A book with a history

Advantages: Interesting story and believable characters
Disadvantages: Some parts of the story more interesting that others

...Chronicle; ''...a tour de force that delivers a reverberating lesson gleaned from history.' Something I found interesting was that there is actually a term ? The People of the Book? which is what Muslims call certain other people faith is based on a book. I found this in Wikipedia: ?People of the Book is a term used to designate non-Muslim adherents to faiths which have a book of prayer. The three...

catsholiday 07.11.2010 16:16 · Read review
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Review of People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks

Jerusalem, City of Hope

Advantages: Ancient and vibrant, a city that lives simultaneously in and beyond time
Disadvantages: Prone to acts of war and other forms of madness

...►►Overview◄◄ Few places on Earth give rise to intense emotion as easily or quickly as Jerusalem. Indeed, even the name one applies to this ancient city can provoke controversy: Whether you choose to call it Yerushalayim, Jerusalem, or Al-Quds can be perceived as a political statement. Certainly there's no shortage of appropriate descriptors to apply to this extra...

BawBaw 07.02.2005 12:56 (07.02.2005 14:03) · Read review
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Replay - The History of Video Games (Excellent Book)

Advantages: Lot's of good interviews and historical facts
Disadvantages: Shoot the proofreader

...As an ICT teacher and student of history this is the kind of geeky book that really appeals to me. Having grown up through the 80's with my ZX Spectrum and having been at school with a BBC computer anything that can take me back to those days is cool. This book gives a good account of the evolution of video games with over 140 interviews of the main movers and shakers it charts the development...

bbicuk01 21.11.2010 18:32 (04.01.2011 17:52) · Read review
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Review of Replay: The History of Video Games - Tristan Donovan