by Victor Klemperer, Translated by Martin Chalmers, 1999, Modern Library Paperback Edition, Random House, New York (First published in Germany under the title Ich will Aeugnis ablegen bis sum ltestn: Tagebucher 1933 von Victor Kempere, Copyright Aufbau-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, 1995). … Continue reading →
by Carson McCullers, originally published in 1940, read by Cherry Jones, 2004, HarperAudio This book was one of my worst experiences. The novel plodded along giving the reader the minutest details about each of the character’s daily existence. For instance, I … Continue reading →
by Stieg Larsson, translated by Reg Keeland, read my Simon Vance, 2010, Audible Audio Edition The story is quite interesting and gets pretty involved in Swedish politics. Simon Vance does another great job in the reading as his voices for … Continue reading →
by Nancy Coggeshall, 2009, The University of New Mexico Press This book was written by a friend of our family’s so I prefer not to comment on it.
Continue reading →by Tan Twan Eng, 2008, Weinstein Books, New York This novel is about the experiences of Phillip Hutton, a half-Chinese, half-English person in Malaya before, during, and after World War II. Prior to the war, he meets a Japanese man … Continue reading →
by David Rhode and Kristen Mulvihill, 2010, The Penguin Group, New York I was introduced to this book at a Brown Alumni Club event in Naples, FL, last spring when David and Kristen presented their book. Naturally, I bought a … Continue reading →
by David Halberstam, 2007, Hyperion, New York Excellent book, although a bit tedious at times. I didn’t know much about the Korean War. A friend of ours read this book and thought it was worthwhile so my wife gave it … Continue reading →
by Maeve Binchy, 1999, audio book read by Kate Binchy, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio The book is a nice story, is pretty well written and the reader (who I presume is the author’s daughter) did a nice job of reading. … Continue reading →
by Jeannette Walls, 2006, Scribner, New York This book is a bit hard to fathom. There are elements that ring true and then there are things that seem to be a bit of a stretch. Walls’ parents seemed to be … Continue reading →
by Malcolm Gladwell, 2008, audio book narrated by the author, Hatchett Audio, New York The author’s premise is that success comes not only from one’s native abilities, but also from circumstances and opportunities that are present that are not available … Continue reading →