↓
 

Wilson's Weblog

Larry's thoughts, mostly about the books he's read

Log in
  • Home
  • Books
    • Books I have Read (or listened to)
    • My Reading List
    • My Favorite Books
  • Podcasts
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Travel
  • WordPress
  • About Me
Home→Tags Non-Fiction - Page 1 1 2 3 … 15 16 >>

Tag Archives: Non-Fiction

Post navigation

← Older posts

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 18, 2025 by LarryJune 22, 2025

by Jonathan Haidt, 2024, Kindle Edition, Penguin Press This book focuses on the causes of the heightened anxiety of the young persons of Generation Z. The author basically makes three points in this book: Haidt makes a compelling case that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

Wilson's Weblog Posted on May 5, 2025 by LarryMay 5, 2025

by Allen Guelzo, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Justin Price Let me first say that I am a big fan of Allen Guelzo. He has an astounding grasp of historical facts and concepts. I viewed his online Great Courses course, Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960’s

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 17, 2025 by LarryMarch 17, 2025

by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2024, Simon & Schuster, New York I have read other books by Doris Goodwin and think highly of her as an author and historian. This book is quite different from her other books as it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged History, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Politics | Leave a reply

The American Story, Conversations with Master Historians

Wilson's Weblog Posted on February 16, 2025 by LarryFebruary 16, 2025

by David Rubenstein, 2019, Simon & Shuster, New York This book is a collection of edited transcripts of conversations that the author, David Rubenstein, had with some well-known American historians. The conversations were held at the Library of Congress beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

A Toxic Inconvenience, Red Tide and Blue-Green Algae on Florida’s Coast

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 28, 2024 by LarryDecember 28, 2024

by Nicholas G. Penniman IV, 2019, Barringer Publishing, Naples, Florida. After dinner one night in Naples our dinner host offered to lend me some books. I selected this one for two reasons: The topic interested me as I was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Uncategorized | Tagged Non-Fiction, Science | Leave a reply

Nuclear War: A Scenario

Wilson's Weblog Posted on November 24, 2024 by LarryNovember 24, 2024

by Annie Jacobsen, 2004, Kindle Edition, Dutton This book is actually fairly well done, despite the fact that I hated every minute I spent reading it. The scenario she describes is so awful that reading about it is an awful … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair (Jewish Lives)

Wilson's Weblog Posted on November 7, 2024 by LarryNovember 16, 2024

by Maurice Samuels, 2024, Kindle Edition, Yale University Press This is an interesting book that explores both the life of Alfred Dreyfus as well as his trial for treason. The book gets somewhat repetitive when it is describing Dreyfus, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Biography, Non-Fiction, Politics | Leave a reply

Morale

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 25, 2024 by LarryAugust 25, 2024

by John W. Gardner, 1978, W.W. Norton & Company, New York As is the case with many of the books I read, I didn’t really seek this book out as one I would really want to read. It was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Five-Star | Tagged Culture, History, Non-Fiction, Politics | Leave a reply

Imagined Communities

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 22, 2024 by LarryAugust 25, 2024

by Benjamin Anderson, 1991 revised and extended edition, Verso, an imprint of Left Wing Books My son went to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., to get his Master’s degree in Eastern European History. After graduating he had a collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged History, Non-Fiction, Politics | Leave a reply

Demons of Unrest

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 1, 2024 by LarryAugust 3, 2024

by Erik Larson, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Will Patton, Random House Audio This book is a detailed account of the events that led up to the attack on Fort Sumter which was the start of the Civil War. The author … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star, Uncategorized | Tagged Civil War, History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

Post navigation

← Older posts
©2025 - Wilson's Weblog - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