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When ever I read or listen to a novel by Ken Follett he never disappoints me. Edge Of Eternity is no exception. It is the third book in his Century Trilogy and all three are wonderful. The first book begins with WWI and the third book ends with the coming down of the Berlin Wall. What is especially interesting to me about the third book is that it starts in about 1951 and since I was born a few years later much of what the book is about I remember. It covers a great deal of the cold war, the Cuban missile crisis, the civil rights struggle, and the Berlin wall goes up and comes down. Bobby Kennedy, JFK and Martin Luther King are all assassinated. I was surprised that Princess Diana was not mentioned. Watergate and rock and roll are very well covered. The civil rights movement is handled really well. It starts out with the bus freedom rides and ends with the epilogue of the book quoting some of President Obama's speech at the end of the election fall 2008. All three books clearly describe the differences between fiscal conservatives, social democrats and communists and the development of all three groups is explained. It is a fantastic third book of an outstanding trilogy. No one should miss out on reading it. Be sure and click on the book title and author's name above to follow the links to more information. And enjoy the video that follows.
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