I love everything Scott McCormick does on Audible. While this series is geared towards the family friendly/kiddo vibe, I am a lone adult listening to these on my drive to work. And I love them. A great launching pad for fascinating stories in history. I've found some cool books as a result of his Audible pieces that then delve into the stories in more detail. Or rather, Scott finds them and recommends them at the end of his pieces. I just track them down. I'd rate this a super kid friendly PG.

The book is good in every definition. The humor in content, presentation and information all were top notch.

Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook The World was another on of McCormick’s Rivalry Series books. This one broke into four parts. The first part covered the gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet, who was a former wealthy British naval officer that turned rouge. He had bought his ship, hired pirates and was reckless as far as the standard of pirates go. The second part was about women pirates, Anne Bonney and Mary Read. The third part was about pirate kings, Jean and Pierre Lafitte. The fourth part was about

Another very interesting collection from this author. If you like pirates these stories will be enjoyable and also really nice to highlight female pirates and pirates of other nationalities. It all revolves around historical pirates so there is a good deal of history but it is presented in a very easy to consume way.

Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World by Scott McCormick and narrated by a variety of performers is a funny yet informative book that kids and adults will love! It's a fabulous review of history or a fun way to learn! I wish all my history lessons had been like this!

Series: Rivals! #3Rating: 3 stars - I liked itPirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World takes us back in history to discuss the lives of six different pirates: Stede Bonnet, Anne Bonney, Mary Read, Jean and Pierre Lafitte, and Ching Shih. This was a fascinating look at some pirate history. Stede Bonnet, known as the gentleman pirate, was a fascinating and clueless man who somehow was successful as a pirate. He even met Blackbeard which is crazy for how bad of a sailor/pirate he was. The Lafitte br...

After taking a class on Caribbean history this semester, I was well versed on the Caribbean pirates, but I did not know much about pirates everywhere else. Deciding to give this a listen, I was ready to learn about some of the most notorious pirates in the same, lecture style method of learning I’ve been given the past 14 weeks. While I learned a lot, it was in a much more laid back and fun way. I love the way that McCormick presents history, making it informational, comedic, and memorable.

The funny narrations are multiplied in this volume. I can see how people would enjoy it but it was too much for me. The information was good, but every other sentence and here comes another long comedy break.

It was fine. I enjoyed Rivals (1 and 2) much more and this was not that informative. The narrations are becoming a little too over the top. It’s fine for an audiobook, ok I guess for teens, but for this HS social studies teacher, it may be my last in this series.

I listened to this with some of my siblings and absolutely loved it! It is super informative and also really funny.

Admits to taking much from the Complete whatever whataever that was written after the golden age of piracy and isn't super reliable. (this is acknowledged.) Curious how much of the Chinese piracy is accurate (I did find myself going "foot binding was a CLASS thing," which didn't get brought up but nitpicking) but pleased to some nod to queerness apparently a couple times during this??? most fun performances out of the rivals series for me so far.

A fun and engaging book for anyone with an interest in Pirates and their history, including an unfamiliar-to-me Chinese lady pirate. It’s not a deep dive, but it gives you enough information to understand the context, and the times. I have read a few nonfiction books on pirates, and I still learned several new things from this. I didn’t find it as funny as the Rivals! books, especially not the first part with Steed Bonnett, but I still enjoyed it, and will share with my kids.

I found this book to be both entertaining and educational. I know know the difference between a boat and a ship, what items of booty pirates truly valued, and how to properly blockade a port. I relistened to the audiobook the next day while running errands.

McCormick's books always make me laugh. His snarky humor makes history fun.

The "Golden Age of Piracy" has always interested me, and they may be because I watched too many Errol Flynn movies when I was a kid. Scot McCormick's book was made available as an Audible Original, and I just had to give it a try. Once I started it, I wished I hadn't. I thought it was a Johnny Depp version of a book, and he was going to ruin the book, like he had the movies. But the more I listened, the more facts and information I realized was being given. So as I listened, I had to filter for

I really enjoy Scott McCormick's super fun audio works. A great cast relates history with fun commentary. Great for the whole family and certain to put a smile on your face and make you laugh. Very well done. The comedy is very funny and the cast is talented. There are study books mentioned afterwards for students. You don't have to be one to enjoy this work. Be sure to pick up the Rivalries selections as well, they are also fantastic!

Very informative.

I love the Pirates of the Caribbean movies but knew nothing about the history of pirates.This included 4 interesting anecdotes about the golden age of pirates, though the narration was slightly over-the-top.A fun listen recommended for adults interested in the history of piracy or organized crime.

Short, fun and riveting! I finished this one real quick and I learned about a couple new figures not generally talked about in the pirate research I've done. The chapter on Steed Bonnet and learning about Andrew Jackson's involvement with the lafitte brothers was cool. This narrative is told with a full cast of characters and makes it fun and easy to listen to.

Four short stories about famous pirates and a fun way to learn a little history! Laugh out loud and perfect for kids. My favorite story was Ching Shih the greatest pirate of all time and a bad a** woman! She was smart, tough and lived to tell the tale!