Kane & Abel

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Summary: Should have been made into a motion picture
Review: The best book I ever read. A classic!!

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Summary: The novel to end all novels
Review: The story of two ambitious businessmen, born the same day on opposite sides of the globe, who individually overcome adversity to attain levels of wealth, power and success unknown to most men. Abel Rosnovski, a self-made Holocaust survivor and American Immigrant, is a hotel tycoon who utilizes his shrewd business sense, unbounded energy and natural flair for languages to enable him to become proprietor of the largest hotel chain in the world. William Kane, born into a wealthy and socially established Boston lineage and the heir to millions, is a Harvard graduate who rises through the ranks of the banking world to become chairman of one of the largest and most respected banking institutions in the city of New York. Over time, the two men come into contact and engage in a vengeful feud so bitter and far-reaching, it affects their work, their dreams for the future and also hurts the people they love the most. Incredibly moving, deeply fascinating, ironic and awe-inspiring, it is a work of fiction so creative and true to life, it was hailed as a masterpiece the moment it was published in 1984 and to this day serves as an entertaining look into the lives of two men who had everything, except the common sense to put an end to a personal grudge before it became too late.

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Summary: A Must-Read
Review: K&A was the best book I have ever read.I just couldn't put it down.Each page will only make you turn to another.Just fantastic. Jeffrey Archer is no ordinary author!

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Summary: Jeffrey Archers most popular book
Review: Kane and Abel is a fantastic book. He creates a story of two powerful men, one with a life of privelage and one who had to scrap his way to the top. The characters are well written and the story is masterfully woven together. I haven't read all of Archers books but this one was the best yet that I have read.

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Summary: Kane & Abel - Polish nobleman versus American banker
Review: This book is realy woderfull. I could not put this book away while reading. Jeffrey Archer put the action in the real world with a knowledge of the reality of Poland before the second war and the post war era. This is what I like about it. Since I am Polish I can say that the fact from the begining of Abel's life are set in the reality of those time. The Russian soldiers were shown in the actual reality what I know from the facts that my father was telling me about them. Anyway the characters of Abel and Kane are drawn nicely to shaw thedrive to success. Kane is driven by the financial purpooses to get rich by all means, while Abel's success is driven by his stubborness to destroy Kane who was gilty of dead of Abel's former boss. The action of this book is swift, and is very characteriscal to all books of Jeffrey Archer. Second part of this book "The Prodigal Daugther" is in the same style. I highly recomend to everyone this book, and of course when you read "Kane & Abel" do not forget to read "The prodigal daughter" to have the full picture of Kane's family.

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Summary: This is possibly THE best book I have ever read!
Review: This is simply one of the books I have ever read. It, along with As the Crow Flies by the same author, are easily among the top five of the best books I have read. Consider this one a must-read.

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Summary: very good....
Review: This isn't the kind of book I would usually read,but this book captivated me!I even read it twice, through the years.Archer wrote a very good book that fascinates the reader and keeps him full of suspense.I read this book in one day because I couldn't put it down.The book tells the story of two men named Cane and Abel,different men from different worlds,whose fates get intertwined.Archer did a brilliant thing-the chapters alternate between the two heros,a thing which makes you keep on readind without being able to stop.A very good read!

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Summary: A journey through time!
Review: An excellent book taking you through the chronicles of two families. Expect to finish the book in no more than 3 sittings, as you will be propelled through time and not want the trip to end! And if you don't want the story to end, guess what, you can keep reading and get a different perspective in "The Prodigal Daughter."

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Summary: Great Book
Review: When I first read this book, I thought that it was one of the best books I've ever read.I recommended this book to my friends and they loved it too.

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Summary: A Twist...
Review: I'm not really wanting to rate Kane&Abel, because I have not read that book yet, but I have read A Twist in the Tale. I thought this book was fantastic. Most of the stories are stories we've all heard, but the endings are what kept me interested. As the title says, there is definitely a twist in every tale.