John Man
Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Amazon World
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This is the first time that I have reviewed a non-fiction book, and it is with trepidation that I venture from the secure ...Read Review
Saladin
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The author sets the complicated scene before beginning the story of Saladin, who is fortunate to be born into the right family with ...Read Review
The Mongol Empire
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John Man is an acknowledged authority on Mongolia and its history. His book presents a sweeping account of the Mongol empire, from its ...Read Review
The Gutenberg Revolution
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At the age of twelve I wrote in a school essay that Johann Gutenberg was the inventor of printing, only to be told ...Read Review
Xanadu
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Europeans knew little of the mysterious east until Marco Polo wrote about his travels. His father and uncle had been there earlier, and ...Read Review
The Great Wall
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Man doesn’t mince words. This is another author anxious to show that well- established ideas are more historical myth than fact. ...Read Review
