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Full of stories from the original iteration of Rowe‘s podcast, which was modeled after Paul Harvey‘s The Rest of the Story, this had almost nothing new for anyone who had listened. And as a (non-book) side note, once he started doing a longer form of his podcast, I lost interest. The book is folksy and appealing to the right audience. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2020/12/review-way-i-heard-it-by-mike-rowe.html?...

I had so much fun with this one!! Mike Rowe is an exceptional storyteller. I am not sure I would have enjoyed The Way I Heard It nearly as much if I had not chosen audio or if anyone but Mike read it. But I chose wisely and was very entertained!☺️
A collection of 35 stories, mysteries, memories… some funny, a few serious, all very interesting.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If there is anything better than a story well told, I have yet to discover it. And it doesn‘t hurt that Mike Rowe is a stone cold 🦊 with a voice that makes my heart flutter.

I spent the week during which I was listening to this saying to my bf/family/coworkers “Did you guys know that [insert interesting factoid from book]?!” so now people think I‘m a smarty pants. 😁🤓

In other words, I loved this!

This was a fun read & insightful too!

Great find at the B&N 50% off hardcover sale.
I love Mike Rowe, he's got a fun podcast and Dirty Jobs is coming back to TV tonight on Discovery channel!

#discovery #dirtyjobs #engineer #barnesabdnoble #bn #sale

A fun, anecdotal book that challenges you to identify obscure historical facts before Rowe gets to the end of the story while alternating stories from Rowe's own life. I learned a lot, both about celebrities (some of which I knew immediately) and Mike Rowe, who I'm convinced should be hosting Jeopardy. Who doesn't love listening to this guy?!?! 😁

While I love listening to Mike Rowe reading, file this one under NSFW... I heard a story about Victorian sexting, erecting buildings and a horse who could ejaculate on que... 👀

I found this book to hit all the feels from sad to happy to funny. The stories presented drew me in. His ane dotes following were just as interesting. A light, fun read for any fan of Mike Rowe.

Need to read something a little lighter. I really like Mike Rowe.

#30daysofgratitude #givingtuesday #newyear_newyou

This year (2020) I committed to donating a few dollars each month to a charity. I plan to continue this challenge next year. Here are a few of my favorites:

https://www.mikeroweworks.org/ 🥾

https://imaginationlibrary.com/ 📚

https://www.facebook.com/disabilitysportsfoundation/ 👟

https://humanesocietytampa.org/ 🐶🐱

https://www.turtlehospital.org/ 🐢

September Wrap-Up

Read 8 books

I enjoyed Mike Rowes‘s stories alternating between his own life experiences and fun stories, facts and tidbits about people throughout American history. I especially like the story on the Statue of Liberty. Also, he has that soothing, familiar voice that is perfect. Delightful audiobook!

#SuperSeptember #readathon

Set your own goals: I challenged myself to read 5000 pages this summer. I‘m only up to 3200. My goal will be to make a hard push to reach my goal of 5000 pages. Plus read both of my #bookspin books for the month.

What are your goals?

#loveit #dreamboat #ilovemikerowe #TBRCrewBingo #TBRCRew

I finished this book yesterday and I loved it 💗 💕 I will most definitely run off with MR any time he‘s ready. #pickme
5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

#SeptemberTBR #TBRCrew

I had a terrible reading month in August. I‘m really hoping to focus on reading more in September.

#library #ihavenoselfcontrol

My husband and I were Deadliest Catch fans back in the day, and that is where I became familiar with Mike Rowe. He is one hell of a storyteller. We saw him speak in Baltimore (his hometown) a few years back, and he had the audience in tears of laughter the entire time. I have been listening to this while I walk, and loved it. Not every story he tells is upbeat or funny—but they are all damn good stories.

Just finished up this audiobook. It was enjoyable - I enjoyed his stories a lot and did manage to successfully guess a few of them before the big reveal. It was fun, and Mike Rowe was a delight to listen to.

I enjoyed my time with Mike Rowe. Every sentence came through with his wit and charm, along with his baritone voice. Charming book, from a charming guy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Borrowed this one from hubs and it was enjoyable...I bet the audio version would be even better! He has a distinctive voice. Need to check out his podcast now.

I adore this man. He‘s a local guy (or used to be - he‘s from the Baltimore area), down to earth, generous, funny and smart. I love the way he loves his parents. I have been really enjoying his weekly video calls to his mom to check in during the pandemic. Time to settle in with his book. I can hear it in his deep voice. ❤️📚

Great light read! He is so great and funny!!

1. Now that its warming up, I love grilling and bbqing outdoors.
2. Total Introvert (who's forced to be an Extrovert at work).
3. 4 (but I hope to make that 5 or 6 by the end of the #24B4Monday readathon)
4. @audraelizabeth @Bookzombie @FairyFiona @katy4peas

Thanks @TheSpineView for the tag!!

#friyayintro @4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

I always enjoyed Rowe's show Dirty Jobs, and when he mentioned legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey as an inspiration for this book, I knew I was going to love it. It was wonderful, full of funny, sad, amazing stories, plenty of times where I thought "I didn't know that!". Also, the anecdotes about Rowe's life & career after each story, was icing on the cake. 4 ???? 1/2

1st book for #24B4Monday
@Andrew65 @SumisBooks @jb72

We had thunderstorms off and on all day so I spent the majority of it parked on the couch with Mike Rowe. I loved his stories about different celebrities and how he related them to his life and the different jobs he‘s had.

I'm not a late night television shopper but I can totally imagine Mike trying to represent products and sell them without a clue as to their function. I adore how he talks about his parent and how he has come into his own. The only title that could kind-of compare to it would be Mobituaries by Mo Rocca, both tell tid bit histories about unique people, events, objects, & architecture in informative, fun, sometimes mysteries ways.

Very entertaining. I remember most of the stories from his podcast, but the way he interweaves his personal life into the stories is great.

#audiobaking today and listening to this. And laughing and loving Mike.

Some light reading after Les Miserables.

Enjoyable read including Mike‘s (and others‘) epiphanies, and his unconventional career path. First read of February 2020

2020 #7
Because this one HAD to be audiobook.

Right here is a big part of why I canceled my TV service five years ago.

An enjoyable read, and exactly what I expected. Interesting snippets about people and events followed by Mike‘s ruminations on his own journey. Definitely my speed the last two days fighting this cold!

A enjoyable listen by Mike Rowe. He‘s a hometown hero, so I was curious to listen while I pack up our home. It was a tribute to Paul Harvey in many ways, of which Mike was a big fan. Easy listening and funny.

Yesterday‘s BN #bookhaul - two for me and two for the kiddo‘s book advent calendar (which I really need to get wrapped soon - when did December get so close?!). I also got Catan Junior, which the kiddo and I enjoyed last night, and completely forgot to redeem my reward cash. So now I need to go back, right? Oh, and I got Qwirkle at Target. We needed some new games.

I'm bailing at 48% (3:47:26 in audio). It's fine—I've just had enough. It's reminiscent of the old Paul Harvey radio series "The Rest of the Story."

From the man who gave dignity to people who work the necessary “Dirty Jobs” and introduced us to people who make the world a better place. Mike Rowe started a Podcast and attempted to fill the late Paul Harvey shoes by telling little known stories about people and places we thought we knew. The Podcast is called, “The Way I Heard It” and this book is part a collection of those stories and part bio. It‘s just fun to read. A signed copy.

This is a great #audiobook for group car trips. Based on Mike‘s podcast, the first part of each chapter takes a little known story about a famous person/invention and unravels it until the person is revealed. People such a Hedy Lamar and Bob Ross.

Then Mike tells a related story about his life. I particularly enjoyed the ones about his failed time as a QVC host and about Phil Harris from Deadliest Catch. 4.5⭐️

Made it to Dallas!! Thank goodness! Very tired, but okay.

This is the kind of #audiobook my dad and I can both agree on, and we enjoyed listening on our trip. Based on his podcast, he tells stories about well-known figures from a different angle and has you guessing as to whom, and then relates it to a story from his own life.

Nothing earth shattering, but a very enjoyable read. I think dad will tune into the podcast! (I don‘t do those.) 💜💜

One of the best books I've read this year (and I've read a lot of books this year)! Part history (the fascinating kind, not the boring I need to learn it for a class kind), part memoir, &always fascinating (like laugh out loud kind of funny)! inspired in part by his fascination of and admiration for the legendary Paul Harvey, This book is a collection of short "stories" none of which seem to have anything in particular in (MORE IN COMMENTS)

Sometimes an author just sees the world the same way you do. Mike Rowe sees what I see, but with more kindness. His is a heart-opening and mind-expanding perspective with lots of warm humor and humility mixed in. In addition to transcripts of podcasts, Mike makes other connections from history and shares fun personal anecdotes. Expected release date 10/15. Full review at https://www.librarything.com/work/23366163/reviews/173595393 #humor #arc