Asia's Cauldron

By focusing on the nations that are touched by the South China Sea, this audiobook approaches the global shift towards Asia from a rather narrow perspective. The author argues that this is where geopolitics, economics, war, and peace will converge in the near future and where any country that wants world influence will need to concentrate a good deal of its energy. Narrator Michael Prichard possesses a distinctive, authoritative voice that's deep, clear, and easy to follow. In this effort, though, he sounds unengaged, and the result is a book with an important message being delivered in a desultory manner. There are times when he sounds more connected to the material, but those moments are few. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine