This book was written in 2000. As I reread it now due to Covid 19 pandemic, I can’t help but recall the author ‘s premise…
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A fascinating book – The Oregon Trail: An Illustrated Edition of Francis Parkman’s Western Adventure
When I was age 13 to 15, I read a lot of Westerns. The stories of cowboys, Indians, the US calvary, Custer and the migration…
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The three giants of Modern China
Mao, Zhou and Deng are the three giants of Chinese modern history. Mao is the oldest born in 1893 in Shaoshan, Hunan. Zhou in 1898…
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Excellent books – By Jonathan D Spence
Jonathan D Spence is a prolific historian of Chinese imperial history. Here are two more excellent books by him in my library on the great…
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A gem – Yangtze: Nature, history, and the river
The Yangtze is called Chang Chiang, meaning ” Long River by the Chinese. Only the Nile and Amazon are longer. {p 15}. This 211- page…
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A brief book – Churchill’s Final Farewell: The State and Private Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
I won’t call this an illustrated book. It is a text with some pictures. The merit of this book is that it is the only…
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Interesting – Moral Combat: A History of World War II
This book could be better. The author obviously knows a lot and has done a lot of research. Unfortunately, the editing left much to be…
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A memoir of trauma
The People’s Republic of China celebrated its 70th anniversary on 1 Oct 2019. Founded on 1 Oct 1949 after Mao defeated Chiang Kai Shek, China…
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Wonderful – Morris: Heaven’s Command
I have the abridged 6cds version. The total time is 7-hour 30 min. I highly recommend this as the reading by Roy McMillan is excellent.…
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