Category: NON FICTION

December 24, 2015

Dead Wake by Erik Larson *** (of 4)

In 1915 the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship on the ocean was the Lusitania. Crossing the Atlantic by ship was the only way to...

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December 1, 2015

Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett ** (of 4)

As these things go, not too bad. Consider it everything you ever wanted to know about the hydrological cycle (there are similar books on coffee,...

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October 21, 2015

Gold by Matthew Hart ** (of 4)

Matthew Hart purports to answer all your questions about gold. Why does it have value? How is it mined? What is the historical significance of gold?...

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August 27, 2015

Age of Ambition by Edward Osnos *** (of 4)

Pieced together from Osnos’s eight years of reports on China filed with the New Yorker, Age of Ambition comes together as a complete painting of modern...

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June 14, 2015

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown **** (of 4)

On the face of it an uplifting story of a group of eight hayseeds from Washington state who come together to become the world’s best rowing...

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June 4, 2015

The Nazis Next Door by Eric Lichtblau (no rating)

Even before WW II came to a close the United States was already preparing to admit Nazis into the country. The horror, of course, is...

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May 13, 2015

Paper Love by Sarah Wildman **** (of 4)

Sarah Waldman’s grandfather escaped the Nazi Aunchshloss in Austria by the skin of his teeth. He settled in America, opened a successful medical practice, and...

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April 24, 2015

March: Books 1 and 2 by John Lewis **** (of 4)

These graphical biographies cover the early years of John Lewis, now a congressman, but formerly a preacher and activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Book one...

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April 5, 2015