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Travels with my aunt por Graham Greene
De Niro's Game por Rawi Hage
Gulag: A History por Anne Applebaum
A burnt-out case por Graham Greene
The Gladiators por Arthur Koestler
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal por Christopher Moore
The Oxford History of the French Revolution por William Doyle
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Autores favoritosAntony Beevor, Graham Greene, John Keegan, Arthur Koestler, George Orwell, Steven Pinker, Salman Rushdie, Aleksandr Soljenitsin (Favoritos partilhados)
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I saw on the non-fiction readers thread that you were suprised about the lend / lease program during WWII. That was pretty common knowledge at the time. If you really want your mind blown, read [A Man Called Intrepid] by William Stevenson. It's about the head of British Inteligence prior to and during WWII. Amazing stuff in there that wasn't disclosed until the 70's.
Enjoy.
publicado por gordon361 às 3:02 pm (EST) em Dec 12, 2008
I have some recommendations. Both deal with the Vietnam War.
A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan.
This is one of the best books about the war. It's basically a biography of John Vann, an advisor in the early days. His story is the story of the war in microcosm.
The Cat from Hue by John Laurence
Laurence was a reporter for CBS and this is the war from his point of view, particularly in Hue during the Tet Offensive. If you can, try to watch the interview he did on C-Span's Booknotes program. It is archived at Book-TV.org.
I would, likewise, be happy to hear about any recommendations you might have.
LamSon
publicado por LamSon às 6:11 pm (EST) em Dec 5, 2008