RECENTLY ACQUIRED BOOKS

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

This is a section to discuss "recently acquired books" that may not fit in any of the categories or threads already set up.

This thread is a suggestion of group member Tom.

['Aussie Rick']

A good idea. To start off I was recently given a copy of a new book; "Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign" by the sister of the author and she arranged to have it signed by her brother.

by Graham T. Clews

[Faith]

Just got Cleopatra: A Life and Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France.

by Stacy Schiff

by Leonie Frieda

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Faith, two good books there! I have heard some good things about "Cleopatra" by Stacy Schiff.

by Stacy Schiff


I just received "Eastern Inferno" by Christine Alexander.

by Christine Alexander

['Aussie Rick']

I just purchased a 1977 hard back copy of "The Fields of War" edited by Philip Warner, recently re-released as; "Letters Home from the Crimea: A Young Cavalryman's Campaign".

by Temple Godman
Review:
"Welcome reprint of the letters home from the battlefront of 1854-55 by Richard Temple-Godman, subaltern in the Fifth Dragoon Guards, who rode in the charge of the heavy brigade at Balaclava, survived two Crimean winters with hardly a scratch and brought all three of his horses home with him after Sebastopol surrendered. Masses of social and military detail, delightfully easy to read; many pictures from his family album (he died a major general), which established his standing, even if some of them are far from the Crimea." - Kirkus (UK)

[Tom]

Hey, that looks like an interesting Book Rick.

Here are a few book I just picked up...

by Patrick K. O'Donnell (looking forward to reading this one)
by Omar N. Bradley
by Robert Capa
by Richard Tregaskis

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Tom, looks like you've got a nice batch of books there :)


I waiting for my copy of "Give me Tomorrow" to arrive so if you start yours soon let me know what you think of it.

by Patrick K. O'Donnell

[Velvetink]

They all look great! I especially like the sound of the Robert Capra one.

I've picked up quite a few (too many!) 2nd hand books the last month or so..but here are two I thought were interesting..


by John Beasant

and

by Peter Hopkirk

['Aussie Rick']

Just got back from work and managed to pick up these two books during my lunch break:


by John Moffat

by Terry Charman

[Elizabeth S]

Velvetink wrote: "They all look great! I especially like the sound of the Robert Capra one.

I've picked up quite a few (too many!) 2nd hand books the last month or so..but here are two I thought were interesting..
..."

Wow, that book about Kipling's Kim sounds really interesting. I really miss having a good used book store close by! You can really get some good finds at such places.

by Rudyard Kipling

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Velvetink, nice purchases you made there, I love browsing second hand book stores and here is one book that I found today; "A Passionate Prodigality" by Guy Chapman.

A Passionate Prodigality: Fragments of Autobiography (no cover) by Guy Chapman

[Velvetink]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Velvetink, nice purchases you made there, I love browsing second hand book stores and here is one book that I found today; "A Passionate Prodigality" by Guy Chapman.

[bookcover:A Passionate P..."

Welsh Fusiliers ?

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Velvetink,

It appears he was in the Royal Fusiliers:


First World War.com

[Velvetink]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Velvetink,

It appears he was in the Royal Fusiliers:


First World War.com"

Ok thanks for the link. ;)

[Alisa]

This has been high on my to-read list ever since it came out and I picked up the hardback today. It was a top book of 2010 on a couple of lists I have seen and heard great things about it so am really looking forward to digging into it. Not sure when that will be, hopefully soon!
by Rebecca Skloot

[Tom]

Alisa wrote: "This has been high on my to-read list ever since it came out ..."

by Rebecca Skloot

Its been on my list since I heard an interview on the radio, sounds like a good book, enjoy!

[Tom]

I buy way more books than I can read. Here are some used books that got delivered this week..


by S.L.A. Marshall The American Fighting Man in Action--Korea, Spring, 1953.

by Max Hastings

by Laurence Bergreen

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Well you have good taste Tom. (smile)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Laurence Bergreen

Uh oh. This club is going to start costing me $$ if I start seeing things my husband would like. Just ordered the audio version for him to listen to while he works on his models.

[Alisa]

Tom wrote: "Alisa wrote: "This has been high on my to-read list ever since it came out ..."

by Rebecca Skloot [authorimage:Rebecca S..."

I saw her on a short interview on t.v., am very excited about this.

[Elizabeth S]

Tom wrote: "I buy way more books than I can read."

One of those terrible diseases that many of us have. And my to-read list is way too long as well. I keep thinking I read enough that is should get smaller, but it doesn't.

[Alisa]

Ha! Yes, and a certain popular online retailer brought out symptoms in me yesterday with their 4 for the price of 3 sale, so I now have these four offerings whisking their way to my doorstep. When I will actually get to reading them is another question, but they are all on my to-read list and now they get added to the growing pile!
by Sherri L. Smith
byLorenzo Carcaterra
by Robert Kurson
byAnne Moody

['Aussie Rick']

Some good purchases there Alisa :)

['Aussie Rick']

I picked up today two very different books but both look like excellent reads;


by Dr Amanda Foreman

by Rowland White

['Aussie Rick']

I 'acquired' these books over the last few days:


Henry of Navarre: Henry IV of France (no cover) by Edward Frederick Langley Russell Russell of Liverpool

by Steven H. Newton

by Patricia Southern

by Gareth Glover

['Aussie Rick']

I received my copy of "Aftermath" by Nir Rosen today. I had mentioned this book in another thread and after reading more about its contents decided I'd like to have a copy myself. I've only had a quick browse though the book but it looks like it has the potential to be a very interesting read.

