Review Date: 9/4/2020

most entertaining read merging real world event with the fantasy and quasi criminal life of the 100 year old man. quite an imagination to put all these layers together into a cohesive story. i enjoyed the brief escape

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Review Date: 12/29/2024

Helpful Score: 1

Worth reading in anticipation of the new Trump regime. The new powers grea Ted by scotus to executive branch increases the risks outlined in this well researched work severafold

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Review Date: 7/27/2020

a unique historical perspective on the power some select women had in influencing history through their royal connections. focuses mainly on Europea nroyalty, not much on other societies, and occasionally a bit repetitive but overall a very good read

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Review Date: 11/16/2021

A rumination on how hard it is to be a liberal in the truest sense always trying to improve the world a bit at a time when confronting right wing pressure to conserve and retain perceived âbetterâ past and equal pressure from the radical far left that can't wait for change to occur soon enough. This books helps accept the reality that history has a progress tilt of gradual increment and most radical/revolutionary acts fail. Written before the excesses and aftermath the Trump era this is a balanced and introspective account of what it means to be a true liberal.

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Review Date: 12/29/2024

Very enjoyable read. Lots of conjecture since primary sources so sparse but enrtertainig and informative nonethe.

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