This is a fairly remarkable book in that it is a story told from the viewpoint of a loser in a political struggle; many losers in history have been censored or entirely silenced.
Continue readingHawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen by Lili’uokalani
Tag: genre: nonfiction – history
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
I have to be honest here; I could barely finish the book.
Continue readingBacklist Love: Crimes Against Chastity
Backlist Love is an informal series on “older” books that I hope you’ll find interesting. These aren’t so much reviews as quickie recommendations, so check out your favorite book review sources if you want more info.
Continue readingBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
It’s an uncomfortable but important tale; pick it up when you’re feeling ready to confront some unsavory truths about our nation’s foundation.
Continue readingHealing a Divided Nation by Carole Adrienne
All in all, I think this is a comprehensive (albeit overly verbose, which is really saying something coming from me) summary of the American Civil War’s impact on modern medical practice.
Continue readingThe Fishermen and the Dragon by Kirk Wallace Johnson
When I first read the blurb, I was a little skeptical. How well could a single book encompass both environmental justice and racial justice? As it turns out, these stories are more intertwined than I’d expected.
Continue readingTen Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly
This is a horror story, made all the worse because it was real.
Continue readingThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
It’s hard to describe the cognitive dissonance I felt when I had to take a break from a particularly depressing description of Kristallnacht, so I switched to NPR – only to find myself listening to a report on the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting.
Continue readingThe Book by Keith Houston
I haven’t been reading a whole lot lately, but at least when I actually DID read, it happened to be a fantastic book-about-books!
Continue readingChocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury
The history of chocolate as a foodstuff in general is fascinating, and made even more so when you get to know the people who made it into a global gazillion-dollar business.
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