by Mark Sullivan, 2017, Lake Union Publishing This is a very interesting book about a boy/young man living in Milan durring WWII. It chronicles his experiences, first guiding Jews over the mountains to Switzerland, and later his role as a … Continue reading →
by Bernhard Schlink, book published 1999, translation by Carol Brown Janeway, Audiobook released 2008, narrated by Campbell Scott, Random House Audio The book started out with some steamy passages in which a fifteen-year-old boy has an affair with an older … Continue reading →
by Ed Conway, 2023, Kindle Edition, Knopf I found this to be an extremely interesting book. It delves into the basic materials (sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium) that are used to build just about everything. I had no … Continue reading →
by Marie Benedict, 2025, Audiobook narrated by Bessie Carter, Macmillan Audio The book is a form of historical fiction where the author uses the character of an historical figure and uses the character in a reconstructed situation. I ordinarily don’t … Continue reading →
by J.M. Dalgliesh, 2023, Hamilton Press While on cruise this summer we had a lecture on noir crime novels. One of the elements of this genre is a sense of place. The itinerary of the cruise included some stops in … Continue reading →
by Percival Everitt, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Dominic Hoffman, Random House Audio This book is based on the novel Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, but it is told from the perspective of Huck’s companion, the slave Jim. Jim is actually … Continue reading →
by Allen Guelzo, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Justin Price Let me first say that I am a big fan of Allen Guelzo. He has an astounding grasp of historical facts and concepts. I viewed his online Great Courses course, Our … Continue reading →
by Marjan Kamali, 2024, Gallery Books My wife and several women in our community read this book and said it was very good. I decided to give it a try and thought it might be okay, but that it was … Continue reading →
by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2024, Simon & Schuster, New York I have read other books by Doris Goodwin and think highly of her as an author and historian. This book is quite different from her other books as it is … Continue reading →
by Lois Lowry, 1993, Ever After Kindle Edition, 2018, Houghton Mifflin Houghton Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company I came across this book due to an unusual circumstance. I went to a Brown alumni club Holiday party and … Continue reading →