books about: empires     books:     Empires      Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World Patrick J. Buchanan Crown, 2008 An important book that needs to be read and understood Pat Buchanan has written an important book, a book that needs to be read and understood by all those who are comfortable in their assumptions about the causes of World War 2. The main thesis of Buchanan's book is simple: Hitler did NOT want a world war, he wanted a war ...             Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System Roberto Saviano, Virginia Jewiss Picador, 2008 unfortunately, this is JUST the top of the iceberg.. I.T.A.L.I.A. = In This Area Law Is Absent I'm italian.. I can tell you that we are full of laws, but they are meaningless, because against certain strong powers there is no defence in Italy.. in our parliament there are members that have committed crimes and that ...             Sword of Truth, Boxed Set III, Books 7-9: The Pillars of Creation, Naked Empire, Chainfire (Sword Of Truth) Terry Goodkind Tor Fantasy, 2006 Striking series! Respectful, honorable and endearing! I've read many a book, but none reach me like this series has. The entire Sword of Truth series, sets a pretty high standard for epic fantasy, let along a good book series. Early books had some places that were a bit clunky, (it was the authors first books if I'm not ...             The Enchantress of Florence: A Novel Salman Rushdie Random House, 2008 a little hard to follow, but beautiful poetic writing To start with, I envy anyone who can put together words in such a beautiful way. But I had a pretty hard time following the story. I really didn't care, though, because the writing was so beautiful. If you're someone who has to understand what is going on in every ...             The Final Empire (Mistborn, Book 1) Brandon Sanderson Tor Fantasy, 2007 Excellent writing, interesting new fantasy idea This book is sort of a mystery fantasy, were the readers comes to realize that the truth about the world is truly not how the characters originally perceive it. In my opinion, this book is excellent storytelling and pacing. I read it through almost non-stop. The ...             Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe Mark Mazower Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 The ultimate cost of fear and terror Aztecs. Aztecs ruled a vast empire in the heart of Mexico by the fear imposed by cutting the living hearts from their victims, then rolling the bodies down the long blood-spattered steps of their pyramids. The Nazi terror didn't use pyramids; but, they made death ...             The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 Piers Brendon Knopf, 2008 Empires inevitably fall; but leave legacies The message of Piers Brendon's magnificent history of the British Empire is that its fall was inevitable and that that is the fate of all other empires, past and future. Because empires are founded on brutality and illegitimacy, says Brendon, their fault lines in the ...             Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World ... Edward Kritzler Doubleday, 2008 Great Book, one I actually lived through... I can't believe how great is Ed Kritzler's book. Why you wonder? Reader, I married him long ago. He worked so hard on this book and it's wonderful, readable, a must for anyone interested in Jewish history. As his ex-wife you might find it strange that I think so ...             The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the ... John Perkins Plume, 2008 We must never let the military-industrial complex endanger our liberties (D. Eisenhower) After a life of `robbing from the poor and giving to the rich' as an economic hit man, thereby pocketing his commissions, John Perkins became an environment activist and a militant for change in the policies of the corporatocracy. Corporatocracy The author delivers ...             The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It Tilar J. Mazzeo Collins Business, 2008 An Interesting Read The Widow Clicquot by Tilar J Mazzeo is clearly a labor of love. The author goes into painstaking detail regarding a fairly obscure part of French history to tell us the story of a remarkable woman and by extension the story of how Champagne became the bubbly we love ...             Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis William Bonner, Addison Wiggin Wiley, 2006 Who was surprised? I just finished the book in time to turn on the news that my bank, WaMu, has been seized and sold in one motion. Now the boys in Washington are telling us that they were caught by surprise and have to craft a solution that needs to be passed in days if not hours. ...             Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire Rita Nakashima Brock, Rebecca Ann Parker Beacon Press, 2008 Toward Paradise regained Normally, I read an entire book before posting about it. But, I am over halfway through reading a fascinating new book, Saving Paradise -- subtitled, How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire, by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker. ...             Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World Roger Crowley Random House, 2008 A fascinating and well-written piece During the middle of the sixteenth century, the Mediterranean Sea was the prime battlefield upon which the Ottoman and Hapsburg Empires dueled. Starting in 1521 with the Ottoman attack and capture of the island of Rhodes, the two empires fought a seesaw battle across ...             Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire Toby Faber Random House, 2008 Not Just Fancy Jewelry There are many books (and even some websites) devoted to pictures of the jeweled eggs produced by Fabergé for the last two czars of Russia to give to their czarinas on Easter. _Fabergé's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces that Outlived an Empire_ ...             A People's History of American Empire Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, ... Metropolitan Books, 2008 Just another opinion . . . . . Love or hate it, this book is historically accurate and presents a viewpoint and perspective which is missing even from advanced college level American History courses. For that reason alone, Mr. Zinn must be given credit. 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