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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ... 141 reviews
Steve Coll
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Execellent Book -
+ Fascinating and well-researched history
+ bordering on fraudulent
Don't let the size of this book scare you - it is accurate and full of great information! I know some people who were close to the information and say it is very accurate -
Enjoy -
Jan Simpson
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Theodore Rex (Modern Library Paperbacks) 200 reviews
Edmund Morris
Modern Library, 2002
An Excellent Portrait of a Great President
+ Very worthy effort that leaves me wanting more, not less,
+ An Excellent Portrait of a Great President
+ A Window into Roosevelt's Presidency
+ Bully! (In a good way, mostly)
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A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays (Penguin Modern Classics)1 review
Tennessee Williams
Penguin Classics, 2000
Desire
The fact that a life can be ruined by a series of unfortunate events becomes realistic, as Blanche becomes a victim. At first, I despised her because of her promiscuity, but afterwards I noticed that her actions were rooted from her inescapable past.
During the 1940's and after the World War II, ...
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb46 reviews
Richard Rhodes
Simon & Schuster, 1996
A Dark Sun and a Cold War...
+ Teller's story
+ excellent work of history
+ A worthy follow-on to "The Making of the Atomic Bomb:
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Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World129 reviews
Margaret Macmillan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003
Best history book I've ever read
+ Paris 1919 A contrast to 2007 in a World of One
+ The history of the conclusion of WW I
+ IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME
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The Trial166 reviews
Franz Kafka
Schocken, 1995
Good translation...
+ Great Read
+ hauntingly prescient
+ The Fear, Despondency, and Despair of A Soul.
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Pillar of Fire : America in the King Years 1963-65 (America in the King Years)32 reviews
Taylor Branch
Simon & Schuster, 1999
Impossible not to be a letdown
+ Branch's Pillar of Fire
+ The Angle of Moment
+ Branch's Trilogy
+ Keeps the Fire Aflame...Pillared Story of the Shaping of America
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The Maltese Falcon132 reviews
Dashiell Hammett
Vintage, 1989
You'll Read It, Like It, and Ask for Another!
+ Sam Spade is the man!
+ "Falcon" lays an egg...
+ Do You Really Need a Review of This Book?
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At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 (America in the King Years)32 reviews
Taylor Branch
Simon & Schuster, 2006
must read for all americans
+ Thank you, J. Edgar
+ Death & Transfiguration
+ Must read for students if the civil rights movement
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The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain (Everyman's Library)41 reviews
Cormac Mccarthy
Everyman's Library, 1999
the single most influential series i've read in my life
+ You will get hooked on this author
+ I am sure it will be great!
+ Cormac Mccarthy
+ The Border Trilogy
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)159 reviews
Edmund Morris
Modern Library, 2001
Great biography of a fascinating subject
+ Teedie grows up with discipline and fire
+ The Early Years of Teddy
+ Absolutely Wonderful!!!
+ A Classic Biography and a Work of Art
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1984 (Signet Classics)1384 reviews
George Orwell
New American Library, 1961
Still Relevant
+ Timeless classic on the dangers of communism/big government
+ 1984 review
+ 1984
+ The Greatest Love Story of Our Time.
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Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63 (America in the King Years) 37 reviews
Taylor Branch
Simon & Schuster, 1989
Moving storytelling
+ Undiscovered Country
+ Amazingly Woven Detail
+ Indispensable
+ Excellent and Informative
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 194563 reviews
Tony Judt
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
One of the best books I ever read
+ A masterpeace on European history
+ Nothing short of brilliant
+ A Book around Which to Build a History Course
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (Signet Classics)168 reviews
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Signet Classics, 1998
only one day in the gulag
+ Five Star Book of Five Star Books
+ Icy, Enduring, Classic ...
+ An important book
+ Frightening Insight Into the Dark Side of Mankind
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One Day of Life7 reviews
Manlio Argueta
Vintage, 1991
Great Condition
+ A good introduction to the Struggle of the poor in El Salvad
+ Review of the book "One Day of Life"
I would recommend this seller to anyone. Although, the book was used it was still in great condition as described by the seller.
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War671 reviews
Mark Bowden
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999
Bowden Demonstrates Masterful Writing
+ Bowden Demonstrates Masterful Writing
+ Horrifically good book
+ Amazing, Simply Amazing
+ Not Too Late to Read This Important Work
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The Cold War: A New History63 reviews
John Lewis Gaddis
Penguin Press HC, The, 2005
An excellent manual on the cold war
+ Well researched but offers nothing new
+ Great condition, good buy for the money
+ Fantastic -- great for generalists and cold war buffs
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Catch-22828 reviews
Joseph Heller
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Best Book I Ever Read
+ Most Brilliant Satire
+ Stubborn, heroic innocence in a mad world
Catch-22 is a jarring, thrilling, hysterical exposition of the oppression and dominance which pervades lives and lifestyles in the modern era. Full of classic dialogue, superb characters, wonderfully narrated, Catch-22 may be the best book ever written. A heartbreaking achievement of staggering ...
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The Autumn of the Patriarch (P.S.)38 reviews
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Gabo's prose masterpiece
+ Marquez at his best - a masterpiece
+ A universal masterpiece
+ An Epic Latin-American Poem
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