Category Archives: History

The Terminal Spy by Alan S. Cowell (Review)

By Anysia | October 28, 2008

Released August 2008 (Broadway) * 320 pages * ISBN 13: 9780385523554
The Terminal Spy: A True Story of Espionage, Betrayal, and Murder by Alan S. Cowell documents the events leading up to the radiological poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko two years ago in London’s Millenium Hotel. The story was all over the international news at the [...]

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Descartes’ Bones by Russell Shorto (Review)

By Anysia | October 7, 2008

Released October 2008 (Doubleday) * 320 pages * ISBN 13: 9780385517539
Descartes’ Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason by Russell Shorto is an examination of how we got to where we are today by looking at the travels of the bones from Renee Descartes. To refresh the memory of anyone who [...]

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Delusion by Peter Edwards (Review)

By Anysia | August 7, 2008

Released April 2008 (Key Porter Books) * 344 pages * ISBN 13: 9781552639672

I am a sucker for spy story, particularly if that spy story is true. Throw in a Canadian connection and you’ve got my attention. I’m pleased to add Delusion: The True Story of Victorian Superspy Henri Le Caron by Peter Edwards to my [...]

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