by Rex Bowman & Carlos Santos, 2022, University of Virginia Press, Charlottsville and London This book is one of the choices for our men’s book club. It is well-written and covers the life of a forgotten journalist and author who … Continue reading →
by Trevor Noah, 2016, Kindle Version, One World (an imprint of Random House), New York This book is an autobiography of Trevor Noah who grew up as a mixed-race boy in South Africa shortly after the fall of apartheid. Despite … Continue reading →
by Kate Quinn, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Harper Audio We listened to this audiobook on our way from Rhode Island to Florida this year. It is an interesting story about three young women who were recruited during WWII … Continue reading →
by Robert Orlando, 2021, Kindle Edition, Humanix Books I was asked to present this book for our men’s book club and, unfortunately, I didn’t like it much. Rather than a history book, it seems to be more of a long … Continue reading →
by Alex Michalides, 2021, Kindle Edition, Caladon Books I enjoyed reading this book very much. Like his previous book, The Silent Patient, Michaelides kept me guessing throughout the book, and, in the end I guessed wrong. He really does know … Continue reading →
by Martin Dugard, Kindle edition, 2001, Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The book is interesting but it’s not a true biography as the author makes up scenarios that are likely but not necessarily valid. He … Continue reading →
by Mike Duncan, 2021, Audiobook narrated by the author, PublicAffairs This is a pretty good biography about an amazing individual. Lafayette was a person whose life story is almost unbelievable. He was present in the American Revolution at almost every … Continue reading →
by Allen C. Guelzo, 2021, Kindle Edition, Alfred A.Knopf, New York This is a balanced, well-researched, and well-written biography of Robert E. Lee. The author delves into the aspects of Lee’s life that made him the person he was. … Continue reading →
Cry, The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, 1946, Audiobook narrated by Michael York, 2012, Blackstone Audio, Inc. This book, first published in 1948, is about a Black priest in a rural area of South Africa who suffers greatly under the … Continue reading →
by Nelson Mandela, 2008, Kindle Version, Little, Brown and Company I read most of this book while on a trip to South Africa. It provided me with an understanding of what the country had gone through under apartheid and … Continue reading →