{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-9780470496688","title":"The Fall of the Berlin Wall","description":"Eloquent . . . immensely readable . . . the saga of the victory of capitalism over the brutal and irrational fraud that was state socialism.\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Buckley's lucid account celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the will to achieve freedom.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"[A] great narrative of democratic survival and democratic victory.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Berlin Wall\u003c\/i\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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Trade Paper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491751530770,"sku":"9780470496688","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1be09b6-74bd-41c0-9e76-ff9070612907.jpg?v=1730554016","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-9780470496688","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}