2005 (US)
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
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There have always been significant and considerable gaps and uncertainties in the historical record of the life of William Shakespeare. These have prompted ...Read Review
Summer Crossing
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Set in post-WWII New York, Summer Crossing tells the story of young socialite Grady McNeil. While her parents set sail for France to ...Read Review
1610: A Sundial in a Grave
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“It’s about sex, cruelty, and forgiveness.” Thus does Mary Gentle commence her marvelously inventive novel of espionage, assassination, and precognitive mayhem in ...Read Review
The Blighted Cliffs
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Poor Lieutenant Jerrold! For one who prefers a life of self-indulgence over danger, he does receive more than his share of hard knocks: ...Read Review
Knife Edge (The Royal Marines Saga #5)
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Towards the end of the 20th century Lieutenant Ross Blackwood contemplates the bleak future of the Royal Marines as they are compelled to ...Read Review
Ordinary Heroes
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Stewart Dubinsky’s father never spoke of his experiences during WWII. After his death Stewart sorts through his deceased father’s papers and ...Read Review
Bury The Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery
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In 1787 a small group of men gathered in a London printing shop to discuss how they might be instrumental in abolishing slavery. Using ...Read Review
Mediterranean Winter
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This book is sub-titled A Journey through History and that describes it exactly. It is an account of Kaplan’s journeys as a ...Read Review
A Tale of Love and Darkness
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One potent image conveys the essence of Amos Oz’s life and his relationship with Israel, an image presented by the writer Tchernikhowsky: “…...Read Review
Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition and the Defeat of the Moors
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In 1492, in an effort to free themselves from the yoke of the Vatican, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain turned to the Dominican priest ...Read Review