by James Mann, 2010, Penguin Books This book was very disappointing, primarily because it was so repetitious. There were over sixty pages devoted to objections by various individuals to Reagan’s Berlin Wall speech. Many of the objections were repeated numerous … Continue reading →
by R. A. Scotti, Back Bay Books, 2004 I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I was expecting another fairly dry (no pun intended) description of the devastation wrought by this super storm. Instead, I got … Continue reading →
by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2011, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, New York This is an attempt to make history exciting as it gets the reader inside of the heads of the individuals involved. It succeeds as entertainment but … Continue reading →
by Jared Diamond, first published in 1997 this edition has an afterword published in 2004, W.W. Norton & Company This book was interesting for me to read, although a bit of a chore. The work is very repetitious and sometimes … Continue reading →
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 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 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 →
The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath, 2009, by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman, read by Michael Prichard, Tantor Audio This book is incredibly well-researched and the reader was great! It also told the story of … Continue reading →
by Joseph J. Ellis, audio book narrated by Nelson Runger, 2000 by Joseph J. Ellis, 2001 by Recorded Books, LLC I enjoyed this book very much. Ellis provides a picture of the revolutionary era and five of the primary figures: … Continue reading →