What Are You Reading? Part Deux

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Edward John

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Yeah, we were. There existed written plans from both the british and the germans to establish armybases in both Norway, Sweden and Denmark though. It was an important period in our domestic politics though. The swedish king was a relative of the german emperor so wanted to ally with the germans. The parlament would have none of it and the outcome was that the parlament stripped the king of the last remnant of power he had. So WW1 is the last time a swedish king tried to play a major political role.
Not to mention that the Kaiser Wilhelm II was Queen Victoria's grandson. Basically all the Euro monarchs are related.
 

Kurben

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OK, One last recommendation from me to all of you that likes a good horrortale wellfounded in fact and with pace. He did it once with with Zombies in World War Z and now he ha has done it again with Devolution that stars Bigfoots instead. Max Brooks new book is recommended and i prefer to Crichton really (reading his the Lost World in parallell and Devolution was the much better book.). I dont know if Bigfoot books are a genre really but this book may make it one.
 

Edward John

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OK, One last recommendation from me to all of you that likes a good horrortale wellfounded in fact and with pace. He did it once with with Zombies in World War Z and now he ha has done it again with Devolution that stars Bigfoots instead. Max Brooks new book is recommended and i prefer to Crichton really (reading his the Lost World in parallell and Devolution was the much better book.). I dont know if Bigfoot books are a genre really but this book may make it one.
You should check out Steve Niles.
 

kingricefan

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OK, One last recommendation from me to all of you that likes a good horrortale wellfounded in fact and with pace. He did it once with with Zombies in World War Z and now he ha has done it again with Devolution that stars Bigfoots instead. Max Brooks new book is recommended and i prefer to Crichton really (reading his the Lost World in parallell and Devolution was the much better book.). I dont know if Bigfoot books are a genre really but this book may make it one.
I have a paperback original called Nights With Sasquatch that follows a woman who is abducted by a horny Bigfoot.......:p
 

Kurben

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Reading a book about american Civil War. Nothing reall new but very interesting to read a book not written by an american on it. It gives a new perspective on figures like, Lee, Grant, Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, JEB Stuart, Sherman and others. Some of these figures have been iconized for a century or more so interesting to read a book by someone who was not raised in that tradition.
 

Spideyman

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Reading a book about american Civil War. Nothing reall new but very interesting to read a book not written by an american on it. It gives a new perspective on figures like, Lee, Grant, Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, JEB Stuart, Sherman and others. Some of these figures have been iconized for a century or more so interesting to read a book by someone who was not raised in that tradition.
Want to thank you fro all the new, interesting and informative books you have introduced to me. Many have been placed on my TDR pie. I will miss these reviews and suggestions.
 

Dana Jean

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Reading a book about american Civil War. Nothing reall new but very interesting to read a book not written by an american on it. It gives a new perspective on figures like, Lee, Grant, Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, JEB Stuart, Sherman and others. Some of these figures have been iconized for a century or more so interesting to read a book by someone who was not raised in that tradition.
I love how you are always challenging yourself to learn new things. It's really something we should all try to do. Too many people are myopic in the information they want to take in and process. I think they fear learning because that will challenge what they have stubbornly held onto as truth.

Good job Kurben!