Diana

Interesting but all over the place

Revisado: 10-15-20

A big fan of Dan Carlin so was excited for this. It was hard to follow the threat of a story, but the individual pieces were very interesting. Overall, it was a very short book to breeze through.

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Very close to the movie but, but still great

Revisado: 10-02-19

I made the mistake of watching the movie first, this book follows very close to the movie, but it is still a very interesting read.

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A great continuation

Revisado: 10-02-19

In this volume you see Stalin hold on to power and grapple with WWII. To truly understand what Russia's motivations are now, this book is important in understanding that.

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A deep dive into one of the great men of history

Revisado: 10-02-19

"Great men" meaning a history creator. Stalin was one of the pivotal figures of our history, and this volume shows you his rise to power. To truly understand what Russia's motivations are now, this book is important in understanding that.

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Dispels many of the "lost cause" beliefs

Revisado: 10-02-19

Did the south fight the civil war over slavery? Was Grant a butcher? Why did the north win? I grew up in Louisiana, and much of my life has been unlearning wrong history. This book nicely packs the truth into one short book. I would recommend this to anyone interested in the Civil war and our country's history.

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A good little book on about our history

Revisado: 10-02-19

Another piece of our historic puzzle, a breeze to get through. I would recommend this with other books of it's kind.

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I was expecting more

Revisado: 10-02-19

This was really a book about the love affair of a woman and the octopus. I was hoping for more about the science behind intelligence, but there was too much about this woman's fascination with the octopus for my taste.

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The revival of a founding father

Revisado: 10-02-19

I came to this book in a way I'm sure many others have, through the play. But this book takes you into the life of one of the most modern founding fathers. There were some things in this book that I suspect aren't completely factual, since it is a book that lionizes Hamilton (probably how villainous Jefferson seemed) but there was so much to learn about the early days of the country and how much Hamilton had to do with that.

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Informative, but a little out of date

Revisado: 10-02-19

There were some fact in here that have since become debunked, but there is still a lot in here that it's worth the breezy read. I would only recommend this book if you're someone who already has an interest in big history an has consumed other books on this topic already.

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A great look at life in medieval times

Revisado: 10-02-19

I read the book on medieval villages, which I enjoyed, but I thought this one was stronger. It might be because of my french heritage, or that my idea of medieval life was in a city setting, but I found this to be more interesting to me. Similar to the book on villages, you really see that these people were simply human beings like us, with the same fears and worries. They just lived in a more difficult time.

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