The Patriarch
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw A Multiple Choice Quiz. Choose One: Joseph P. Kennedy was a Surprise! All the above […]
Churchill’s Citadel
Churchill’s Citadel, Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm by Katherine Carter Do we really need another Winston Churchill book? Probably not, but author Katherine Carter, curator at Chartwell, takes […]
The Man Who Ate Too Much
The Man Who Ate Too Much by John Birdsall In 1938, thirty-five-year-old James Beard, college dropout and struggling actor, returned to New York City from his home in Oregon to […]
The Confidence Men
The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox It all started with a homemade Ouija board. In an isolated WW I prisoner-of-war camp in Yozgad, Central Anatolia, British prisoner Harry Jones, a […]
Spain in Our Hearts
Spain in Our Hearts, Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39 by Adam Hochschild Sum total of my knowledge of the Spanish Civil War: 1-Guernica (the painting not the city) […]
Grant
Grant by Ron Chernow I raced through this book rather like um, Sherman through Georgia! At a daunting 900 plus pages, the biggest challenge is picking it up! Prior to […]
Hero of the Empire
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard Do we really need another biography of Winston Churchill? Well, yes, […]
The Heir Apparent
The Heir Apparent, A Life of Edward VII, The Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley Royals make the worst parents. Take poor Edward VII or Bertie as he was known to […]
George V
George V, Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley George V (1865-1936), grandfather of the current Queen, was not one of England’s liveliest monarchs; he collected stamps. (Apologies to philatelists […]
Finding Oz
Finding Oz by Evan Schwartz For those of you who are only familiar with the works of L. Frank Baum through the MGM movie, The Wizard of Oz, I must […]
Black Maestro
Black Maestro, The Epic Life of an American Legend by Joe Drape Before the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and NASCAR, the national sport in the United States was horse racing. […]