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K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America's Most Unlikely Tourist (2009)

by Peter Carlson(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1586484974 (ISBN13: 9781586484972)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

PublicAffairs

review 1: This is an enjoyable read of a quirky trip by the leader of Russian Communism during the height of the Cold War. I'm not I understand why, but this bogged down a bit in the middle for me. Perhaps there was too much set up or perhaps the trip itself really wasn't quite epic enough to comfortably compose a full book. After the initial trip which occurred in 1959, the book also covers Krushchev's follow up trip which resulted in the 'shoe pounding' incident. I actually found that and the follow up as to what happened to those in this book more interesting than the details of what seemed to be absolutely everything that happened during the actual trip.
review 2: This is truly great book. A rich snapshot of the time period, this well-researched and well-written ... moreaccount immerses the reader in the sights, sounds, hopes, and fears of 1959. At once a detailed historical narrative and a rollicking, comedic adventure, I couldn't wait to find out what was on the next page. By the end, I felt as though I'd known Krushchev personally, for better as well as worse. Necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding the nuances and contradictions of the Cold War; highly recommended reading for anyone looking to be entertained by truth that is stranger than fiction. less

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