by William Manchester, 1984, Unabridged Audiobook version read by Frederick Davidson, 2012, Blackstone Audio This is a very good book, enhanced greatly by the reading of Frederick Davidson. There were times when I thought I was listening to Winston, himself, … Continue reading →
by John Lewis Gaddis, 2010, Penguin Books This book was on my dad’s Kindle which I inherited after he passed away. Dad always had an interest in George Kennan’s career and had read many of his books. Since I already … 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 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 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 →
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 →
by Janet Wallach, 1996 This is an amazing story of a woman who played a major role in the early 20th century in the creation of the current country of Iraq. She was one of the first women to attend … Continue reading →
by Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster, 2006 This book describes the life of Father Michael McGivney and his efforts in the founding of the Knights of Columbus. The book is a somewhat tedious biography of an individual but it … Continue reading →