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Re: Was Re: Reagan vs. Bush vs. GW

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From: Henrietta K Thomas
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 03:46
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:39:41 GMT, "alohacyberian" <alohacyberian@att.net> wrote:

>"Henrietta K Thomas" <hkt@xnet.com> wrote in message
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>> You're posting from Hawaii, right?  Why don't you
>> check with your local libraries and see what they
>> have on Gorbachev and the demise of the Soviet
>> Union?  I have maybe a dozen books here giving all
>> sorts of background information on what happened
>> and why.  A few titles to look for:
>>
>> Perestroika by Mikhail Gorbachev.
>> At The Highest Levels by Michael Beschloss & 
>> Strobe Talbot.
>> Why Gorbachev Happened by Robert G. Kaiser.
>> The Man Who Changed The World by Gail Sheehy.
>>
>> You may also wish to keep your eyes open for a book
>> scheduled for release next month entitled Reagan 
>> and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended by Jack F.
>> Matlock.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>Yes, there are a number of books which I have not 
>yet read (about 25 of them) and look forward to reading 
>when time permits. I do believe that many authors on 
>that subject spend too much time trying to justify their 
>preconceived notions, rather than attempt to be entirely
>objective. KM

Yes, I'm afraid so.  This is why it's important to read
several of the best books on the subject -- so you can
separate the wheat from the chaff.  Not to mention that
the jury is still out on a lot of things....

Good luck to you.  Let me know how you make out.

Henrietta
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Subject: Re: Was Re: Reagan vs. Bush vs. GW
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