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[Alisa]

Bryan, I have the Blackmon book on my to-read list. Looking forward to your thoughts on that one. I've heard good things generally from others.

by Douglas A. Blackmon

[Joanne]

I am enjoying "Scarlett Doesn't Live Here Anymore." It is a good introduction to the lives of real women in the 19th century American South.

by Laura F. Edwards

[Tomerobber]

Just finished listening to by Robin Cook narrated by George Guidall . . . reducing my TBR stash . . . Alas not fast enough ;-)
Also working on a first reads win (I almost fainted when I actually won!) by James Rollins
And finishing up with my book discussion ARC copy of by Jon Meacham
Hope my eyes and ears hold out until I get through my stash LOL

[Alisa]

Wow Tomerobber you are on fire, keep it up! Love the variety, that must keep it interesting. I envy your progress on your TBR list!

[Gentian]

Just Started by Henryk Sienkiewicz

[Frank]

Going to start "American Tempest" Unger.

[Jill H.]

Don't forget the citations, Frank.


by Harlow Giles Unger

[Frank]

OK , the last book I read was Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

[Alisa]

Frank, don't forget the book cover, author photo and author link when you cite a book. Like this:

by Laura Hillenbrand

I read it last year - wonderful book.

[Frank]

OK trying to figure it out. Laura Hillenbrand

[Alisa]

Very good, most of them will look like this. When there is an author photo available (in the author tab using the add book/author feature), then you also add the photo.

Laura Hillenbrand

Once you get the hang of it, it will become second nature. Keep at it, you are almost there!

[Steven]

Bryan wrote: "Jerome, I'm reading the same book, plus I started:

Evan Thomas

[bookcover:Slavery ..."

Bryan, both books are on my list as well.

[Jerome, Assisting Moderator - Upcoming Books and Releases]

Alisa wrote: "Jerome you are a reading machine! Great stuff."

I know, right? Just finished by Mark Owen.

It was quite underwhelming.

[Frank]

I was going to read it but maybe not

[Tracey]

History books I have read so far this year are for young readers, old library books from the 60s. Loved the stories. I hope they are reprinted in newer covers somewhere.

Jim Bowie: Boy with a Hunting Knife
(hero of the Alamo)
Jim Bowie Boy With A Hunting Knife

by Winders Gh

And,

Champlain: Father of New France Champlain Father of New France

ByCecile Pepin Edwards

[Jill H.]

So many of those older books like the ones you mentioned don't have covers or author photos here on GR.
Isn't it fun to read the books for your past?....they bring back good memories.

[Tracey]

Jill wrote: "So many of those older books like the ones you mentioned don't have covers or author photos here on GR.
Isn't it fun to read the books for your past?....they bring back good memories."

Yes, it is! I am a teacher so I find the information great to learn, relearn. I remember as a kid thinking I hated reading. As it turned out, I hated fiction. My fifth grade teacher realized I liked history and introduced me to historical fiction.

Fiction books drove me crazy as a kid. I kept thinking there has to be more out there to learn. We would 'discuss' the fiction books in class and would be asked, "Now why do you think the character did this, or did that?" I wanted to say, "Because the author wrote it that way. There is nothing to analyze here!" I was a kid who wanted information in generation of education of discussing fictional stories. ugh!

I am so glad the Common Core is bringing back the emphasis on biographies, science, history, and other informational topics. Fiction is to be less than half of the reading material! woooHOOOO! So maybe, just maybe, some of my kids will read these books!

[Tracey]

Just finished
John Calvin John Calvin


byThomas J. Davis

Good book. Made me realize that it is difficult to summarize Calvin's life and theology into a 100-page-book! I have more reading do to!

I know this is religion, but it also history.

[Alisa]

I just started reading this book by President Clinton's first Press Secretary. Turning out to be a short but insightful little book. Don't worry, gentlemen, despite what the title might suggest it is not male bashing. Not at all.

by Dee Dee Myers

[Steven]

Tracey wrote: "History books I have read so far this year are for young readers, old library books from the 60s. Loved the stories. I hope they are reprinted in newer covers somewhere.

Jim Bowie: Boy with a Hun..."

Tracey,
We apparently grew up in the same era. I loved the biography and history books that were in my school's library back in the 1960's. The Landmark series was probably one of my major reasons I later became a history teacher. A few of my favorites were by John Gunther and also by the same author. I also loved by Bruce Bliven Jr.. All the Landmark books were well done as far as I remember and were excellent introductions to World and US History for young readers.

