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Category Archives: history
Communism
Communism Richard Pipes While wandering aimlessly through the stacks at my university library recently, my eyes fell upon Communism by Richard Pipes. I opened it up and it appeared to contain a history of the Russian Revolution. Since this is … Continue reading
Life in a Medieval Castle
Life in a Medieval Castle© Frances and Joseph Gies 1974Harper & Row, NY261 Pages A few years ago while wandering aimlessly in a bookstore — a good way to spend one’s time, I might add — I happened upon a … Continue reading
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own: the Transformation of a Countrywoman in Twentieth-Century France.Emilie Carles, © 1991Penguin Books — Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England This book came to me through one of my university courses. I picked it up on Tuesday intending to … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, France, history, humanities, memoir, The Great War
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The Story of the Titanic
The Story of the Titanic, as Told By Its SurvivorsEdited by Jack Winocour; 320 pages.Dover Publications, Inc. New York© 1960 The story of the R.M.S. Titanic, of the White Star Line, is one of the most tragically short is is … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (10/9)
Books this Update: Me of Little Faith, Lewis Black When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris Surviving Auschwitz, Primo Levi Carl Sagan: A Life, Keay Davidson I began this week with Me of Little Faith, which is a book … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, Carl Sagan, David Sedaris, history, Holocaust, humor, memoir, religion, week in review, WW2
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This Week at the Library (24/7)
Books this Update: Personal Memoirs, US Grant The Universe in a Nutshell, Stephen Hawking Asimov’s Mysteries, Isaac Asimov Primates of the World, Rod and Ken Preston-Mafham The Rise of Reason, Ray Spangenburg and Diane Kit Moser I began this week … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (3/7)
Books this Update: The Steel Wave, Jeff Shaara The History of Science in the 19th Century, Ray Spangenburg and Diane Moser Tales of the Black Widowers, Isaac Asimov No Ordinary Time, Doris Kearns Goodwin The Blank Slate, Stephen Pinker The … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews, science
Tagged Doris Kearns Goodwin, historical fiction, history, Isaac Asimov, psychology, science
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This Week at the Library (15/5)
Books this Update:– In at the Death, Harry Turtledove– Fatherland, Robert Harris– Garden of Beasts, Jeffery Deaver– Playing for Pizza, John Grisham– The Two Georges, Harry Turtledove and Richard Dreyfuss My first read this week was In at the Death … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-history, Britain, Germany, Harry Turtledove, history, Jeffrey Deaver, John Grisham, military, Nazi, Robert Harris, thriller, week in review, WW2
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This Week at the Library (2-5-08)
Books Included in this Update:– Only Yesterday, Frederick Lewis Allen– Since Yesterday, Frederick Lewis Allen– The Appeal, John Grisham– The Center Cannot Hold, Harry Turtledove– The Victorious Opposition, Harry Turtledove– Return Engagement, Harry Turtledove– Drive to the East, Harry Turtledove– … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-history, Harry Turtledove, history, John Grisham, military, recommended to me, thriller, week in review
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This Week at the Library (23/3)
Books Included in this Update:The Great War: Breakthrough by Harry TurtledoveBlood and Iron by Harry TurtledoveScience Firsts by Robert AdlerDarwin’s Ghost by Steve JonesPalestine: Peace not Apartheid by Jimmy CarterThe Bicentennial Man and Other Stories by Isaac AsimovStar Trek Academy: … Continue reading
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