This is a fascinating and well researched account of how ...
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This is a fascinating and well researched account of how people in the House of Islam are finding peace and hope by turning to Jesus and the Gospel.
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John Gaudet has written a fascinating, well researched and eloquent account of a major historical event in colonial Kenya, the building of the railroad and the effect of this on colonists and natives. However, the book is more than just an historical novel, there is a high degree of intrigue and as one reads, one wonders what will befall the vivid characters.
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This is an excruciatingly detailed, 3-million paged account of the life, and family, and habits, and vices, and diary entries, and plumbing of a truly fascinating person. I am inattentive, and it took me three months to get through. However, it's an amazingly well-researched glimpse not only into one life, but into privileged and influential society across two continents and three decades. Well worth the effort.
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This is a well-written and thoroughly researched book about a fascinating place. I've always been interested in Easter Island, and reading this novel gave me a lot of insight into the history and culture of the island and its people. The book is constructed around the stories of two women from different eras who travel there to study the unique characteristics of the island. Very well-written and very interesting.
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When you find yourself reading the end notes and the many, many pages of bibliography, you know you have a book with a truly fascinating subject and one that is exceptionally well written! This then is Julie Baird's highly readable and extremely well researched volume on one of the most iconic royals in British history.

I was horrified to read that the Queen's daughter and various other officials actually edited and even deleted parts of the Queen's extensive set of journals. What a pity when we could have had better access to the written thoughts and feelings of this complex woman. It is fortunate that the author was still able to source materials from other collections, such as her letters to various people and the journals and observations of the people around her. These reveal that the queen was not necessarily always stern and formal as depicted in her most famous photographs. Sometimes she didn't even seem to be particularly nice or likable! She was not perfect by any means - for example, she seemed to have driven a lot of court and government officials up the wall with her scandalous devotion and extreme loyalty to a couple of man servants.

A most riveting and no-holds-barred story about the Queen as woman, wife, mother, grandmother and Queen. Highly recommended.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a digital copy for me to review.
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A fascinating and well-written account of the music some of us were priviliged to have heard as children.
This book should appeal to both history and music buffs. As both a musician and an historian, Sheldon Winkler employs his vast erudition to illuminate many dark and obscure corners of history. There are many interesting facts about some famous and some not-so-famous players in the story of W.W. II.
I have no hesitation in highly recommending this book to anyone who has an interest in either World War II or the music of that era.
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This is a fascinating and well-researched read.  Accessible to those who may not know the history and customs of the period.
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Very well-written and researched. Fascinating reading. I thought I already knew a lot about the subject, but the amount of information and the illustrations and photos are amazing!
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A fascinating account of the failed Franklin Expedition.  Heroic efforts and deadly errors combine in a riveting account from the early days of polar  exploration.  The author provides an in depth account of the personalities involved, including the local people, Franklin's driven wife, and the complicated cast of sailers, scientists and explorers who were caught up in this story.  I especially appreciate the author's thoughtful background information that provides cultural and personal details that bring the characters goals and actions into clear focus.  Well done.
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I am a military history buff, and am open-minded about reincarnation as a possible or even probable reality.  That said, I'm not a New Ager either.  Soul Survivor was a compelling and fascinating read.  Though at times it over-indulged the banalities of the family's daily lives, the core story was a meticulously documented and researched walk through the lives of a dead WW2 pilot, the young boy he later became, and the astonishing facts that explained their journeys.  I appreciated the candor of addressing the conflicts in religious beliefs, versus the conclusions that inexorably were to be drawn from "James 3's" vivid and detailed past-life experiences.  This work is a window on a realization that  life doesn't necessarily flow in directions that conventional dogmas demand.  Well done.
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Well researched, very well written account of naval and air battles around the Island of Guadalcanal.  Gripping and fascinating.  And in my oipinion, it created a clearer picture of actual battle conditions on-board ships than any documentary film I've seen on the subject.
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While I did not agree with all of the author's conclusions, I nevertheless thought the book was incredibly well researched and a fascinating and informative read.
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I am interested in History and this gives an account of ot in the book. I found it rather fascinating.
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This book was fascinating and an amazing historical account of a sad time in Native American history. Man's inhumanity to man never fails to amaze me. I'm Impressed with the research done to tell this story resulting in a revealing and compelling read.
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This is an intriguing account that tracks some of the people lost or surviving in the tragedy, and particularly the backgrounds and motives of the captains of both the Lusitania and the German uboat that sunk it. It explains alot about the structure of cruise ships, uboats, and the life on them. Clearly British intelligence could have prevented the disaster, but allowed it to happen, or even sought this as a means to bring the U.S. into the conflicts of WWI. As always Larson's research and story telling are detailed and compelling
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This book was different than I expected. I was expecting this to be written more like a human interest/adventure story. It actually it is an incredibly well-researched account, a solid contribution to the history of the period.

Artemis Joukowsky wrore this account of his grandparent's adult lives, particularly their sacrifical move to Czechoslavakia and their efforts to save Jews, intellectuals and others threatened by the advance of Hitler. I was eager to read this book, and took it to the gym with me the minute it arrived. This account is extremely detailed, almost scholarly. In fact, that is a bit of my hesitation to give this five stars. This book got bogged down in the details for me and initially did not engage me emotionally, though the topic is one I am extremely interested in. However, upon reflection this partly due to the well-researched nature of the book. As the book progressed, I was so impressed with the magnitude of what these two people accomplished and the lengths to which they went. I am guessing the companion PBS documentary will be very engaging. So if you have an interest in this topic, the story of this American Unitarian pastor Waitstilll Sharp and his wife Martha will be a worthwhile investment for you. To me one of the saddest part of this book is not just lives that were lost, but that the Sharp's marriage did not withstand the outward-focused nature of their lives and extensive time apart that he and his wife endured.

In the epilogue of this book, we learn that in 2006, Israel declared the Sharps "RIghteous Among the Nations"--a well-deserved honor for the Sharps--which is for those who have "risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust."
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As one who served with the Royal Air Force in the Middle East at that time, and worked on the lead up and during the invasion, I found this history absolutely fascinating. Much of the political manoeuvring was kept from us and Barry Turner's research has filled in many missing details which have mystified me since that time. His 'on the ground' details of the actual invasion and action in Suez proved enlightening. Thank you Barry.