[Tracey]

Landmark books! I have been collecting them and plan to read them, too! I guess they have made new editions????
I am going to 'require', yet really REALLY PROMOTE AND CHEERLEAD the reading of more biographies. The students learn so much from reading these books and others.

[Steven]

I think there are some that have been reprinted, but not sure by whom? (or is it "who"?) If you find out please let me know. Thanks,

[Thom]

Next among others.

[Alisa]

Thom don't forget the author links. It is three components: book cver, author photo (when available) and author link. Thanks.
by Michael Crichton

[Marc]

I'm in the middle of In the Garden of Beasts (good fast book) and starting Babylon: Mesopotamia and the birth of civilization

Erik Larson

Paul Kriwaczek

[Bryan]

Also, I recommend you put the citations on the bottom of the post. I just easier to read. Great stuff everyone.

[Tomerobber]

Thom wrote: "Next among others."
Hi, I read this as an audiobook . . . It was a great listen . . . the narrator did a great job with different voices for the characters and really made it interesting. I can't always say that about audiobooks . . . sometimes having a narrator is distracting and I would prefer to read a print or eBook edition.

[Tracey]

I just finished "The Professor and the Madman" (the story behind the making of the Oxford English Dictionary). This was a incredible story, with the documentation to prove it!

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Simon Winchester

[Alisa]

Tracey I have this on my TBR list and have heard it is quite a story. Glad to see you enjoyed it. I'll have to move it up in the queue!

BTW, you don't need the book link when the cover is available, otherwise your citation looks great.
by Simon Winchester

[Jill H.]

I read it a couple of month ago....you will love it,Alisa. It almost reads like fiction because of the "madman" of the title. I always wondered how you would ever begin to put together a dictionary and it is a little different than I imagined. Of course, the OED is the final word on the English language.

Simon Winchester

[Frank]

Someone recommended this to me and I really enjoyed it. I probably wouldn't have picked it up. I passed it on to my wife who works in mental health and it was a hit with many of her coworkers also,although they I suspect they looked at it more as a case study. But for the rest of us it is just a good read

[Ann D]

Tracey,
I loved THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN. The making of the dictionary itself was very interesting. The contribution to it of the criminally insane Dr. Minor was touching and downright inspiring. Winchester knows how to tell a good story.

by Simon Winchester Simon Winchester

[Ann D]

Marc,
In the Garden of the Beasts is a great book of narrative history. I couldn't put it down. It showed how foreign diplomats viewed Hitler at the time. The assessments of many were way off the mark. The American ambassador's daughter, whose letters were one of the main sources, really got around, didn't she? :)

I also picked up Babylon: Mesopotamia And The Birth Of Civilization from the library this summer. I'm afraid I don't remember many details, but I was impressed by how advanced many of the earliest civilizations were. Also, I was reminded once again how unlucky it was to be a woman during most of history.

by Erik Larson


by Paul Kriwaczek

[Kitty Red-Eye]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this group, so not entirely into how all the threads work, but hope I can just jump in? I'm a student, one of my classes is called "Genocide and political mass violence in the 20th century", and I just finished this book for that class: by Jonathan Glover

It's a "different" way of writing history, written by a professor of philosophy and ethics, and he's going through the horrors of the last century with the aim of explaining why mass killings happen and happen again,and tries to find "ways out". It's not entirely my cup of tea, because I believe he is too idealistic about it, but I won't blame him for trying. Does anyone else know this book?

[Tracey]

Ann wrote: "Tracey,
I loved THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN. The making of the dictionary itself was very interesting. The contribution to it of the criminally insane Dr. Minor was touching and downright inspiri..."


The story made me think about how we treat mentally ill and criminals. Wonder how some would turn out if they were/are given the chance to read and learn new things. I am not in those fields, so I do wonder if criminals and mentally ill have opportunities to read a lot, or access to books. The story just opened my mind to more things to wonder about! just what I need, more things to think about!

[Frank]

Just finished Rusty Bradley current events isn't my favorite genre but I do read some just to keep my head out of the sand. This came in a stack from a friend along with they were both co written by Kevin Maurer I enjoyed lions much better although it is not for everyone, a lot of blood and guts. Another good book about special forces in the early days of Afghanistan is Doug Stanton I can highly recommend this one, one of my favorites

[Frank]

Spring training is here so it's time for a baseball book. Starting Michael Lewis

[Mark]

Karen wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm new to this group, so not entirely into how all the threads work, but hope I can just jump in?"

By all means jump in and and hopefully some responses will come. It's best to format all books at the bottom of the post. If no author photo, then you may omit. Have fun.

by Jonathan Glover

[Mark]

Tracey wrote: "Ann wrote: "Tracey,
I loved THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN..."

by Simon Winchester

[James]

I just finished The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Sixties by Jonathan Leaf



Frankly I was disappointed mightily by the book. While I naturally favor politically incorrect and often conservative views his positions were largely unreasoned and unreasonable. He specialized in wisecracks such as "what talent" did Bob Dylan "really" have. He focused on his limited three-chord repertoire. He omits the focus at that time which was people being able to pick up an instrument and with little or no instruction starting to play. He was all over the place on other people, assuming readers would forget what they had just read.

I am now reading The Vikings: A History by Robert Ferguson



The book is shaping up to be quite fascinating. I'll keep you posted.

[Alexandra]

James - that Viking book does look interesting. Looks like I'm adding yet another to my "to read" list...

I just picked up two new books this past weekend. I have been doing a lot of research on modern Cuba at my job recently, and it's piqued my interest.

I just started reading The Cuban Revolution: Origins, Course, and Legacy, 2nd Edition by Marifeli Perez-Stable. It is more of a general survey on the Cuban revolution, written originally as a dissertation. I am a little disappointed in the style so far, but am hopeful that it will improve once I break out of the general background chapters.

Next up is That Infernal Little Cuban Republic: The United States and the Cuban Revolution by Lars Schoultz. Hopefully I will make it through all 750 pages before my library forces me to give it up!

by Lars Schoultz
by Marifeli Perez-Stable

[Fred]

Just finished

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.

I would recommend reading this book before seeing the Lincoln movie. Lots more to the story.

Now I'm reading Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge

[Jill H.]

I know that the book citations can sometimes be confusing but some of the last few posts are not correct. Let me quickly review the guidelines and refer you to the link which explains it much better than I can!!
Book cover (if not available, the link is used, not the avatar), followed by the author's photo (often not available but don't use the avatar), followed by the author's link. Honestly, it becomes second nature once you get the hang of it!! For example:

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Link for further information
www.goodreads.com/topic/show/287892

[Fred]

Sorry, I'll try again:

Just finished

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Now I'm reading:

by Gerald Gunther

I would recommend reading this book before seeing the Lincoln movie. Lots more to the story.

Is that any better?

[Jill H.]

Fred.....thanks so much. The only thing you don't need to do is put an avatar if there is no author photo.....just the link as I noted below.. I appreciate your attention. We have these guidelines to keep things consistent across all of the posts. I remember when I first joined, I had a terrible time so you are not alone!!

by Gerald Gunther

[Tracey]

I just finished by Jamie Pamela Rasmussen. I met her at the Gifted Association of Missouri Conference held at Lindenwood University on 2/22/2013. She is a wealth of knowledge on this topic. I found the book very interesting and read it with in a few days.

[Jason]

Frank wrote: "Spring training is here so it's time for a baseball book. Starting Michael Lewis"

If you haven't read it, Moneyball is amazing. It changed the way I follow baseball, for the better.

Michael Lewis

[Frank]

Well I just finished "Moneyball" it's an enjoyable read if your a baseball fan. I think what the "A's" do is possible in part because of the age of computers. Before computers it would be harder to track and process all the stats. Maybe someday GMs will be drafted from fantasy baseball leagues. It's fun to think the field will be leveled but the truth is there will be big market and small market teams and the big market teams will always use the small market teams as their farm teams. Montreal produced some great pitchers but they could never afford to keep them. There are ways to level he field but because of free markets and unions it will never happen. Sorry for the rant but enjoyed Michael Lewis

[Alisa]

Frank, thanks for your commentary. Honestly I have not picked this up yet but it's at least high time I add it to the TBR list.

by Michael Lewis

[Frank]

Well Alisa it took me awhile to read it I thought I knew the story from listening to all the talking heads of baseball. After reading the afterward I guess that was the wrong thing to do. A lot of people giving their opinions apparently didn't even read the book. They were quoted as saying Billy Beane wrote it. Reading the afterward first won't ruin the book.