In 1975, Clavell published Shogun, his magnum opus that took the literary critics by storm. New York Times book reviewer Webster Schott wrote, “Clavell has a gift, he breathes narrative; his hero is not a person but a place and a time, medieval Japan on the threshold of becoming a sea power”...

Cigarettes are very expensive –some people spend more money on them than on food.Smoking is very bad for your heart and lungs.It kills milions of people world-wide every year.Smoking makes you short of breath and stops you winning at sport,also smoking...

Razboinicul Luminii - Ne dam seama, din postura de lectori inocenti, ca Razboinicul Luminii etse un soldat, care lupta pentru binele omenirii, in favoarea binelui. Genul de soldat tip care-si apara tara cu trup si suflet si colaboreaza intotdeauna cu camarazii sai de razboi. Genul de om devotat...

Obligata, la mijlocul secolului XIX, sa puna capat izolarii pe care si-o impuse, Japonia s-a adaptat usor la lumea industriala moderna.Insa, dupa ce a devenit o mare putere, Japonia a recurs la un militarism agresiv, care s-a sfarsit dezastruos. Condusa de oameni puternici militari, shogunii,...