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Reviewed By... Bill Lewis
Impeccable historical research, outstanding writing, and a rollicking grand story combine to make this a terrific read. Find a shady spot and enjoy!
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Bruce Anderson"Gibbon in his entirety is superior to any abridgement." So says H-F. Mueller in his forward to this condensed version of Gibbon's masterwork. For those unwilling to read the Decline & Fall in its fullness, Mueller's chop-job will serve admirably, although it lacks the author's often scathingly funny footnotes. This remains the greatest historical narrative in western culture, told in one of the fine... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Bruce AndersonThanks to uninformed media coverage, government disinformation, cultural bias and religious bigotry/hypocrisy, we in the United States tend to identify the concept of "holy war" exclusively with the violent acts of radical Islamic terrorists, under the rubric "jihad". Karen Armstrong begs to differ: explicating key events in Europe and the Middle East in the last two millennia, she demonstrates convincingly... read more>>>
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