Moon Man

Got it for my 10 YO son but its mine now!

Revisado: 03-16-06

As a rule, I listen to non-fiction, usually historical, but I wanted to find something that would catch the interest of my 10-year old son. I loaded it on my ipod so he could listen, but one day during my long commute home, I found that I was finished with all my historical books. So, on whim I started listening to THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND. Bartimaeus must have worked a magical spell over me because I am powerless to resist this book. Imagine, a middle-aged and very serious-minded adult who can't stop listening to the Barimaeus Trilogy. This is a fantastic, charming and funny series, cleverly historical, too. As the young magician Nicholas would say, "I charge you to listen to this book."

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A Great Book About a Great Tyrant

Revisado: 05-01-05

I have been a periodic reader of Soviet history for the past three decades. With the opening of the various secret Soviet archives to certain researchers came the possiblity of better understanding of that which had only been speculated in the past, the "back-story" history of the revolution and the coming to power of Lenin and the Bolsheviks, and the succession of Koba Stalin. Prior to Radzinsky's book, I had read Dmitri Volkogonov's definitive history - STALIN: TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY. Radzinsky's book brings, I believe, a more coherant and understandble story of Stalin's rise. Which author, Volkogonov or Radzinsky, is more correct in their presentation of Stalin? I cannot say. For the most part, their stories are complementary. I found Radzinsky to be more readable, more organized. This is an excellent book which I recommend highly to those interested in Soviet history.

Now, about David McCallum's narration of this book: Brilliant. I have neaver heard a more perfect match of a book with a narrator. The pace, the phrasing, the nuance, the innuendo built into the reading was excellent. I was so impressed by McCallum's reading that I had hoped to find other historical volumes narrated by him. I'm sorry to say that I found only novels.

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No Financial Support to Frauds

Revisado: 05-01-05

I had this book on my wish list, but since discovering that the author was "outed" as a wanna-be Vietnam combat veteran, I hereby pledge that I will not read or listen to any of the author's books. Fraudulent claims of military service, especially claims of being a combat veteran, should thus "rewarded". What weakness of character!

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