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Red Plenty (the book mentioned at the top of this) is truly great and well worth tracking down.
by pinewurst 11y ago
Red Plenty (the book mentioned at the top of this) is truly great and well worth tracking down.
- optimali 11y agoThank you for the recommendation! Just ordered and excited for it to arrive.
- ableal 11y agoThe Amazon page for Francis Spufford's Red Plenty, http://www.amazon.com/Red-Plenty-Francis-Spufford/dp/1555976042/ http://www.amazon.com/Red-Plenty-Francis-Spufford/dp/1555976... , currently features as 2nd comment one that starts by saying: "I happened to grew up in Soviet Union and actually met some of the people mentioned in this book ..." (and goes on to praise the authors accuracy.)
- Pamar 11y agoSeconded, and Backroom Boys [1] by the same author, is very enjoyable, too, even if Red Plenty is really in a league of its own. 1: http://www.amazon.com/The-Backroom-Boys-Secret-British/dp/0571214975 http://www.amazon.com/The-Backroom-Boys-Secret-British/dp/05...