If you are looking for an introductory book on Hadrian and his travels which is written in an easy-going style this book is for you.…
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Good reportage – Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
This book by an international correspondent for the NYT is a ground – level reporting of the events and leaders involved in the toppling of…
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Beautiful coffee table book – The Longest Day
This is an illustrated edition published for the 70th anniversary of D-day. Its strengths are that it contains the entire text of the original book,…
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Provoking book – Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy
Ac Brown is a practising Muslim who can read Arabic. His book is learned and covers many areas and issues that would interest believers and…
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Excellent – Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic
Michael Axworthy writes very well. Readers looking for a readable history of the causes that led to the fall of the Shah in 1979 to…
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A gripping rescue – Operation Thunderbolt: The Entebbe Raid – The Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History
This book was published in 2015 for the 40th anniversary of the taking of Flight 139 by terrorists and the successful rescue by Israelis special…
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Well told – The Siege: 68 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel
This is a very good book. I read it with great interest as my wife and I actually stayed in The Taj to attend a…
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A wonderful tale – The Odyssey of China’s Imperial Art Treasures
This 147 page book is a mere introduction, but to my knowledge the only book in English that tells the story of how the Qing…
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Thoroughly researched – Gandhi 1914-1948: The Years That Changed the World
A highly readable and brisk biography of 1000 pages on The Mahatma from his return to India in 1915 to his assassination in 1948 .…
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Wonderful book – The Adventures of Wu: The Life Cycle of a Peking Man
This is a book that I have pleasure dipping into once every Chinese New Year approaches. This book is actually a compilation of separate installments…
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