{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-9780470496688","title":"The Fall of the Berlin Wall","description":"\u003cp\u003eEloquent . . . immensely readable . . . the saga of the victory of capitalism over the brutal and irrational fraud that was state socialism.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Buckley's lucid account celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the will to achieve freedom.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"This is a small masterpiece of the narrative tradition. The Fall of the Berlin Wall keep[s] readers turning the page.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"[A] great narrative of democratic survival and democratic victory.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was the turning point in the struggle against Communism in Eastern Europe. In \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of the Berlin Wall\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned author and conservative pioneer William F. Buckley Jr. explains why the wall was built, reveals its devastating impact on the lives of people on both sides, and provides a riveting account of the events that led to the wall's destruction and the end of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10070258\"\u003eWilliam F. Buckley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.76w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470496688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470496681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS014000\"\u003eEurope | Germany\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL005000\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism \u0026amp; Socialism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037070\"\u003eModern | 20th Century | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late William F. Buckley Jr. was an award-winning author, editor, columnist, television host, lecturer, and adventurer. A father of modern conservative thought in America, he founded \"National Review\" in 1955, started writing his syndicated \"On the Right\" newspaper column in 1962, and began hosting the Emmy Award-winning Firing Line in 1966. His many bestselling books include \"God and Man at Yale,\" \"Atlantic High,\" \"Airborne,\" and ten Blackford Oakes spy novels. Buckley was awarded thirty-five honorary degrees and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682588233965,"sku":"9780470496688","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_eb41896b-2341-46c2-bc1f-8785e17b2423.jpg?v=1649725065","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-9780470496688","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}