books about: destruction
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Destruction
Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 1)
Drew Karpyshyn
Del Rey
, 2007
Nietzsche meets Star Wars
I echo many reviewers in praising this novel. Lots of action, lots of character development. This really fills in a lot of blanks about this era in the history of Old Republic. For those who want more data/info, look at the "essential guides," particularly ...
The Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle
Professor Harold James
Harvard University Press
, 2009
Outstanding review of past and current Globalization history
It was a very provocative reading. Mr James has done a very good job to present the current globalization and the 2008 economic crisis within a historic perspective. The References listed at the end of the book is by itself a very good compilation of documents ...
Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland
Jan T. Gross
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2002
Book written with the scientific accuracy, uncovers what everybody in Poland knows and denies...
Poles did not need the Nazi's prodding to killed 1600 Jews". According to the evidence provided in the book, Poles needed no prodding, a permission at the best. The criminals exterminated Jews happily with the support of the MAJORITY of population. The few Jews who ...
Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction (v. 1)
Mike Mignola
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John Byrne
Dark Horse
, 2003
Great book
I've just started to get into graphic novels/comic books and this was high up on my list to read. Happy to say I enjoyed it immensely...lived up to it's great reviews. Mike Mignola's art is amazing...has such a way of creating an eerie mood. Loved the Hellboy ...
Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
Bartolome de Las Casas
Penguin Classics
, 1999
Essential Reading
"A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" is a powerful written protest against the Spanish treatment of the American Indians. Bartolome de las Casas, a Dominican friar, witnessed first-hand the colonization of the Americas by the Spaniards, and felt it his ...
An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies, and Related Texts
Bartolome de Las Casas
Hackett Pub Co
, 2003
Disturbing
I thought I knew what I was getting into, but even though I'd braced myself the carnage and sick behavior described was hard to bear. The translation is excellent and very apt: by keeping the language in its period there is more of a connection, somehow. The evil that ...
Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build Implements of Spitball Warfare
John Austin
Chicago Review Press
, 2009
Excellent Book!
This is an excellent and fun book! Every project is clearly explained and well within the grasp of anyone interested in playing with the idea's Austin presents. I happen to have all three of his books and they are all very good. I am looking forward to whatever his ...
Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation
William F. Engdahl
Global Research
, 2007
A feast of corruption and betrayal in the name of Genetics (Eugenics)
A disturbing exposé on the manipulation of a few to gain global dominance through something we often take for granted: Food. Engdahl offers up a banquet of information pertaining to the relationship between eugenics, genetics, the impact and importance genetic ...
Run at Destruction: A True Fatal Love Triangle
Lynda Drews
Titletown Publishing LLC
, 2009
Run at Destruction
Very interesting book. I have no interest in running (at 71) but the book was very good,well written and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The Fall of Berlin 1945
Antony Beevor
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2003
Beast, Monster and the Giant.
A MUST WWII history book!! Monster from the East who got steroid injections from the Giant, kills the Beast. Monster calms down facing the Giant, but slowly gets mentally ill. How different were East and West fronts !! Horror, bloody pictures painted by the words. ...
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
Jeanette Winter
Harcourt Children's Books
, 2005
A WORK OF INSPIRATION. THIS WAS ONE BRAVE LADY!
Unlike many of my reviews, I will try to make this one short, brief and to the point. This work is the true story of Alia Muhammad Baker who was the librarian in Basra, Iraq and had the responsibility of the 30,000 some odd books in her charge. When war came to her ...
Rescuing Da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis Stole Europe's Great Art - America and Her Allies Recovered It
Robert M. Edsel
Laurel Publishing, LLC
, 2006
Great Photographic History
"Rescuing Da Vinci" by Robert M. Edsel. Subtitled: Hitler And The Nazis Stole Europe's Great Art, America And Her Allies Recovered It". Laurel Publishing, LLV, Dallas, 2006. After borrowing this book from the Plymouth Public Library, I was initially disappointed ...
Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda
John E. Mueller
Oxford University Press, USA
, 2009
A fresh perspective on nuclear weapons
Atomic Obsession by John Mueller is controversial. Mueller argues that conventional wisdom overstates the effects and usefulness of nuclear weapons. While he concedes that even a single detonation would be a terrible event, he pointedly states that we tend to blow the ...
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
Steve Knopper
Soft Skull Press
, 2009
Well-Researched Look into a Yet Another Industry Struggling with Change
This is a very well-researched account of the fall of the music industry as we know it. Knopper's book pulls no punches, calling a spade a spade. Much like other industries (Kodak with digital photography, for exmaple), the music Big Music refused to see the light ...
Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan
J. Samuel Walker
The University of North Carolina Press
, 2005
Historiography at its Finest
One of the most complex, divisive, and nuanced debates in the history of the twentieth century is the decision by U.S. President Harry S. Truman in August 1945 to drop two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thereby ending World War II. A traditional ...
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