by Nina Totenberg, 2022, Audiobook narrated by the author, Simon & Schuster Audio I enjoyed listening to this audiobook about Nina’s relationship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It portrays what a really close friendship should look like and I learned a … Continue reading →
1936-1975, by Stanley G. Payne, 1987, The University of Wisconsin Press This book is long (642 pages) and very detailed. There were many individuals involved, none of whom I had heard of before (with the exception of Franco, Hitler, and … Continue reading →
by Malcolm Gladwell, 2005, Audiobook narrated by the author, Little Brown & Company The premise of this book is that we can train the instant reactions to stressful situations that we experience. The author cites such situations as police traffic … Continue reading →
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, 2025, Viking I found this book to be interesting but, for some reason, not satisfying. I thought the portrayals of the individuals involved was interesting, but because the narrative was chronological, it was sometimes hard to … Continue reading →
by Gardiner Harrris, 2025, Random House This is a revealing book describing the bad behavior of one of Amecia’s most trusted and respected companies. Harris goes into much detail about the risks and damaging results of many J & J … Continue reading →
by Ian McEwan, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Simon McBurney, Recorded Books This book is about a person who has a torrid affair with his 25-year-old piano teacher at age 14 and then goes on to lead a fairly miserable life. … Continue reading →
by Mark Sullivan, 2017, Lake Union Publishing This is a very interesting book about a boy/young man living in Milan durring WWII. It chronicles his experiences, first guiding Jews over the mountains to Switzerland, and later his role as a … Continue reading →
by Bryan Burroughs, 2025, Audiobook narrated by Fred Sanders, Penguin Audio This book details the history and culture of the gunfighters in the West from after the Civil War until the turn of the 20th century. The author dispels the … Continue reading →
by Ed Conway, 2023, Kindle Edition, Knopf I found this to be an extremely interesting book. It delves into the basic materials (sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium) that are used to build just about everything. I had no … Continue reading →
by Timothy Eagan, 2023, Kindle Edition. The book relates the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana starting in 1923. A man from Oklahoma abandoned his wife and child in Oklahoma and moved to Indiana where his charisma allowed … Continue reading →