About this title: Returning to the court of Nicholas II, the author of the bestselling "The Last Tsar" explores the mystery of Rasputin, one of the most fascinating and controversial persons of the 20th century. 30 photos.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489096ISBN:0385489099
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 12/4/2001
ISBN-13:9780385489102ISBN:0385489102
Description: Fine. 0385489102 May show signs of shelf wear. Choose EXPEDITED shipping, receive in 2-5 business days. Please email with questions. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2001-12-04
ISBN-13:9780385489102ISBN:0385489102
Description: New. New Book. There is slight time wear. Otherwise looks new. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books, Doubleday, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489102ISBN:0385489102
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-Between 7 3/4" and 9 3/4" 526 page book is in very good condition with slight edgewear/scuffing of cover and slight discoloration of cover and page sides. Using a State Archives of Russia file and numerous archival sources, the author reconstructs the life of this remarkable man who rose to prominence in twentieth-century Russia. read more
Edition: pb1st Printing
Binding: Gray/white
Publisher: Anchor/RandomHouse, NY
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489102ISBN:0385489102
Description: B/W illustrations. Paperback. Minor edge wear. Clean, tight copy. Near fine. Paperback, 526 pp., Biography of Rasputin and his murder. Many bibliographical references based on Rasputin File. read more
Edition: Number Line 10987654321
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780385489102ISBN:0385489102
Description: Good Very Plus Plus. No Jacket. 8 X 5 1/4. Pages are tight, bright and clean. Binding firm and straight. No conspicuous wear. Covers, edges and corners good+, small smudge on fore edge. If needed for reference, analysis, dissertation or just enjoyment, this is the one, a very nice copy. B/W photo illustrations. read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Co., New York, NY
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489096ISBN:0385489099
Description: 46 B/W Photos, 2 Maps. VG+/VG+ W/Dust Jacket 524pgs(Index) DJ nicked head & foot of spine, fore-edge corners, 1/2" DJ tear top front fore-edge corner, owner name embossment on front. Endpaper, o.w. clean, bright & tight. Rest of book in Fine condition. ISBN 0385489099. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 2001-12-01
ISBN-13:9780385489102ISBN:0385489102
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780385489102. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780385489102ISBN:0385489102
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Edition: First edition. In the USA ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489096ISBN:0385489099
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 544 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489096ISBN:0385489099
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0385489099. 2000 stated first edition, first printing partial cloth hardcover and dust jacket very good. A bit of shelfwear on hardcover and dust jacket. Protective mylar cover. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Buckram
Publisher: Doubleday, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489096ISBN:0385489099
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. First printing. Binding tight, clean, no marks. Jacket is not price clipped, minor shelfwear. The first biography of the Russian mystic, in the court of Nicholas and Alexandria, since the discovery of the lost official state papers. read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Co., New York, NY
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385489096ISBN:0385489099
Description: 46 B/W Photos, 2 Maps. Fine/Fine. DJ with Mylar 524pgs(Index) Clean, tight & bright. No ink names, tears, chips, foxing etc. Price unclipped. Autographed by author on special sheet bound. With the first edition of the book. A Xerox letter front editor of Doubleday attesting to this laid in. ISBN 0385489099. read more
"I just started this. It was withdrawn from our library and I thought I should give it a shot. I'm kind of fascinated with the Russian revolution, it seems like something that happened a long long time ago but it really wasn't that long ago at all.
The book was fine. It was pretty dense and had a ton of very similar sounding names to keep track of. I don't think I can highly recommend it unless you happen to be really, really into Rasputin."
"Whew. Took me a long time to get through this one. I guess I liked it, but I can't give a rave review. Although I learned quite a few facts and factoids about Rasputin and this period of Russian history, I don't feel I gained any understanding of the man, his contemporaries or the times. However, that might have been the author's point: it was a crazy time, and Rasputin and his motivations may be impossible to understand. Given that, I don't think that the much-touted "Rasputin File" shed as much insight as the author hyped. He was quick to discard any testimony that didn't gibe with his theories, saying multiple times that so-and-so was "obviously lying here" without really backing up his reasoning. For instance, he offers several scenarios for Rasputin's murder, but his final theory is really based on nothing other than his own conjecture.
The writing style was incredibly choppy; I was frustrated by the constant sentence fragments and the sentences begun with "And". Example: "As if Irina's guests, scared off by Rasputin's arrival, had abruptly abandoned it. And were continuing the soiree upstairs. And to stage that soiree with music from the gramophone, and naturally, with noise and voices." It drove me crazy. I can only assume that this is appropriate in Russian, and that the text was translated word-for-word without any thought to correct the basics for English readers."
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