Making History

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• Making History By Stephen Fry

  Michael Young petulant, vindictive, petty, and absolutely charming should be thrilled. His epic dissertation, 200,000 words on Hitler's early childhood, is finally done, printed out and ready to deliver. Then Michael learns his geneticist girlfriend ... (read full critics)

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  An interesting and stimulating plot that will answer one of the most interesting questions we could ask ourselves: "what would have happened if..?"
  But in a very unorthodox way.

  All this crowned by Fry's supreme writing skills.

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  RickyV said on Jan 29, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  A young history student meets an old physicist, whose father spent time in Auschwitz. Together, and thanks to a miraculous device built by the scientist, they devise a way to modify the past and get rid of one of the most dark chapters in history: Adolf Hitler and the rise of National Socialism.
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  A young history student meets an old physicist, whose father spent time in Auschwitz. Together, and thanks to a miraculous device built by the scientist, they devise a way to modify the past and get rid of one of the most dark chapters in history: Adolf Hitler and the rise of National Socialism.
  What they didn't foresee is that...

  Alternate history stories are among my favorites, providing there's no Gwyneth Paltrow in them. I am fascinated by the possibilities of a single action becoming uncontrollably magnified by the context, much as the protagonist of this book is shocked by them. How often we thought "if I did that way, things would have gone that other way!". This book shows that things aren't always that easy.

  I advise this book to everyone, as other than Fry being a joy to read, it offers a fresh view on a dark period of human history.

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• English Books
• Paperback 416 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0099457067
• ISBN-13: 9780099457060
• Publisher: ARROW (RAND)
• Pub date: Aug 05, 2004
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 774 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette and eBook

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