Great job of filling the back stories
937256
Loved it! Very good evening read. Needed a break from the normal adventure.  Loved every one... page. Would recommend this
375047
All 3 stories are really good. The speaker does a great job of keeping you interested in what's going on.
1066804
I thoroughly enjoyed the stories in this collection.  Some of them I wish were a little more fleshed out, but it was interesting to ready a short series of stories that really helped round out things from SG1 and from Atlantis.  I'd have no problem recommending to this any fan of the Stargate series.
195075
This book really feels like back story for the original three books. But I think anyone who starts with this book may not follow up with the rest of the series. And while this effort answers a lot of questions and fills a few holes, I'm still left wanting quite a bit more, particularly regarding the nightshade Wolf pack. But I like this author and I'll continue to follow her work.
622303
I didn't think I liked it at first, but once the story goes into the back stories it is great.
4418668
The writer takes great care to describe the joys and sorrows he encountered on the ride. The included back story helped round out and provide definition for the reason.
3135087
Does a good job of documenting history in a nutshell. Ties together many of the characters whose names you  vaguely know.
2933631
Some of these I've read before, but most of them I've only seen references to - it's great to have them all in one handy collection.  It's also a nice jumping-off point if you want to either confirm a story's veracity or dig deeper into the background story.
794436
I especially enjoyed the back stories for the various characters.  Watching everyone coming together at the end of the book was fascinating.
1508136
Lots of great behind the scene stories for ABB fans! Really enjoyed it!
2275746
Great way to get to know the intriguing man from Sempre!  I loved that it didn't rehash the other stories but filled in all the gaps and weaved it's own story.  Great read!
370241
I really liked the back and forth of this book. It was great reading about both Cuba and Dover's past to see what got them where they were currently. They were both shaped by their past, but neither wanted to share it.
932876
This book of nine stories was a good thing for me to read.  I often wanted to fill in some of the rather lengthy gaps between Gordianius the Finder books.  This collection of stories takes place in chronological time between the first book "Roman Blood" and the the second book "Arms of Nemesis".  These little stories are not major mysteries, by any stretch, but they are wonderful anecdotal snapshots of Gordianus and Bethesda before they married, and some of the growing up years of Eco.  We also get to meet Gordianus' benefactor, Lucius Claudius. I cannot wait to continue the series, but I'm glad that I took the time to read this collection of stories.  My favourite was "A Will is a Way".
1484642
This book is filled with insight into history (stories and people). He does a great job of giving background into each story. To some it may seem as if he's venturing off topic but to me he's doing a masterful job of informing and weaving, connecting people to a bigger scope. You'll learn a lot reading this book. If you enjoy history and biographies or just learning in general you should read. The one problem I have with the book is it is mainly about the South and Washington(how it pertains to the president at the time). It seems to only mention other regions in the US when it's going to really be about the South or Washington. There's little historical input on sports roughly about three pages. A very good historical book. The book should be titled "Fifties in America" doesn't really go too much about other countries except about Cuba.
3620870
I am a fan of this genre and love to learn about celebrity bad doings and especially the different takes people have on what really happened. I especially enjoy when new information becomes known and stories change.

The book covers forty year time periods from 1900 - current day. In each time period there are between three and six murders or scandals with an interesting "back story" that sets the stage for each drama to come. Included are some very famous events like The Black Dahlia and The Manson Family. The book is well organized and gives you just the right amount of information so I didn't get bogged down for too long on a story.

I am familiar with many of the stories and I also enjoyed the format of the book.
3883278
Interesting. Since each production I've seen pictured the story in slightly different scenarios I wanted to get the background story. This helped clear up questions I had.
1377137
I am fan of both the books and the show and this book is great at filling in most gaps.  I say most because it oddly leaves out some of the most important parts of the history of the world.  For example, I don't expect the Maesters to remember or even know the history of how the white walkers were created and I like that they have speculation based on the fantasy of written word of prior Masesters, but things like Robert's Rebellion or left off with simple notes like "Robert's Rebellion is written elsewhere so no need to go into here." I get that technically this book is supposed to have been written only a few years after the Rebellion ended, but come on this would be the perfect volume to go into the many details of the Rebellion much like Martin did with the Dance of Dragons.