Well put, I was trying to word it in a way that...well, wasn’t political. I think you hit the nail on the head.Unfortunately, it seems to have become the "how-to" manual for our times.
Well put, I was trying to word it in a way that...well, wasn’t political. I think you hit the nail on the head.Unfortunately, it seems to have become the "how-to" manual for our times.
I'm a fan of Follett's spy novels, but have yet to read any of his medieval trilogy. I'll take your post as a reminder to begin.Ken Follett, "World without end", about half way through.
Don't think its as good as "Pillars of the Earth" though.
A very good read as are others of his that I have read. Might get me back to reading Simon Winchester again.That’s next for me. Looks like a great book.
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I read Krakatoa by Winchester. It was a good read.A very good read as are others of his that I have read. Might get me back to reading Simon Winchester again.
I'm a fan of Follett's spy novels, but have yet to read any of his medieval trilogy. I'll take your post as a reminder to begin.
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A very good, clearly pro Russian, first hand account of a pivotal battle. It is written by someone who is obviously no author but the easy style makes it all the more authentic. Highly recommended.
The main plot of the movie, the duel between Zaitsev and the German Major, occupies about five lines of the book, it is little more than a footnote. Like many Hollywood versions of history there is a lot of 'artistic license', in fact, at the start of the book the movie is described in very disparaging terms. Not a bad film thoughI haven't read much of Follette but Pillars of the Earth was very good IMO.
Made for a great movie - Enemy at the Gates
He writes an excellent book and I have read several. If you want a fun easy read pick up "The Professor and the Madman", it is a story of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. The book that I was introduced Winchester was "A Crack in the Edge of the World" about the San Francisco earthquake.I read Krakatoa by Winchester. It was a good read.
I read Krakatoa by Winchester. It was a good read.
The main plot of the movie, the duel between Zaitsev and the German Major, occupies about five lines of the book, it is little more than a footnote. Like many Hollywood versions of history there is a lot of 'artistic license', in fact, at the start of the book the movie is described in very disparaging terms. Not a bad film though
The Lathe of Heaven is a nearly perfect novel.
Unfortunately, it seems to have become the "how-to" manual for our times.