by Nelson Mandela, 2008, Kindle Version, Little, Brown and Company  I read most of this book while on a trip to South Africa. It provided me with an understanding of what the country had gone through under apartheid and … Continue reading →
by Candice Millard, 2017, Anchor Books This is the story of Winston Churchill’s escape after he was captured when he was a war correspondent as a young man. The book is well-written, and the author provides a great deal of … Continue reading →
Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath, by Bill Browder, 2022, Kindle Edition, Simon & Schuster When I started to read this book, I thought I wasn’t going to like it as I … Continue reading →
by Isak Denisen, 1937 (Out of Africa), and 1960 (Shadows on the Grass), Kindle Edition, Vintage International The primary reason I read this book was to prepare myself and “get in the mood” for our upcoming trip to Africa. I … Continue reading →
by Isabelle Allende, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Random House Audio We listened to this book as we traveled north to our summer home this year. The novel spans decades and crosses continents following two young people as they … Continue reading →
Zero Fall: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, by Carol Leonnig, 2021, Kindle Edition, Random House This book is pretty good as it gives a lot of detail about the problems within the Secret Service over the years. … Continue reading →
by Kenneth Slawenski, 2012, Random House eBook Edition While waiting to get my library copy of The Catcher in the Rye, which was the next book selection for our book club, I inadvertently borrowed this book thinking it was Catcher. … Continue reading →
by Julian Sancton, Crown Publishing, 2021 When I started this book I thought it was going to be another book about Shackelton’s ill-fated adventure in Antarctica, but it turns out that this expedition was a totally different one. Rather than … Continue reading →
by Malcolm Gladwell, 2021, Kindle Version, Allen Lane This book is about a group of Army aviators in the bomber school in Alabama. The thrust of the book is that General Haywood Hansell, who was in charge of the school, … Continue reading →
by Michael Lewis, Kindle version, W.W. Norton & Company This is a fascinating (and sad) story that centers on our public health system in the U.S. and how it responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s difficult to believe that the … Continue reading →