by Nelson Mandela, 2008, Kindle Version, Little, Brown and Company I read most of this book while on a trip to South Africa. It provided me with an understanding of what the country had gone through under apartheid and … Continue reading →
by Candice Millard, 2017, Anchor Books This is the story of Winston Churchill’s escape after he was captured when he was a war correspondent as a young man. The book is well-written, and the author provides a great deal of … Continue reading →
Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath, by Bill Browder, 2022, Kindle Edition, Simon & Schuster When I started to read this book, I thought I wasn’t going to like it as I … Continue reading →
by Isak Denisen, 1937 (Out of Africa), and 1960 (Shadows on the Grass), Kindle Edition, Vintage International The primary reason I read this book was to prepare myself and “get in the mood” for our upcoming trip to Africa. I … Continue reading →
by Donna Leon, 1998, Penguin Books This mystery is about the murder of a young man from a noble Venetian family and the discovery of his remains in a field. I enjoy reading Leon’s novels which center around police Commissar … Continue reading →
by David Baldacci, 2014, Grand Central Publishing This book is about a plot to overthrow the leader of North Korea and its subsequent results. It features two CIA agents and their actions and emotions during their assignments. I found the … Continue reading →
by Melanie Benjamin, 2016, Kindle Version, Delacorte Press This book is about the socialites in New York and their relationships with Truman Capote and each other. It provides an interesting portrait of the society at that time and of Capote. … Continue reading →
by Stephen King, 2021, Kindle Edition, Scribner This is a very interesting tale about a former army sharpshooter who becomes a hired assassin. The book focuses on what he considers his last contract, but he doesn’t know much about … Continue reading →
by Hervé Le Tellier, translated by Adriana Hunter, 2021, Kindle Edition, Other Press Something happens on a flight from Paris to New York when the plane encounters a huge thunderstorm that wasn’t predicted. After the plane emerges from the … Continue reading →
by Elizabeth Wein, 2012, Hyperion Press This novel is about an English woman pilot in WWII and her friend who was trained to be a spy but was captured by the Germans in France. The characterizations and the events were … Continue reading →