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Article: New books on Cold War & World War II.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- June 21, 2004
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Byline: Elinando B Cinco
BOOKLOVERS among Filipinos are few and book clubs are a rarity. But two new titles will pleasantly attract them for reasons of familiarity with the name of the author of one, and with the subjects written about in the other.
Translated in mundane terms, the two new albums are potential best-sellers, particularly, to local book enthusiasts because of their fascination for cloakand-dagger thrillers, and for adoring war heroes and legends.
Absolute Friends is the newest book written by the famous John Le Carre, an Englishman who gave the world gripping Cold War espionage adventures. They were even made into top-grossing ...