John Man
Birth date: May 15, 1941
John Man's Books
Interesting, well written account of the invention of the printing press.
Book mark is Alphone Mucha's 'Automne' 1896Wonderful.
Stephen King could have written this one. Oh my god this poor, dear, brave woman, who was just doing what so many women of her generation did, which was stand by her man. What starts out as a potentially brilliant exploration of the Amazon degenerates into nightmare, when Jan Little's apparently qua...
Torvill & Dean, ten years later, and though the first five chapters recap their amateur career, the really interesting part of this book is about their "grown-up" days - touring with their own tours, with Tarasova's Russian All-Stars, with Ice Capades. There is also the story of Dean's failed marri...
Rating: 4* of fiveThe Book Report: An attempt to write a biography of the man who set in motion the creation of our mutual object of addiction, the book. Lots of research went into the book, the author has reached deep into the documentary evidence, and has built a solid story of the life that gave ...