Books by Gavin Menzies
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review 1: One of those books of history about things you'd think somebody would have bothered to mention in a history class somewhere, but the cross-pollination of east and west is hardly mentioned outside of Marco Polo, and even that story is told in a one-sided way. The idea that the Ch...
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review 1: I purchased this book as research for a novel I'm writing involving the Minoan culture. I learned very quickly that this book is hardly dense with relevant facts or worthwhile information, but is instead akin to listening to a senile grandparent ramble about a past vacation he'd ...
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review 1: I found the book interesting. It is a look at "Atlantis", and the fact that the story is based on Santorini/Thera and the culture of the Minoans. That I accept with little credulity. Some of the other things may very well be true, but are harder to believe. That the Minoans liter...
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review 1: Bye, bye Columbus and all the others. This book explains, who, how and why the explores came. The author refers to the DNA which doesn't lie, along with the flora, fauna and customs that are similar to the Chinese. There are similar words used by many countries. This book is re...