The Titanic is one of my favourite subjects. Here are the best books, a movie, a miniseries and a National Geographic mag on this sinking…
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Romantic movies for MCO
Here are 2 of my 3 favourite romantic movies. These 2 are feel-good movies, unlike the third. Four Weddings and a Funeral have a more…
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An average documentary – The Great Wall of China
This documentary is rather slow and tedious. Because of the use of extended re-enactments for this production, the story bogs down tremendously. Strictly for people…
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A gem – The Churchills
This is a gem. Produced in 1996 it has interviews with people who knows Winston personally. Though titled The Churchills there are only brief references…
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A joint biography – Judgement of Paris: Manet, Meissonier and an Artistic Revolution
This book examines the lives of 2 painters i.e. the older Ernest Meissonier and the younger Edouard Manet with particular emphasis on the birth of…
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A beautiful book – Sinai and the Monastery of St. Catherine
This is a beautiful coffee table book. The pictures are stunning. The text is enough. The font is large size. With 207 pages you get…
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A thorough history – Mount Sinai: A History of Travellers and Pilgrims
I was delighted to acquire this book for Christmas 2019 having stayed at St Catherine Monastery for a night and hiked up Mount Sinai in…
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The Volunteer: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Infiltrated Auschwitz
Most tourists to Krakow usually make a day trip to Auschwitz. There you see an empty camp. It is difficult to envisage the suffering there.…
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An excellent book – Venice: The Biography of a City
This is not a guidebook. This is a history of Venice from its beginning in 500 BC to 1986 AD. Hibbert is a prolific writer…
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Illustrated history – The History of Central Asia
If you like the history of the Silk Road or Central Asia with all its ancient sites, these 4 illustrated histories are for you. Each…
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