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Cleopatra: A Life

Wilson's Weblog Posted on April 25, 2011 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Stacy Schiff, 2010 I was very disappointed by this book, the primary reason being the author’s very choppy style.  I found the style made it extremely hard to read with no flow to the narrative.  Her style used strange … Continue reading →

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A World Lit Only by Fire, The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 20, 2011 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by William Manchester, 1992, Little, Brown & Company, Limited, Boston This is an amazing book, although somewhat loosely structured.  Manchester admits this structure issue himself as he describes in the forward of the book that it seemed to him that … Continue reading →

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Unbroken, A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Wilson's Weblog Posted on February 26, 2011 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Laura Hillenbrand, 2010, Random House, New York This is an excellent biography of a World War II hero.  The book details the life of Louis Zamparini and how he survived a POW camp in Japan.  The details of the … Continue reading →

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Clapton: The Autobiograpy

Wilson's Weblog Posted on January 25, 2011 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Eric Clapton, audio book by narrated by Simon Vance This was an interesting book as I didn’t know much about Eric and his past (other than watching the Cream reunion concert on PBS and owning his Unplugged album).  It … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of Greed, The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 18, 2010 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Brian Cruver, Narrated by Mel Foster, 2004, Brilliance Audio This is another book downloaded from the library to make my interior house painting job more enjoyable while I work!  Thank goodness for my MP3 player (non-IPod, I must mention). … Continue reading →

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A Briefer History of Time

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 15, 2010 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Steven Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow, unabridged, read by Erik Davies, 2005, Random House Audio I have a remodeling project going on and that is why I have so many audio books listed versus hard print (in addition to the … Continue reading →

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The Path Between the Seas, The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 7, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by David McCullough, 1977, Simon and Schuster, New York This is a fabulous book.  Although it is somewhat detailed and requires a bit of fortitude to read it through, the book chronicles one of the greatest American accomplishments ever.  The … Continue reading →

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The Sellout, How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System

Wilson's Weblog Posted on April 2, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Charles Gasparino, 2009, Harper Business, New York This book (lent to me by one of our friends in Florida) portrays the steps that led to the financial meltdown in the fall of 2008.  The tale is pretty fascinating as … Continue reading →

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American Gospel, God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 11, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Jon Meacham, 2007, read by Grover Gardiner, Random House Audiobook. I got this audiobook from the library last fall to listen to in the car when we made our annual trip to Florida from Rhode Island.  I finally got around … Continue reading →

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Southern Exposure, A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand’s South Island

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 30, 2009 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Chris Duff, 2003, The Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT I was interesting in reading this, not because I am a kayaker, but because my son who is gave me the book to read.  Also, I spent a considerable amount … Continue reading →

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