by Will and Ariel Durant, 1968, Simon and Schuster, New York This is a wonderful 102 page book that the Durants published in 1968 after publishing their ten volume set, The Story of Civilization beginning in 1944. The book attempts … Continue reading →
by Bob Woodward, 2018, Simon & Shuster, New York I was very disappointed in this book. It is not much more than a recounting of conversations that occurred between Trump and his aides. The book, although the events were chronological, … Continue reading →
by John Carreyrou, 2018, Knopf This, in my opinion, is a great book. The narrative is mostly chronological (as well as logical) and the author introduces new characters well. In addition, his sentence structure and language usage is very good. … Continue reading →
by Jay Winek, 2001, Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., New York This was a great book to read, primarily because the author used, in his own words, “vivid writing.” I’m not sure what he meant by this, but his prose is … Continue reading →
by Edward J. Larson, 2018, Kindle Edition, William Morrow publisher One of the topics in this book was especially interesting to me because it depicted Shackleton’s 1909 attempt to reach the South Pole in 1909. I visited Shackleton’s hut on … Continue reading →
by Brett Baier and Catherine Whitney, 2017, William Morrow The more I read this book, the more I didn’t like it. It’s an overview of Ike’s days in the White House, but is built on the premise that his last … Continue reading →
by David Grann, 2007, Vintage Books, A Dividion of Random House LLC, New York This book chronicles the murders of members of the Osage Indian tribe in Oklahoma in the early part of the 20th century and the efforts of … Continue reading →
by Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali, 1997, W.W. Norton & Company, New York This book is a detailes account of the events that led up to and took place during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The research that went into the … Continue reading →
by Tara Westover, Kindle version, 2018, Random House LLC This book is a harrowing memoir about a young girl growing up in a dysfunctional family in Idaho with an abusive father and brother. She was discouraged from attending school and … Continue reading →
by Janet Wallach, Audiobook narrated by Coleen Marlo, 2012, Random House Audio This is a fairly interesting biography of a woman from New Bedford, MA, who became the richest woman in America during her life. While the author did a … Continue reading →