Tag: Non-Fiction

Dancing for Stalin by Christina Ezrahi

Dancing for Stalin by Christina Ezrahi

The Soviet era under Stalin has always been one shrouded in mystery, albeit with information emerging since the 1980s, which saw a period of openness (Glasnost) there remains uncertainty and secretiveness regarding this period. In…

The Man with the Miraculous Hands by Joseph Kessel

The Man with the Miraculous Hands by Joseph Kessel

I’m sure many readers would be aware of the courageous acts and legacy of Oscar Schindler; indeed, his story was made into a major film by Steven Spielberg in 1993 and brought not only Schindler’s…

Smelling the Breezes/On Travel

Smelling the Breezes/On Travel

When Smelling the Breezes: A Journey through the High Lebanon in 1957 by Ralph and Molly Izzard, arrived on my doorstep I wasn’t prepared for such an amazing journey, not just through the 300-mile walk along…