2021, by Walter Isaacson, Kindle version, Simon & Shuster I was amazed by this book and the discoveries that it described. I was also impressed by the accomplishments of the female scientists, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuel Charpientier among others. Our … Continue reading →
by Michelle Obama, 2018, Crown Publishing Group, New York This book is a personal memoir of Michelle’s life from when she was a young child through her tenure as First Lady. The book highlights her struggle to find her role … Continue reading →
by Dr. Sharon Saline, forward by Dr. Laura Markham, 2018, Tarcherperigee One of our grandchildren has been diagnosed with a form of ADHD where he focuses so hard on whatever he is doing that he has difficulty transitioning to another … Continue reading →
by Hyeonseo Lee, 2015, Kindle Edition, William Collins If her story is all true, this is a great book about an incredible journey to freedom. Each chapter ends with, Oh, No! What Next? Just when you think she is finally … Continue reading →
by Paul Kalanithi, with forward by Abraham Verghese and epilogue by Lucy Kalanithi, 2016, Random House, New York This book is a memoir by a young neurosurgeon who is just about to complete his residency when he discovers that he … Continue reading →
by Bill Griffeth, 2016, New England Historic Genealogical Society I heard about this book at one of my genealogical society lectures and thought I would pick it up as it relates to one of our family member’s situation. The book … Continue reading →
by Fred Kaplan, 2020, Simon & Schuster This book is about the development of the strategy of national defense and how we would utilize nuclear weapons in the event of a threat to our country. Actually, that statement isn’t exactly … Continue reading →
by Kenneth R. Miller, 1999, Harper Perennial, New York Ken is a professor of cell biology at Brown University who is known for his defense of the science of evolution against the attempts to teach creationism and/or intelligent design in … Continue reading →
by Timothy Egan, 2016, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books I don’t know what to think about this book. It was somewhat interesting and had a lot of information about Thomas Meagher and his exploits, but didn’t really grab my attention as … Continue reading →
by Erik Larson, 2020, Crown, sold by Random House This book basically highlights the first year of Winston Churchill’s rule as prime minister from May of 1941. Like Larson’s other books, he contrasts what is going on in one venue … Continue reading →