№ 01
“The dark ages, explained as humans lived through them. A time machine of a book.” source
Actor and author
Tom Hanks
Two-time Academy Award winning actor and author of the short story collection Uncommon Type and the novel The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece. Hanks is a voracious reader whose tastes lean into history, World War II, and political nonfiction.
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№ 02
“The Liberation Trilogy covers WWII in Africa and Europe, where the small details hold the DNA of the entire conflagration.” source
№ 03
“You will go to the Fair with two of the most fascinating people to ever live in a book.” source
№ 04
“You may not be able to comprehend how far a state will go to keep its people subjugated.” source
№ 05
“What 'Gone with the Wind' was to the Antebellum Plantation, this is to the Russian Grand Hotel.” source
№ 06
“Thinking about running for office? Going into politics? Really? REALLY???” source
№ 07
“As in, all of us, each and every person who every stood erect on this spinning globe.” source
№ 08
“Espionage and mystery and politics and war at a time when one was either a hero, a villain, or a coward.” source
№ 09
“You will never see NYC the same, and will never be without a destination to see.” source
№ 10
“Current events, ongoing, recognizable, and important to realize.” source
Readers with overlapping taste
