tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post2701456365621980924..comments2024-03-28T01:36:51.952-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: More Bill's Best of 2012 (Non-Fiction and Most Interesting)Bill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-30419580545452432952013-01-08T21:53:25.349-06:002013-01-08T21:53:25.349-06:00Prashant: Thanks for the comment. I think too ofte...Prashant: Thanks for the comment. I think too often the history regarding Nazis before and during WW II gives little attention to those who supported Nazi ideals in Allied countries. There is abundant discussion on the colloborators in Nazi occupied countries but little attention to the sympathizers in England, the U.S. and Canada. Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-40042929129364848722013-01-07T23:46:15.324-06:002013-01-07T23:46:15.324-06:00Bill, my understanding is that Nazi Germany was mu...Bill, my understanding is that Nazi Germany was much ahead of the Western powers in many critical aspects of global politics during WWII. "Hitler's Empire" reminds me of another book I read and reviewed last year. In "In Secret Armies: The New Technique of Nazi Warfare—Exposing Hitler's Undeclared War on the Americas," John L. Spivak discusses how the Nazi propaganda machine led by Joseph Goebbels infiltrated scores of countries, socially, politically, industrially, and economically, to gain the upper hand in WWII. Hitler's regime had many (undeclared) sympathisers among the elite in both the UK and the US. This book is available free on the internet.<br /><br />Books on and about wars are fascinating to read in spite of the great tragedies associated with them. I enjoy reading non-fiction and there is a sense of fulfillment on finishing a book in this category.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-43149961525947765432013-01-06T16:59:24.157-06:002013-01-06T16:59:24.157-06:00Bernadette: Thanks for the comment and kind words....Bernadette: Thanks for the comment and kind words. I know the feeling of wanting to escape after a long day at the office reading documents, reports, emails, letters, memos and court cases. My non-fiction reading is usually as much an escape as crime fiction. I think you would enjoy One L.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-88373109611063891252013-01-06T04:16:56.171-06:002013-01-06T04:16:56.171-06:00Thanks for this Bill. I used to read loads of non-...Thanks for this Bill. I used to read loads of non-fiction and now read hardly any at all and I'm not quite sure why - though I am sure part of the reason is work where I spend an increasing amount of time reading very boring non fiction (I work in a senior IT/administrative role in the Health sector so it's all studies and data and management gobbledygook) - when I read for leisure I tend to want to escape :) But I do have a vague resolution to return to facts at some stage...not least because I have quite a few pristine tomes on my bookshelf that I liked the look of but never got around to reading<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these books and I also enjoyed being reminded of yours and your sons reflections on first year law as compared with Turow. Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-31659762730451585262013-01-06T01:26:02.091-06:002013-01-06T01:26:02.091-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I hope you read On...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I hope you read One L. With your academic background I would be interested in your thoughts.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-16832287365008294742013-01-05T18:22:31.516-06:002013-01-05T18:22:31.516-06:00Bill - You've got a very interesting list here...Bill - You've got a very interesting list here. I remember when you featured <i>One L</i> in particular and decided then that I wanted to read it. Thanks for the reminder. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com