Bitter Lemons of Cyprus2 reviews Lawrence Durrell Faber & Faber Ltd, 2001 Memories of times lost + utter loveliness. An evocative memoir of the author's stay [1953-6] in what's now Northern Cyprus. Much of the landscape was still as he described it when we visited Belle Pais, Famagusta, Kyrenia, and Nicosia, the Tree of Idleness and other sites on our hiking trip to Cyprus in 2001. His adventures in buying and ...             Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands20 reviews Gavan Daws University of Hawaii Press, 1989 Pure Truth + Haoles in Hawaii + Hawaiian History + An outstanding survey of a most interesting history + Surf's Up             1421: The Year China Discovered America256 reviews Gavin Menzies Harper Perennial, 2004 Excellent history + 1421, the Year Chinese Discovered America + Goodbye to the "Spaceman" theory + Fact/Fiction who cares......             Born in Blood And Fire: A Concise History of Latin America, Second Edition17 reviews John Charles Chasteen W. W. Norton, 2005 Great book! + Good Intro to Latin American History + Latin American Nutshell + History Light             The Princes in the Tower96 reviews Alison Weir Ballantine Books, 1995 Weir provides a watertight case of the guilt of Richard III + Sad + The Princes in the Tower recounts the murders of King Edward V and his brother the Duke of York in the Tower of London + Case against Richard III Laid out Clearly             How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)259 reviews Thomas Cahill Anchor, 1996 Nay-sayers knowe not what of which they speake + I had avoided this book for 13 years + Always on time + Salvation from the Irish             Flags of Our Fathers (Movie Tie-in Edition)578 reviews James Bradley, Ron Powers Bantam, 2006 A must read, but it's an emotional ride........... + the horror, the cost, the dignity + Excellent + Wonderful story of humility + Should be required reading for all Americans             A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-188913 reviews Frederic Morton Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980 An engrossing, enticing snapshot + Genius--and evil--abounded in Vienna + A Splendid Memory + Hypnotic Portrayal + Time travel does exist...             The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai81 reviews John Tayman Scribner, 2007 "Unclean! Unclean!" + Many Remarkable Stories + Overall a good read I suppose that the government officials in Hawaii in the 1860s assumed that they were doing the right thing by isolating lepers on an almost uninhabited island. Compared to the biblical era of rags, bells, and calls of "unclean, unclean!", they may have been somewhat correct. What they didn't ...             King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa188 reviews Adam Hochschild Mariner Books, 1999 The facts of Western Civilization + The Friendly Belgians + Be careful who you sit down to tea with + Leopold: Evil Genius + Amazingly eyeopening             Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming3 reviews Winona LaDuke South End Press, 2005 Recovering the Sacred from Materialist Reductionism + Heart and Respect + A discussion of the struggles Native Americans have made particularly in modern history Leading activist/scholar writing from among the Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) of northern Minnesota, Winona LaDuke brings to all of us the ecological wisdom of Native Americans. The sacred has to be "recovered" by "naming and claiming" a people's land, its holy sites, and its "relatives" among other ...             A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front41 reviews Winston Groom Grove Press, 2003 Superb + The Great War I never knew + pronounced Wipers--like "wiped out"! + More like a Slaughter in Flanders + The Battle for Ypres.             The Greatest Generation477 reviews Tom Brokaw Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001 An inspirational portrait of America`s finest people...... + Stop and reflect a little + Generation- World War II Tom Brokaw has brought forth one of the most inspiring and touching accounts ever written.The Greatest Generation is a must-read for each and every American. His subjects will leave the reader feeling both admiration and gratitude for these wonderful individuals and their sacrifices for our ...             Hitler in Vienna, 1907-1913: Clues to the Future3 reviews J S Jones Cooper Square Press, 2002 enlightening !clearly the best book about the early years + Exellent writing and research.... + Summary Review of HITLER IN VIENNA 1907-1913 this book is not only incredible for its meticulous detail and unknown information about hitler but its also a social discourse on life in general of the old hapsburg empire and vienna at the turn of the century.the fact that this man was a bum who almost died of sickness and spent a few years ...             The War Against the Jews: 1933-194510 reviews Lucy S. Dawidowicz Bantam, 1986 Important History + in one volume + Book illumates history and causes for Holocaust + One of the most important books written about the Holocaust             Flags of Our Fathers (Movie Tie-in Edition)578 reviews James Bradley, Ron Powers Bantam, 2006 A must read, but it's an emotional ride........... + the horror, the cost, the dignity + Excellent + Wonderful story of humility + Should be required reading for all Americans             A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front41 reviews Winston Groom Grove Press, 2003 Superb + The Great War I never knew + pronounced Wipers--like "wiped out"! + More like a Slaughter in Flanders + The Battle for Ypres.             Born in Blood And Fire: A Concise History of Latin America, Second Edition17 reviews John Charles Chasteen W. W. Norton, 2005 Great book! + Good Intro to Latin American History + Latin American Nutshell + History Light             A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-188913 reviews Frederic Morton Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980 An engrossing, enticing snapshot + Genius--and evil--abounded in Vienna + A Splendid Memory + Hypnotic Portrayal + Time travel does exist...             Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands20 reviews Gavan Daws University of Hawaii Press, 1989 Pure Truth + Haoles in Hawaii + Hawaiian History + An outstanding survey of a most interesting history + Surf's Up