Origins of a Catastrophe, by Warren Zimmerman, 1999, Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York Warren Zimmerman was the last U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia and the Balkan War broke out in the 1990’s. The book relates his … Continue reading →
by Carl Hiaasen, audiobook read by Kirby Heyborne, 2014, Random House, LLC This is a very light weight novel about a girl who runs away to meet a guy she met on the internet and the subsequent search for her … Continue reading →
by Daniel Silva, audiobook read by George Guidall, 2013, Harper-Collins Publishers This book was just plain terrible. I was really disappointed because I had listened to another book by Silva that I really liked. This one had a bit of … Continue reading →
by Cristina Baker Kline, audiobook read by Jessica Almasy and Suzanne Toren, 2013, Audible, Inc. This is a book about a young, alienated girl in Maine who begins to establish a relationship with an elderly lady. She, at first, does … Continue reading →
by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt, 2016, Harper This book is basically a compilation of emails that Anderson Cooper exchanged with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, when she was over ninety years old. I was impressed with how sharp and articulat … Continue reading →
by Doug Stanton, 2003, Henry Holt & Company, New York This book is about the sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis in the Pacific Ocean toward the end of World War II. The book is well researched and well written. The … Continue reading →
by Kristin Hannah, Audible Audio Edition, narrated by Polly Stone, 2015, Macmillan Audio This is the story of two sisters in occupied France during World War II and the two different paths they pursued to survive the Nazis. The one … Continue reading →
by Edwin O’Connor, introduction by Jack Beatty, 2016 (originally published in 1956), Kindle Edition, University of Chicago, Reprint Edition This novel was chosen as our November 2016 Men’s Book Club Selection. While it is a book of fiction, it was … Continue reading →
by Lyn Millner, 2015, University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL This book is a history of the Koreshan movement and its settlement in Estero, Florida. The movement was founded by a very charismatic individual, Cyrus Teed, who taught that followers … Continue reading →
by Pete Hamill, 2007, Kindle edition by the Hachette Book Group This is a story of a doctor who grew up in a tough area of Manhattan and then enlisted in the army. He was in the trenches in France … Continue reading →