by John Lewis Gaddis, 2010, Penguin Books This book was on my dad’s Kindle which I inherited after he passed away. Dad always had an interest in George Kennan’s career and had read many of his books. Since I already … Continue reading →
by Norman Mailer, 1968, The New American Library I picked this book up and decided to try it again as I had tried to read it back in 1968 in college when I belonged to a book club. I found … Continue reading →
by Erik Larson, 2011, Broadway Paperbacks, New York This is a fascinating book, well-written and extremely well-researched. I was amazed at how well the author could reconstruct events that occurred so many years ago. I couldn’t help compare his work … Continue reading →
by James Mann, 2010, Penguin Books This book was very disappointing, primarily because it was so repetitious. There were over sixty pages devoted to objections by various individuals to Reagan’s Berlin Wall speech. Many of the objections were repeated numerous … Continue reading →
by R. A. Scotti, Back Bay Books, 2004 I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I was expecting another fairly dry (no pun intended) description of the devastation wrought by this super storm. Instead, I got … Continue reading →
by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2011, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, New York This is an attempt to make history exciting as it gets the reader inside of the heads of the individuals involved. It succeeds as entertainment but … Continue reading →
by Jared Diamond, first published in 1997 this edition has an afterword published in 2004, W.W. Norton & Company This book was interesting for me to read, although a bit of a chore. The work is very repetitious and sometimes … Continue reading →
The Americans who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour by Lynne Olson, 2010, Random House, New York This book is about three Americans who played prominent roles in London during World War II, ambassador John Gilbert Winant, Edward … Continue reading →
by Robert K. Massie, 2011, Random House, New York This book is extremely well-written and researched. I felt that I really understood the woman and also gleaned a tremendous amount of Russian and European history from reading it. While I … Continue reading →
by David Halberstam, 2007, Hyperion, New York Excellent book, although a bit tedious at times. I didn’t know much about the Korean War. A friend of ours read this book and thought it was worthwhile so my wife gave it … Continue reading →