One could say that she went off on several tangents in telling the story of the Beetle, but everything eventually tied into the story of the car and I was able to learn a great deal beyond the history of the car itself. I was able to increase my knowledge of the great depression, WWII, the "Mad Men" of advertising, and about several other significant auto companies and designers of the time. Hiott tells the truly incredible story of the people and events that contributed to the success of this little car and also how this little car gave back to the people and the events that surrounded it.

This is a review of an ARC, First-Reads selection.

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snotbottom | outras 36 resenhas | Sep 19, 2018 |
Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing.
Thinking Small is a book not only about the history of the Volkswagen Beetle, but also a biography of designer Ferdinand Porsche and the other individuals who played a hand in the development of the Beetle through WWII and the post-war years. While I am not particularly well versed in automobiles or their history, I found this to be easy enough to follow along and actually was written quite broadly. This was an interesting read for me and I would recommend it those interested in the subject matter… (mais)
 
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akhelene | outras 36 resenhas | Feb 4, 2014 |
This book written primarily on the history, development, and marketing of the good old VW Beetle. Beetle being the name affixed to it by us Americans. I was fortunate to own a 1971 model back in the day. For those who missed the experience of the "original" you missed something. The latest version in its cartoonish design doesn't come close in my opinion but they recently have attempted to make a it a bit sleeker.

Andrea Hiott did a great job of telling an incredibly interesting and engaging story about this icon of automotive history. The interrelated story of how the iconic in itself DDB agency falls a bit short but is still substantial enough to add to the overall intrigue of the entire story behind VW. Not as much was done on the technical developments of the car and the more recent history is covered briefly in the last chapter or so.

It was amazing to me that Adolf Hitler the personification of evil and destruction in history could have played such a important role in pursuing the birth and development of the car which has had such a positive impact. But without the genius of Ferdinand Porsche and to some extent his son Ferry the VW Beetle would never have become what it did. The story of Volkswagen teetering on destruction itself during and following the war to the number two manufacturer worldwide is an amazing story, well done here, and a pleasure to read.
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knightlight777 | outras 36 resenhas | Feb 23, 2013 |

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