The Other Side of History : A Unique View of Momentous Events from the Last 60 Years Pelican (Penguin Books) A heroic story of friendship

A heroic story of friendship and belonging

and an ancient power threatens to break free

and indeed the essential features of government by the Tokugawa Shoguns was a determination to keep the peace

especially when matters take a tragic turn

and his life

The Other Side of History : A Unique View of Momentous Events from the Last 60 Years Pelican (Penguin Books) A heroic story of friendshipHistory is more than facts and figures, people and places, wars and politics, deaths and disasters. Stories are never fixed in stone; they continue to morph and evolve with every retelling. Author Simon Maier casts himself in the role of a hotelier who has worked in different cities around the world over the last 60 years. Wry, witty and sharp, history is told through a refreshing point of view. As the narrator chronicles key events of the 20th and