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World War II and Ζάχος Δόγκανος

Lately I have been listening -during my 30min commute- to the audiobook 'Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945', by Max Hastings. 

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I think it is an excellent book and I enjoy every minute of it. As Prof. Richard J. Evans puts it:

"Inferno" offers an account of the war that concentrates on the lived experience of the men and women who took part in it.

...As military history in the round, conveying to a 21st-century readership the human experience of this greatest and most savage of human conflicts in history, “Inferno” is superb.

Reading -or in this case, listening to- 'Inferno' has further awakened my interest for World War II. I also started watching the six-part french documentary 'Apocalypse: The Second World War',  which is composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens.

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Filed under  //   Books  

The digital era of reading books and comics

Almost 1 month ago I started reading digital books and comics. 

I have been exclusively using Amazon's Kindle App and ComiXology's Comics App on the iPhone and on the iMac. 

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On sports

Taken from the book: 'The death of Marco Pantani' by Matt Rendell:

Sport above all means respect for yourself and others. It implies the capacity to recognize your own limits and to learn to go beyond them through work and commitment. It is an encounter with others, a way of relating to them that goes beyond differences or discrimination. It is friendship and solidarity. 

 

Filed under  //   Books   Cycling  

Book review: 'Rough Ride' by Paul Kimmage

The latest book I read on professional road cycling is called “Rough Ride” and it is written by former pro cyclist (and currently sports journalist), Paul Kimmage.

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