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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 9, 2022 by LarryNovember 27, 2022

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 →

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Robert E. Lee: A Life

Wilson's Weblog Posted on September 29, 2022 by LarrySeptember 29, 2022

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 →

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela  

Wilson's Weblog Posted on September 6, 2022 by LarrySeptember 6, 2022

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 →

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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Excape, and the Making of Winston Churchill

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 13, 2022 by LarryAugust 13, 2022

by Candice Millard, 2017, Anchor Books This is the story of Winston Churchill’s escape after he was captured when he was a war correspondent as a young man. The book is well-written, and the author provides a great deal of … Continue reading →

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Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath 

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 3, 2022 by LarryAugust 3, 2022

Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath, by Bill Browder, 2022, Kindle Edition, Simon & Schuster  When I started to read this book, I thought I wasn’t going to like it as I … Continue reading →

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Out of Africa, Shadows on the Grass

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 29, 2022 by LarryNovember 27, 2022

by Isak Denisen, 1937 (Out of Africa), and 1960 (Shadows on the Grass), Kindle Edition, Vintage International The primary reason I read this book was to prepare myself and “get in the mood” for our upcoming trip to Africa. I … Continue reading →

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The Long Petal of the Sea

Wilson's Weblog Posted on May 14, 2022 by LarryMay 28, 2022

by Isabelle Allende, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Random House Audio We listened to this book as we traveled north to our summer home this year. The novel spans decades and crosses continents following two young people as they … Continue reading →

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Zero Fall: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service 

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 27, 2022 by LarryApril 9, 2022

Zero Fall: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, by Carol Leonnig, 2021, Kindle Edition, Random House  This book is pretty good as it gives a lot of detail about the problems within the Secret Service over the years. … Continue reading →

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J.D. Salinger: A Life

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 10, 2022 by LarryMarch 10, 2022

by Kenneth Slawenski, 2012, Random House eBook Edition While waiting to get my library copy of The Catcher in the Rye, which was the next book selection for our book club, I inadvertently borrowed this book thinking it was Catcher. … Continue reading →

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The Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night

Wilson's Weblog Posted on November 13, 2021 by LarryNovember 30, 2021

by Julian Sancton, Crown Publishing, 2021 When I started this book I thought it was going to be another book about Shackelton’s ill-fated adventure in Antarctica, but it turns out that this expedition was a totally different one. Rather than … Continue reading →

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