Review:This is an incredibly important work that should be widely read by those interested in the clash between the West and the Middle East that caught the West off guard on September 11th, 2001. The clash goes all the way back to the very beginnings of Islam and the manner in which the Islamic religion and culture were spread by force, treachery and extortion throughout the Middle East, North Africa and eventually Spain. It only took 79 years from the death of Muhammad for the armies of Islam to beg... Read more

Review:Very few academic historians write narrative history these days; they prefer history as social science. This book shows what such an historian can do if she does write old-fashioned narrative. The book is superb. It covers the Mexican war, its origins, course, and consequences. The author focuses on several particular individuals who were important political actors, such as Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. And she covers the antiwar movement, too, which was much more significant than I had realiz... Read more

Review:Rambling through history, myth and superstition this author leads the reader on a journey worth taking. The language is evocative and superb. The anecdotes and stories are interesting with a great deal of humour thrown in. Read more

Review:This book is interesting; however, to brief. The author claims he will discuss issues later, but doesn't. The sources he used to write the book are good. Most people don't know that Hamilton laid the foundation of our economic system, our judicial branch of government and many other things. Read more

Review:Accessible, long term history of the cotton industry and how it changed the world we now live in. Fascinating.

My only gripe is the lack of comparisons to other contemporaneous industries to really show the importance of cotton in each time period.

A minor issue for an overwhelming fascinating book and history that my friends have all been hearing about for weeks. Read more

Review:We only know that it happened a hundred years ago. So many lived and so many did not. A Night to Remember gives us the realization that those on board were not "numbers" but people who did exist. They had feelings, concerns and courage.
Now stop and try to put yourself in their shoes. Read more

Review:My early impression is that the book is thorough, well researched and presents a very plausible hypothesis, but it seems a bit disjointed in that there could be clearer distinction between hard evidence and anecdotes. I may have a more detailed comment after further study Read more

Review:Moorehead's accounting of the French resistance people, and especially the young women, is heart-breaking. It is hard to believe that the world went through such a horrible experience. The descriptions of the death camps by those who survived are not sugar-coated. Moorehead gives such detailed descriptions, as told by the women who lived through it, the reader fully grasps the horror. Read more

Review:Reading Freeman's well written and interesting book will give you a great background and a deep historical understanding of how Christianity came to dominate the Western world for a thousand years, what that has cost in terms of intellectual degradation, and how, if the peoples of the West are to better their condition in the new century they must regain the intellectual confidence so characteristic of Greek civilization. This is a really good book. Read more

Review:Based on volume of squealing, Ann Coulter hit the sensitive point with liberals and other socialists. Ann should be commended for her courage. She personifies what is great about this country - willingness and ability of an individual to tell unpleasant truth to a powerful enemy.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and can fully recommend it to anyone who cares about freedom and western culture.

Great job! Read more