by Annie Jacobsen, 2015, Back Bay Books This is a fascinating story of how the United States flouted its own laws to bring Nazi scientists to America. After WWII, relations with the Russians quickly deteriorated into the Cold War. Both … Continue reading →
by Yuval Noah Harari, 2017, Harper Collins Books I looked forward to reading this book as I thought it would provide me with some ideas as to how we will progress in the future. Sadly, I was disappointed as it … Continue reading →
by J. D. Vance, 2016, Harper (Kindle Edition) This book is very pertinent to what is occurring in the United States today. Individuals are angry and upset, don’t trust the government, don’t trust the media, and are prone to false … Continue reading →
by Douglas L. Wilson, 1998, Alfred A. Knopf, New York I had always eyed this book as it surely targeted a subject that I was interested in: the transformation of Abrahams Lincoln from a backwoods youth to the person who had … Continue reading →
by Ron Chernow, 2005, Penguin Books This is a fantastic book that is chock-full of information about Alexander Hamilton, but, more importantly, his imprint on the structure of our federal government. It also provides a lot of insight regarding the … Continue reading →
Origins of a Catastrophe, by Warren Zimmerman, 1999, Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York Warren Zimmerman was the last U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia and the Balkan War broke out in the 1990’s. The book relates his … Continue reading →
by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt, 2016, Harper This book is basically a compilation of emails that Anderson Cooper exchanged with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, when she was over ninety years old. I was impressed with how sharp and articulat … Continue reading →
by Doug Stanton, 2003, Henry Holt & Company, New York This book is about the sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis in the Pacific Ocean toward the end of World War II. The book is well researched and well written. The … Continue reading →
by Lyn Millner, 2015, University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL This book is a history of the Koreshan movement and its settlement in Estero, Florida. The movement was founded by a very charismatic individual, Cyrus Teed, who taught that followers … Continue reading →
by Tom Brokaw, 2007, Random House, Inc., New York I first encountered this book at a lecture given by Tom Brokaw at Brown University probably back in 2008. His latest book, Boom! was the topic of the lecture. During the … Continue reading →