There is plenty of intrigue to keep one following along in this book of spies and movers and shakers. ARTICLES. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This is a fabulous page turner. Somaiya does a masterful job sifting the evidence and building a case of murder. Great character descriptions and storytelling. A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya uncovers the story behind the death of renowned diplomat and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. "— In 1961, Cold War tensions and the legacy of colonialism came to a head in the nation known today as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}View high quality images that let you zoom in to take a closer look. Somaiya is one of the country's best journalists, and he's used his prodigious reporting and researching skills to dig up some truly startling new information about the plane crash in the Congo that killed Hammarskjold and spawned an almost never-ending series of conspiracy theories. The movies later made us aware of blood diamonds, but that is just one part, it turns out, of what is being mined from Africa and making people rich. My father was a journalist at the U.N. and met Dag Hammarskjöld. The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya has an overall rating of Rave based on 4 book reviews. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + $12.73 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to France. THE GOLDEN THREAD by Ravi Somaiya Read by Author - Audiobook Excerpt by HachetteAudio published on 2020-06-22T22:53:58Z. 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It was a good story read overall, but it was embellished with diversionary details that were not relevant to the central subject at all; for example, going into great depth in its Book One, presumably to conjure the dangerous setting, about two spies (an American and a Brit) in the Congolese capital city of Leopoldville (now Kinshasa) who ultimately were not related to the plane crash at all (so far as the record available would show). That all makes for big and sometimes violent power struggles. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. : PW Talks with Ravi Somaiya Both very sad if somewhat forgotten events. Free shipping for many products! The result is a gripping book by a gifted writer and a dogged investigator. Kudos to the author for an excellent account on a man and civil war that should not be forgotten. Just enough dry humor sprinkled in to carry you through an incredibly sad and disturbing account. 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The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld: Somaiya, Ravi: Amazon.sg: Books That all makes for big and sometimes violent power struggles. I highly recommend it. The Golden Thread The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjoeld by Ravi Somaiya 9781549188107 (CD-Audio, 2020) Delivery Dispatched within 2 business days and shipped with USPS Product details Format:CD-Audio Language of text:English Isbn-13:9781549188107, 978-1549188107 Author:Ravi Somaiya Publisher:Hachette Book Group Please try your request again later. The result is a gripping book by a gifted writer and a dogged investigator. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Schlockbusters take years to make, and cost millions - so why are they so dire? This book was all over the place! A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya uncovers the story behind the death of renowned diplomat and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. This book confirmed it and more. The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld Ravi Somaiya. Ravi Somaiya is the author of The Golden Thread (3.72 avg rating, 79 ratings, 20 reviews, published 2020) The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld: Ravi Somaiya: Amazon.com.au: Books ", "[A] gripping account of Hammarskjöld's death and the ensuing search for the truth about what happened to him.". Too much disjointed and jumbled theories with excess stories clouding the plot, Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2020. 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Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya examines the death of the beloved UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. Cumpără cartea The Golden Thread de Ravi Somaiya la prețul de 125.88 lei, cu livrare prin curier oriunde în România. He described what a decent and humanitarian man he was. Please try again. There is plenty of intrigue to keep one following along in this book of spies and movers and shakers. This book confirmed it and more. Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020, Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020. On Sept. 17, 1961, Dag Hammarskjöld boarded a Douglas DC6 propeller plane on the sweltering tarmac of the airport in Leopoldville, the capital of the Congo. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. 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