The first sentence starts off like this:

"Abdel Sattar Al-Musawi's decomposed remains lay on the ground above his grave. His older brothers sat beside them, holding them, crying. Although he had been arrested in 1998 and killed in 2001, they had just learned of his death three days earlier, and now they had come to claim his body. 'His crime was loving freedom', said his friend Abdel Karim, who had come to find his own brother too."

by Nir Rosen

['Aussie Rick']

I have been after a copy of this book for some time and finally managed to aquire one; "Henri IV of France: His Reign and Age" by Vincent J. Pitts.

by Vincent J. Pitts

I also received my copy of; "The German Army at Ypres 1914" by Jack Sheldon which is the fifth book in this series covering the German Army on the Western Front during WW1.

by Jack Sheldon

[Veronika]

I just picked up several history books, but am most excited about by James Bradley.

['Aussie Rick']

That's a great book 'inkworknow' and I'm sure you'll enjoy reading it.


by James Bradley

[Veronika]

I hope so, Aussie. I think I will, especially because it's written by a war veteran's son, which makes it that much more personal. Looking forward to it. :)

['Aussie Rick']

I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Have you seen Clint Eastwood's movie on the book, along with the follow up movie covering the Japanese perspective; "Letters from Iwo Jima"?

['Aussie Rick']

I've just picked up from my Post Office Box the following books:


by Robert Wynstra

by Jay A. Stout

by C.J. Chivers

They all look pretty good, just got to work out when I can find the time to read them!

[Tom]

by C.J. Chivers
I just read it recently, its a pretty good book. Didn't last long on my shelf before I found time.

['Aussie Rick']

Thanks for the info Tom, much appreciated :)

[Tom]

This was just delivered to my door..
by Frank E. Vandiver

[Bryan]

Tom wrote: "This was just delivered to my door..
by Frank E. Vandiver"

Awesome, Tom. I always wanted to read this set. It looks like it is the most comprehensive.

[Mansoor]

following are my recent buyings

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mansoor, good to see you back at the History Book Club, don't forget to link the author to all books mentioned, you just missed one:

by Thucydides

['Aussie Rick']

I picked up today these lovely titles:



by Joanna Hill

by Patrick K. O'Donnell

And a 1909 hard back edition of:

by G.F.R Henderson

[Tom]

Came home to another book in the mail today. Its nice to come home to a good book. I think im going to enjoy this one..


by Richard S. Brownlee

Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy is a history of the Confederate guerrillas who—under the ruthless command of such men as William C. Quantrill and “Bloody Bill” Anderson—plunged Missouri into a bloody, vicious conflict of an intensity unequaled in any other theater of the Civil War. Among their numbers were Frank and Jesse James and Cole and James Younger, who would later become infamous by extending the tactic they had learned during the war into civilian life.

[Bryan]

I love that feeling coming home to a package at my door.

[Elizabeth S]

Definitely a wonderful feeling, whether it is a package of books I ordered or a package containing a surprise book someone sent me for no particular reason!

['Aussie Rick']

I totally agree, I feel very aggrieved when I open my Post Office box trap door and there is no card waiting for me saying I have parcels to collect!

I picked up this book today at a remainder book shop:

by Fergus Nicoll
Shah Jahan was the ruler of the Mughal empire, his name translating literally from the Persian as ‘King of the World’. After ruthlessly suppressing his rivals, he went on to promote Mughal artistic and architectural achievements to the zenith of their creativity. He is responsible not only for the Taj Mahal - the tomb to his beloved wife Mumtaz - but also for the Pearl Mosque, the Red Fort, Jama Masid in Delhi, the Shalimar Gardens of Kashmir and the priceless Peacock Throne.

[Michael]

Just received an interesting book from a colleague by Erving Goffman original print. Looks really interesting even though it is a 2nd hand book, which I have an aversion to.

['Aussie Rick']

I came across a very interesting book today in one of my favourite second-hand book shops; "Henry Clifford V.C."

(no cover) Henry Clifford V.C. His Letters & Sketches from the Crimea by Henry Clifford V.C.

[Alisa]

This just arrived in the mail today. A legal thriller to add to the mix!
by Reece Hirsch

[Tom]

A few books that arrived yesterday:


by Michael Carver
- seems interesting, 43 short biographies on military commanders, each is by a different author.

by Alfred Thayer Mahan

['Aussie Rick']

I stubbled across this book today at a local bookshop and decided I had to have a copy.; "Batavia" by Peter FitzSimons. It will be interesting to see how it compares with Mike Dash's book; "Batavia's Graveyard" which I thought was an excellent account of this incident in Australian history.

by Peter FitzSimons

by Mike Dash

['Aussie Rick']

I picked these up today from my faithful Post Office Box:


by Fergus Nicoll
Supposedly offering an account from the Mahdi's point of view - should be interesting!

by Jonathan Harris

['Aussie Rick']

I purchased a copy of "Jerusalem: The Biography" by Simon Sebag Montefiore today, looks very good :)


by Simon Sebag Montefiore