No comments about THE LAST TSAR: LIFE AND DEATH OF NICHOLAS II.

5 comments about Diana's Boys: William and Harry and the Mother They Loved.

1. This is a great book, but like other reviews I agree it focuses less on the boys. It paints the pictures of Diana's pain. It does give you some good insight to the boys lives, and is very interesting. It's shocking, and sad as well.
   It does speak to the realtionship of Diana and Charles, and Camilla as well. It also questions the paternity of Harry.
   Diana led a fascinating and yet tragic life. It speaks to the events that occured during her untimely death as well.
   There are many books about Diana, and this is a good one to read.



2. this is a great book i found so much information about diana charles and the boys and everything that went on behind closed doors it will make you cry i promise a+++++++++



3. I really liked this book but it talked more about Diana and Charles Marriage and Diana's childhood than the boys. It was good but I think that it should have talked more about the boys than their marital woes and about members of the royal family. If it didn't emphasize so much on the royal family and the maritial woes, and talked more about the boys, it would have been a better book. Certain parts of this book was similiar to Diana by Andrew Morton



4. Frankly, I'm tired of the re-play concerning Diana's alleged antics. If I read one more time about her alleged comments to Tiggy or her alleged harassment phone calls to Oliver Hoare's house, I think I'll scream.
   Actually more is written about Charles and Diana in this book than either William or Harry, until the later chapters then we hear about Wills in Eaton, his gap year and alleged romances. We also learn both boys are "coping" remarkably well with Diana's sudden death. And their approval rating of Mrs. BP assuming the public role as Papa's companion so soon after Diana's death, is troubling or at least to me it was.
   Then too, Harry is kept in the shadows even by the author. While everyone within the system admits to feeling sorry for Harry (as the spare), no one really tries to change the status quo. Instead they treat Harry much the way Princess Margret was---rather with indifference.
   While William is treated with interest and respect--even by the queen. Very sad situation for Harry. My heart goes out to him.
   William's alleged romantic antics are troubling. He did not appear concerned with his steamy behavior being caught on video tape at a bar and the possibility of the press publishing pictures. And I was distressed at the manner he subjected his body guards.
   Tending to the heir and the spare is probably going to make the police protection squad old before their time.



5. Anderson's book is 342 pages in length and it's a decent primer for those who know very little about the sons of the world's most famous princess. Anderson stays focused on the boys, for the duration of the book, talking about the relationship between William and Harry and the important people who influence them.
   
   There are some new tidbits of information in this book that I hadn't heard before, like the strained relationship between William and Harry, and Camilla Parker Bowles, the woman who was instrumental in the breakup of Prince Charles and the boy's mother. But other than this, there isn't a whole lot of new information to be found in this book. Most readers already know about the cold indifference on the part of the Queen and her husband, when Diana was killed; the incorrigible antics of the young Prince William; the boy's love of blondes; etc. For the most part, Anderson just rehashes old news.
   
   One other thing I didn't like about this book was the way Anderson wrote it, in "snips". Basically, Anderson just keeps pointing out little facts and quotes from the members of the royal family, jumping from one incident to another. When I read a book that's supposed to be a biography, I prefer something that digs in a little deeper into the lives of the people whom the book is written about. I don't care so much about hearing silly quotes made by prince Harry while fox hunting. I would rather hear more information about the boys thoughts, feelings, etc. to get a better feel for what makes William and Harry tick. I don't think Anderson did a good job in this area.
   
   Another thing that bothers me is the fact that Anderson doesn't even bother to title his chapters. There are eight of them, but they are unnamed. Given the way the book is arranged, with so many "snips", I assume that Anderson had a difficult time deciding on titles for the chapters, so he just left them out completely. If Anderson had focused more on specific topics, he would have had no problem coming up with chapter titles.
   
   So, my bottom- line on this book is that it's not that great or that memorable. It might be interesting to those who like to read about the royal family. But for the rest of us, it's a mediocre work of non- fiction.

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No comments about Alfonso y Victoria: Las tramas intimas, secretas y europeas de un reinado desconocido/The intimate, secret and European Tramas of an unknown kingdom (Maxima).

No comments about People's Prince, The: Discovering the Real Prince Charles.

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1 comments about Royal Family of the Columbia.

1. I checked out this book from the local library while researching Eloisa, Dr McLaughlin's daughter, for a character study. It has everything a reenactor or history enthusiast would want: several points of view on major historical events, and analyses as to which is more likely to be accurate. Many photos, both of the period and of the historical sites today. Great attention to geneological details, but not at all a dry read. There are chapters highlighting each member of the family, including inlaws. I was able to reconstruct what life at the Fort must have been like for the family, and the journal exerpts personized many famous people who we normally only know by name. I am a native northwestener, and thought I knew everything there was to know about the history of the Columbia. Maybe now I do.

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