Farquhar, Michael

The general reader could do much worse than this volume for a daily dose of entertainment, if for nothing else as a reminder that, as the author puts it in his introduction, "no matter how lousy your day has been, somewhere in time, someone else's was so much worse."

Highly recommended for generalists interested in Russian history and those who enjoy the seamier side of past lives.

If People magazine or Entertainment Tonight published history books, this title could stand tall as part of their fall lineup...