Bruce Herschensohn's "Passport, An epic novel of the Cold War" is what its title suggests: a grand sweep of time taking in 37 years of history from 1960 to 1997 as seen through the eyes of 12 people. His own life deeply enmeshed in the twilight struggle between the free West and the Communist East, Bruce Herschensohn is perfectly situated to write this novel that is as much history as it is fiction. "Passport" explores...
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This book starts with a journey and ends with a journey, the end relating back to the beginning. "Journey" is as good a description as any for these reminiscenses of the cold war era. Those of us who participated in and remember these years will all find some friends in this book's cast of characters. This book is an elegant ellegy to a recent time past and to the types of people who brought us through it. Honor is due...
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This is a fabulous story, and basically so true! It is a tribute to all of those in uniform and out who fought Liberty's enemies throughout the world. Having played a modest part in hot and warm aspects of the "Cold" war, it reads like a vindication of all our efforts. We won! It should be a must read for everyone who followed the evnts of the "Cold" war, and for those too young to remember but need to be reminded that ours...
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For sentimentalists of a particular strain, the kind who believe unfettered capitalism (divorced from justice and devoid of morality), is the best political system - and there are many "conservatives" who celebrate such a model - Bruce Herschensohn's "Passport" has an extended way of yelling -- Stop! The real political ideal has more to do with freedom, not to consume or sell, but to live. And nowhere is that system both extinct...
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All through my life and through the thoughts of all the people that have affected my life, whether be just a mere acquaintence or friend, none of us has ever really understood the true meaning of the words "FOREIGN POLICY" and how this subject pertains to world and human events with all who live on this planet. Bruce Herschensohn's interpretation of what real foreign policy means has been brilliantly depicted through the creation...
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On this date in 1595, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was first performed (not officially published until 1597). Although the renowned tragedy was by no means the first literary story of doomed love, it coined the phrase "star-cross'd lovers" and continues to inspire heartbreaking sagas even today.