The Americans who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour by Lynne Olson, 2010, Random House, New York This book is about three Americans who played prominent roles in London during World War II, ambassador John Gilbert Winant, Edward … Continue reading →
by Robert K. Massie, 2011, Random House, New York This book is extremely well-written and researched. I felt that I really understood the woman and also gleaned a tremendous amount of Russian and European history from reading it. While I … Continue reading →
by Candice Millard, 2005, Anchor Books, New York I was not aware that Theodore Roosevelt, after his defeat in the 1912 presidential election, had embarked on a dangerous journey of exploration in the Amazon. Having braved some somewhat less dangerous … Continue reading →
by Michael Lewis, 2010, W. W. Norton & Company, New York This book is about the the subprime meltdown and the individuals who bet that these securities would default. Lewis does an excellent job of capturing the character and personalities … Continue reading →
by Douglas Waller, 2011, Free Press, New York This looked like a pretty good book as the subject sounded pretty interesting.  On the plus side, the book did have a lot of information about what went on behind the scenes in World … Continue reading →
by Michael Korda, 2009, Harper, New York This was a pretty interesting book, but only because I didn’t know much about this campaign. Missing was a sense of the hardships that the pilots and crew went through as well as the impacts … Continue reading →
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 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 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 →