Vadim Rutkovsky reviewed Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Slough House, #1)
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service …
Nice overview of events that started the Cold War
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Vadim Rutkovsky finished reading 1946: The Making of the Modern World by Victor Sebestyen
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by David E. Hoffman
It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed in the Soviet Union. One …
It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed …
Fantastic overview of famous Cold War spy story
Vadim Rutkovsky finished reading The Barcelona Legacy by Jonathan Wilson
Jose vs. Pep with a lot of details, would surely love to read something similar about Bundesliga
Vadim Rutkovsky rated The KLF: 4 stars
The KLF by John Higgs
They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they …
Vadim Rutkovsky rated The Jakarta Method: 4 stars
The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins
The hidden story of the wanton slaughter -- in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world -- backed by the …
Vadim Rutkovsky rated The Yom Kippur War: 4 stars
Vadim Rutkovsky rated Six days of war: 3 stars
Michael B. Oren: Six days of war (2003, Ballantine Books)
Six days of war by Michael B. Oren
Though it lasted for only six tense days in June, the 1967 Arab-Israeli war never really ended. Every crisis that …
Vadim Rutkovsky rated Fearless: 5 stars
Jeanette Leech: Fearless (2017)
Fearless by Jeanette Leech
"In 1994, the music critic Simon Reynolds coined a new term: post-rock. It was an attempt to give a narrative …
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman
This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of …
Vadim Rutkovsky rated A Bridge Too Far: 5 stars
Vadim Rutkovsky rated How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming: 5 stars
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto …