Category Archives: history
Team of Rivals (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals [LibraryThing / WorldCat] is a good history. It might be considered a biography, too. Or a management book. It’s a little of everything. There was plenty of history involved, to be sure. During sections … Continue reading
Stradivari’s Genius (Toby Faber)
Let’s agree on something up front: No audio clip of me screeching a bow across a violin string will be attached to this blog. You’re welcome. Now, then… Some books pique your interest into exploring things further. Stradivari’s Genius [LibraryThing … Continue reading
The Children’s Blizzard (David Laskin)
History isn’t made only by politicians and generals. Often it’s a story of common people living through extraordinary situations and unlikely heroes suffering unexpected hardships. One such page in America’s history was retold in David Laskin’s book The Children’s Blizzard … Continue reading
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