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WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett

By | March 12th, 2013 | Category: Book Reviews, Non-Fiction | Comments Off on WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett
WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett

Ken Follett has done it again—made the bestsellers list, that is. Winter of the World, the second in his Century trilogy, following Fall of Giants, has continued the story of the international heroes of America, England, Russia, and Great Britain during the troubling years of 1933-1949.


THE PHILOSOPHER’S KISS By Peter Prange

By | October 8th, 2012 | Category: Book Reviews, Fiction | Comments Off on THE PHILOSOPHER’S KISS By Peter Prange
THE PHILOSOPHER’S KISS By Peter Prange

The Philosopher’s Kiss, a work of historical fiction by Peter Prange, was set in France in the 18th Century in Paris during the height of the Age of Enlightenment when all print was under the scrutiny and censorship of the Catholic Church. Denis Diderot, the title character, was a famous philosopher and writer whose idea it was to compile all knowledge under what became the Encyclopedia.