The Berlin Haskalah And German Religious Thought is a seminal work of impressive and original scholarship offering a new and fascinating perspective on the Haskalah that will be of immense interest to scholars and students of Judaic studies, Germany history, and the evolution of western religion in an increasingly science oriented and secular Europe.

This will be a five star book for those willing to read original medieval documents in translation.

Otherwise, steer clear.

This is a very well put together collection of documents and chronicles illustrating the ins and outs of royal politics surrounding the deposition of Richard II of England. An amazing amount of drama and personality emerges from the material assembled by Chris Given-Wilson, a leading scholar of Late Medieval England. Look up other books in this series.

It is ubelivable that this could happen, even to a disabled person. It shows that we are not innocent till proven guilty, in fact the opposite is true

I HATE novelizations. But these done for the great British TV mystery series starring Robbie Coltrane actually improve upon the teleplays, adding rich details and psychological insight to the already intense plots. These books could easily stand alone as a great series of psychological crime novels, unified in tone despite the fact that half a dozen different authors have been involved in their creation. Leave it to the Brits to once again do the impossible. First The Battle of Britain, now this...

I HATE novelizations. But these done for the great British TV mystery series starring Robbie Coltrane actually improve upon the teleplays, adding rich details and psychological insight to the already intense plots. These books could easily stand alone as a great series of psychological crime novels, unified in tone despite the fact that half a dozen different suthors have been involved in their creation. Leave it to the Brits to once again do the impossible. First The Battle of Britain, now this...

I HATE novelizations. But these done for the great British TV mystery series starring Robbie Coltrane actually improve upon the teleplays, adding rich details and psychological insight to the already intense plots. These books could easily stand alone as a great series of psychological crime novels, unified in tone despite the fact that half a dozen different authors have been involved in their creation. Leave it to the Brits to once again do the impossible. First The Battle of Britain, now this...

Frank Taylor OBE was a journalist who had travelled with the team to Belgrade for the European Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg. After refuelling in Munich, the plane aborted two attempts at takeoff. On the third attempt, it crashed at the end of the runway. Twenty One people died, among them eight members of the United team. Frank Taylor's book tells more than the story of a football tragedy. It is a tale of courage and warm humanity that reached far beyond the world of football. The book is riveting. It makes essential reading for United fans and for all followers of the world's most popular sport. Its eye-witness account and historic pictures make it a book that I review every year on the anniversary of the crash. The names of Taylor, Byrne, Pegg, Bent, Edwards, Whelan, Jones and Coleman will never be forgotten. But for me (born five years after the crash) Frank Taylor makes them into real people, not just names we have learned to mourn.

Written at the family's request between 1964-68, this is one of the most detailed accounts of the JFK case, Although embracing the official perspective - L.H. Oswald the lone killer / no conspiracy - the book is a detailed story of the last days of President Kennedy's life and the next days until the funeral, the deeds of lots of White House staff, the president's family, Dallas people and the touching reaction of American people - the ones which shoudn't have asked what America can do for them, but what THEY can do for America. William Manchester is one of the great non-fiction writers which makes written history as vivid as real life. "The death of a president" is one of his masterpieces - famous enough to be translated into romanian, the language in which I first read it, since it is my mother tongue.

I've been a fan of tea since childhood. Usually most people think of the British when it comes to tea tradition, but the French have a tea tradition that is every bit as elegant and pleasurable. Ms Manchester's book is the next best thing to actually traveling to France! The pictures are beautiful, its prose is well written, and menus very easy to use for a French Tea party of your very own. As they'd say over there, Tres Magnifique!

This is quite simply the best book I have ever read. I first read it in 1975 in a couple of marathon reads. The material is so well integrated and intesting as to make in enjoyable and memorable. The ending is a downer, given what was happeing in the country at the time. Seen from another 30 years, Viet Nam and the societal meltdown doesn't look as bad. It's about time for an update.