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Team of Rivals

Wilson's Weblog Posted on May 4, 2006 by LarryJune 3, 2015

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin I approached the reading of this book with a great deal of anticipation because I was looking forward to a study of Lincoln written from a different perspective, a study on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Civil War, History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

The Darwin Conspiracy

Wilson's Weblog Posted on January 29, 2006 by LarryJune 3, 2015

by John Darnton This book was interesting to me because I didn’t know much about the life of Charles Darwin and it provided many insights to not only his life, but the lives of his contemporaries and his family members. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Fiction, Historical Novel | Leave a reply

Kingsblood Royal

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 13, 2005 by LarryJune 3, 2015

Kingsblood Royal, Sinclair Lewis, 1947, Random House, Inc., New York I picked up this book because I was out of reading material and it was sitting in our bookcase. It turned out to be a very interesting read, although it … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Fiction | 1 Reply

Sea of Glory

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 31, 2005 by LarryJune 3, 2015

America’s Voyage of Discovery The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838 – 1842, by Nathaniel Philbrick, 2003 Nathanial Philbrick writes a very interesting history of a project that is essentially forgotten as an epic voyage of discovery. He highlights the accomplishments and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

Middlesex

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 27, 2005 by LarryJune 3, 2015

by Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002, Picador, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York Middlesex is the book I received for Christmas last year that immediately went to the bottom of the pile as the holiday yielded for me many books that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Five-Star | Tagged Fiction | 1 Reply

Where the Sea Breaks Its Back

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 22, 2005 by LarryApril 1, 2026

The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska by Corey Ford, 1966, Alaska Northwest Books, Portland I heard about this book from a shore tour guide in Juneau when we were on our Alaska … Continue reading →

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Looking for Alaska

Wilson's Weblog Posted on April 9, 2005 by LarryApril 1, 2026

by Peter Jenkins I originally posted the following review on Amazon.com. This is the first book review I have written (on Amazon.com) and it is not a favorable one. I noticed with amazement that of the 95 reader reviews posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Non-Fiction, Travel | Leave a reply

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