books about: russia     books:     Russia      The Return of History and the End of Dreams Robert Kagan Knopf, 2008 accurate and up to date the book gives the reader an easily read up to date review of world politics since the demise of the soviet union as it relates to the course of world togetherness versus nationalism and regional competition among world powers which include the usa,russia,china ...             The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia Tim Tzouliadis Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Disturbing stuff I saw a review of this book in the Economist a few weeks ago, and it reminded me of a brief newspaper article I read in about 1996. It talked of thousands of US POWs who had disappeared after WW2, apparently kidnapped by the Russians. At the time I thought that was ...             The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002 Perhaps the best novel ever written in the history of mankind At the beginning of my freshman year at college, a girl told me to read this book, it would 'change my life'. She wouldn't elaborate further. Now that I've read it, maybe I shouldn't either. Read it. Odd, its one of the most painful books I have ever read, it ...             Tsar: A Thriller Ted Bell Atria, 2008 Keep them coming Ted... Tsar by Ted Bell is simply a great read. It is what is meant by "take-me away-" entertainment. Bell has that remarkable ability to take complex national security issues and distil them so that people can not only see the dangerous world we live in--but be a part of ...             Fabergé's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire Toby Faber Random House, 2008 In Stradivari?s Genius , Toby Faber charted the fascinating course of some of the world?s most prized musical instruments. Now, in this enthralling new book, he tells the story of objects that are, to many, the pinnacle of the jeweler?s art: the Fabergé imperial eggs. The Easter presents that Russia?s last two czars gave to their czarinas have ...             The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom Slavomir Rawicz The Lyons Press, 2006 A Mythic Tale The Long Walk is one of the greatest books I have ever read. The decades long battle over its authenticity is, I think, a testament to its power. Only a work of literature that brings such palpable reality to the reader could have withstood the firestorm of controversy ...             Child 44 Tom Rob Smith Grand Central Publishing, 2008 The best book I've read in a while I've been reading a lot of thriller/mystery novels lately, and this one by Smith is the best of them all. It is a political thriller, crime mystery, character-development love story all wrapped up in to one. And, more importantly, none of the three "types" of genre ...             The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov Vintage, 1996 A extraordinary novel There is little I can add to the many excellent reviews of this unique novel; it repays re-reading and study. Professor Kevin Moss at Middlebury College maintains an excellent site dedicated to this novel. There are illustrations from various editions, maps of ...             War and Peace Leo Tolstoy Knopf, 2007 How to Read War and Peace, and Enjoy It Completely War and Peace is, without question, the greatest historical novel ever written. However, if you carry a copy of War and Peace with you anywhere, you will be subjected to ridicule of many varieties. This, of course, says more about the critics than the reader. It ...             One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War Michael Dobbs Knopf, 2008 No One's in Charge Wow. Even though everybody knows how the Cuban Missile Crisis ended, this book had me sweating it out. The new info that Michael Dobbs turned up made me realize that no one really knew what was going to happen. The politicians, from Kennedy and Khrushchev on down, were ...             The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service Andrew Meier W. W. Norton, 2008 THE LOST SPY "The Lost Spy" by Andrew Meier is above all, a masterpiece of research, and story telling. The author takes the reader into a dark but fascinating labyrinth of idealism, espionage, and...murder. Jaded by labor disputes, union battles with striking workers, social ...             Epicenter: Why Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future Joel C. Rosenberg Tyndale House Publishers, 2006 BEHIND THE SCENE IF YOUR ON THE FENCE ON HOW TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. ITS IMPERITIVE YOU READ THIS BOOK.             People Who Walk In Darkness (Inspector Rostnikov) Stuart M. Kaminsky Forge Books, 2008 Kaminsky delivers again Rostnikov returns once again with an excellent cast of supporting characters. As an avid reader, I grow weary of villians that I can recognize in the first third of the book as well as the introduction of characters that we do not really care about. Once more the ...             Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia Marshall I. Goldman Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Excellent Background! "Petrostate" provides good insights into Russia's comeback after its late 1990s nadir, as well as an understanding of its economic-political strategies. Russia regained its place as the world's largest oil producer in 2007; energy generates about 30% of Russia's GDP ...             Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel Martin Cruz Smith Pocket, 2008 Arakdy Renko is Back and it was Worth the Wait Stalin has been spotted, or rather his ghost has been seen in the Chistye Prudy Metro Station. Has he come back to Moscow to haunt the underground? Hardly. But the powers that be want Arakdy Renko to investigate and when he arrives on the scene he does indeed find ...          products you might be interested in search for books epicenter, extraordinary, khrushchev, masterpieces, petrostate, rumblings      toavi.com    web we recommend A extraordinary novel randomly chosen book: What In the World Is Going On?: 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to ...