Saturday, April 13, 2013

RULES OF CIVILITY, BY Amor Towles




In the New York Times

LitLovers  covers brief information about the author, review and questions for discussion.

Amor Towles  - the author and book webpage.

CNN.com  - 'Rules of Civility' takes on loyalty and the choices we make

Film rights  - Lionsgate Acquires Film Rights To Amor Towles Bestseller ‘Rules Of Civility’

Thursday, April 4, 2013

1421 The Year China Discovered America


Gavin Menzies' homepage


From the New York Times:
A new theory puts Chinese fleet ahead of Columbus

Another book by Menzies: 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance

History or entertainment?


From Publisher's Weekly

This is only the abstract of an article, Bogus Books, in Archaeology

Mad as a snake or a visionary?  in The Telegraph


The Myth of Menzies 


Did the Chinese beat Columbus to America?in How Stuff Works

A documentary has been made based on the book.  It can be seen here.