Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone

Magnificent mix of prose, metaphors and history. Great ultra short stories about the most interesting bits of the history of the world.

awesome book! must read.

Funny, serious, thought-provoking, surprising ... This little book will delight and inspire you. In each very short chapter, it sort of pulls you through a kaleidoscope at breakneck speed, affording you insights into HUGE world processes. I feel I can ask better questions after reading this book. Do yourselves a favour (and your friends!) and treat yourself to this book of delights.

I loved this book. The stories are fascinatingly offbeat and will pleasantly surprise. The global reach of the stories, with plenty coming from Latin American history - means that it is educational as well. As the stories are very short it makes an ideal book to leave around to pick up for a couple of minutes or so - & it makes you think. I found it very useful to entertain (and educate) my kids, with a quite different yet morally sound perspective on world events. It is sequenced roughly chronologically, so you can look for a period of history or go for "a lucky dip!" The stories are not footnoted, so it can not be trusted as an accurate history & is clearly polemical in places - but if taken for what it is, it will bring lots of mental stimulation.

Fascinating mini-histories, some so unusual, one wonders whether they're true or not. Often entertaining and sometimes bizarre and or incredible. Punchlines that take your breath away or make you shake your head in amazement. Easy to pick up and start anywhere, but difficult to put down.

great book to dip into. have read another of his books.

Excellent writere, a man of our time, I recommend it.