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Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe - Facing the Lion (Abridged Edition)
Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe - Facing the Lion (Abridged Edition)

Review:Great book even better because it is a true story no one can deny the horrors that Satan visits on this world, We should all have the faith that this woman expressed throughout her life not just during the war simone lived her entire life this way. The average person would crack but because of true faith her, her husband & almost 7000 other witnesses survived the nazis. Read more

Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert

Review:This was not entertaining . good if you are obsessed with knowing all the possible scenarios for what might have helped make ripper be who he. Was . I did not enjoy reading this book it felt like work . Read more

The Monster of Florence
The Monster of Florence

Review:When Douglas Preston moved his family to the outskirts of Florence in 2000, he thought he was just going to enjoy la dolce vita and write a mystery novel. What he found was both more interesting and scarier than any story he could have come up with on his own. As he was interviewing a journalist named Mario Spezi who was an expert on the Italian legal system, Spezi casually mentioned that just outside the villa Preston and his family had rented, was the site of one of the most gruesome murder... Read more

The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings

Review:This is regarding the Kindle version.

Brownsworth has compiled an enjoyable, efficient history of a few centuries of blood, gore, ambition, and globe trotting on the Vikings. In many ways, this is a "who's who" of Viking lore, bringing alive a series of world-changing adventurers and raiders.

A few notes in the Kindle version. First, too many minor errors. "Rus" becomes "Russ", and "Svein" becomes "Swen", among other small things that show a lack of editing or poor scanning. The bo... Read more

A Year of Cooking in My Farmhouse - A Kitchen in France
A Year of Cooking in My Farmhouse - A Kitchen in France

Review:This book is gorgeous and inspiring! Be warned though- if you actually plan to cook these recipes they are not for the novice chef, and you will have to search for some of the ingredients. For me though, this was part of the fun. She makes me want to move to the french countryside to have lots of babies and cook all day. Read more

How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink

Review:Poor assesment of the real situation that existed in Britain in May 1940. The author omits important facts how Churchill in his first few weeks of his premiership turned Britain from appeasement into a formidable fighting force. The author by his own admission makes statements that are not supported by documented evidence frequently relying on personal diary entries. Consequently spun an inaccurate picture. Read more

City of Women
City of Women

Review:A friend recommended this book and I found it most interesting. It's a historic novel about Berlin during the war. The main character is very interesting and she mingles among many different people, that deal with the war in their own way.
It's very well written. Once I started the book,it was difficult to stop reading. Human Beings are very frightening in the way they behave towards one another. Read more

Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

Review:This book explores Lawrence's life in more detail and at greater length than other biographies and accords him the role he earned while doing so against modern developments.

A must for serious Lawrence junkies. Read more

Seven Letters from Paris: A Memoir
Seven Letters from Paris: A Memoir

Review:I really liked this book, it was good reading, no boring parts. My only thought was after 20 years and there was still that "spark". It made it almost unbelievable, almost fairy tale. I may suggest it to my book club, thats where I got the name and author, in Good Housekeeping magazine a book club had read and discussed this book and I had to read it! Read more

A Journey of 500 Miles - and One Wheelchair
A Journey of 500 Miles - and One Wheelchair

Review:There is no better example of a true and dedicated friendship, the gift of giving, inspiration, adventure and the triumph of the human spirit than I'LL PUSH YOU.
To quote Yates, "Think where men's glory begins and ends, and say my glory was that I had such friends". Read more

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