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Books I read in 2009
A Listmania! list by A. H. Lee (London, UK)

1. Killing Hitler: The Third Reich and the Plots Against the Fuhrer by Roger Moorhouse

The list author says:
	"Fascinating examination of all the different plots to knock off Hitler."

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2. Double Lives: Stalin, Willi Munzenberg and the Seduction of the Intellectuals by Stephen Koch

The list author says:
	"The Comintern and the Soviet culture assault on the West in the 1930's. Well worth a read."

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3. The Guns of August - August 1914 (Four Square books) by Barbara W. Tuchman

The list author says:
	"Simply one of the finest popular histories that I have ever read. A true masterpiece."

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4. Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald's by Ray Kroc

The list author says:
	"The story of Ray Kroc and his stunning success in the American free market economy."

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5. The Longest Night: Voices from the London Blitz by Gavin Mortimer

The list author says:
	"This volume provides a vivid description of what it was like to live through the very worst nght of the London Blitz. Riverting."

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6. The Rotten State of Britain: How Gordon Lost a Decade and Cost a Fortune by Eamonn Butler

The list author says:
	"Apt description of the decay of Britain over the past decade or so."

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7. Red Prussian: Life and Legend of Karl Marx by Leopold Schwarzschild

The list author says:
	"Forget Francis Wheen, this is the finest and most revealing biography of Karl Marx ever. Beg, borrow or steal a copy!"

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Rhodesians Never Die: Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-1980: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-80 (State and Democracy Series)

8. Rhodesians Never Die: Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-1980: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-80 (State and Democracy Series) by Peter Godwin

The list author says:
	"The definative unbiased history of the last ten years of Rhodesia."

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9. Munich: The 1938 Appeasement Crisis by David Faber

The list author says:
	"Great new recounting of Chamberlain's disasterous shuttle diplomacy. Very atmospheric."

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10. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The list author says:
	"For once you can believe the hype! This a brilliant new history of Abraham Lincoln's Civil War administration. Highly readable."

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11. Hitler's Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State by Gotz Aly

The list author says:
	"One of the most important pieces of research on Hitler's Germany in years. This shows how the average German benefited directly from the persecution of minorities and other nationalities. Fascinating."

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12. Rogue Male (CRIME MASTERWORKS) by Geoffrey Household

The list author says:
	"WW2 classic fiction novel: one man sets off to kill Hitler, but fails and then the chase is on!"

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13. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Pocket Penguin Classics) by G. K. Chesterton

The list author says:
	"More G.K. Chesterton silliness. Great fun, but with a daft and hopeless ending."

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14. Put Out More Flags (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh

The list author says:
	"Waugh in the Phoney War. Some great laughs here."

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15. The Siege Of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell

The list author says:
	"Fun yarn set at the time of the 1857 Indian Mutiny. Former Booker Prize Winner from yonks back."

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16. William Pitt the Younger: A Biography by William Hague

The list author says:
	"William Hague's highly impressive biography of Britain's longest serving Prime Minister. A very good read!"

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17. Berlin Diary, 1934-1941: The Rise of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer

The list author says:
	"Shirer was one of the greatest journalists of the last century. Read here his fascinating diaries of his time at the heart of the Third Reich. A timeless classic."

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18. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The list author says:
	"Amazing! A riverting popluar account of the life of the Stalinist regime."

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19. Bringing the House Down: A Family Memoir by David Profumo

The list author says:
	"The Profumo Affair through the eyes of the son. Worth reading for plenty of behind the scenes insight, but the author tends to quote extensively in different languages and liberally use obscure words."

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20. Like The Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell by Simon Heffer

The list author says:
	"Masterly biography of Powell by Simon Heffer. This book is almost 1,000 pages in length, but is brilliantly readable from beginning to end."

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21. Global Warming and Other Bollocks by Stanley Feldman

The list author says:
	"An interesting read about recent science scares. Sadly, the authors, whilst exposing much nonsense, go on to introduce some of their own potty ideas on population control towards the end of the book."

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22. Neville Chamberlain (Routledge Historical Biographies) by Nick Smart

The list author says:
	"New biography published on the 70th anniversary of Chamberlain's declaration of war. Suffers from being overly critical of its' subject."

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23. The Ghost of Munich by Georges-Marc Benamou

The list author says:
	"French novelisation of the 1938 Munich Conference. The portrayal of Neville Chamberlain is laughable. The author thinks that he was "Sir Neville" and was Mancunian. Very poor."

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24. Sophie Scholl: The Real Story of the Woman who Defied Hitler: Heroine of the German Resistance to Hitler by Frank McDonough

The list author says:
	"Really excellent biography of the brave Miss. Scholl and her brother. A magical book. Read it!"

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25. Friedrich Nietzsche by Curtis Cate

The list author says:
	"This is a wonderful new biography of Nietzche. Don't be put off by sniffy reviews. Excellent."

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Double Lives: Stalin, Willi Munzenberg and the Seduction of the Intellectuals

The Guns of August - August 1914 (Four Square books)

The Longest Night: Voices from the London Blitz

The Rotten State of Britain: How Gordon Lost a Decade and Cost a Fortune

Red Prussian: Life and Legend of Karl Marx

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Hitler's Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State

Rogue Male (CRIME MASTERWORKS)

Berlin Diary, 1934-1941: The Rise of the Third Reich

Like The Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell

Friedrich Nietzsche

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