Current Events > I just bought five new books from Amazon. What do you think?

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American Culture in the 1970s (I really like this series, and have wanted to read this one for ages)
American Culture in the 1940s (looks interesting)
Reel Terror (this is a history of twentieth century horror films, taking in European and American horror, and so on, and is probably a very good book)
Nuremberg Trials (I find Germany history interesting)
Some other history book (I can't remember the name, which CE should laugh at)

The books vary in length, from about 200 pages, to something like 500 pages. I think both concise books are longer, more detailed books are good.

Thoughts on all this? Has anybody read any of them?

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I remember the other book now. The New Yorker Guide to the 1950s, which is a compilation from articles written and published in that era.

I've previously flicked through the 1960s book from the same series, and thought it was pretty impressive. Very long, and with lots of interesting articles and content in it. Really gives you insight into the decade.


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i was hoping reel terror would be about fishing.
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There's little to nothing scary about catching small, herbivorous fish.


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maybe your cast ends up in a tree. maybe you throw a zara spook into a bees nest!
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MeIon Bread posted...

Nuremberg Trials (I find Germany history interesting)

Link? This sounds interesting

I recently read 1989: the year that changed the world. I found it good!
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