Posts tagged with ‘History’
September 29, 2016
INTENSELY READABLE HISTORY of four lives linked by the Holocaust and the Nuremberg Trials. Brilliant, wise. B PLUS
EAST WEST STREET: ON THE ORIGINS OF “GENOCIDE” AND “CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY”
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, History, Legal History, Non-Fiction, World War II
June 29, 2016
FASCINATING AMERICAN HISTORY looks at Boston’s 1721 smallpox epidemic, its impact on science and politics. A MINUS
THE FEVER OF 1721: THE EPIDEMIC THAT REVOLUTIONIZED MEDICINE AND AMERICAN POLITICS
Simon & Schuster
2016
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews, History, History of Science, Non-Fiction, US History
April 16, 2016
THE RITUALS OF DEATH, considered across history and around the world: thorough research, poetic voice. A MINUS
DEATH’S SUMMER COAT
Pegasus Books
2016
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews, History, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Sociology
January 27, 2016
NORTH KOREA’S ABDUCTIONS of Japanese citizens, explored in historical context. Fascinating and disturbing. B PLUS
INVITATION-ONLY ZONE: THE TRUE STORY OF NORTH KOREAS ABDUCTION PROJECT
Farrar Straus Giroux
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, History, Japan, Non-Fiction, North Korea
January 1, 2014
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and his fabled exploits, placed in a broad, rich context of WWI Middle Eastern turmoil. SOLID B
Grade: SOLID B
LAWRENCE IN ARABIA: WAR, DECEIT, IMPERIAL FOLLY AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST
Knopf Doubleday
2013
Tags: Espionage, History, Military History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Solid B Reviews, World War I
December 30, 2013
AN ENTERTAINING MISCELLANY OF impostors and hoaxsters through the ages. Lots of information, never boring! SOLID B
Grade: SOLID B
THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF IMPOSTORS: OVER 100 TRUE STORIES OF THE GREATEST PHONIES AND FRAUDS
Sourcebooks
2013
Tags: History, Humor, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, True Crime
July 2, 2013
HUGELY ENTERTAINING REVIEW of baseball’s least competent players. Clever fun, well researched. #beachread
Grade: SOLID B
WHO'S ON WORST? THE LOUSIEST PLAYERS, BIGGEST CHEATERS, SADDEST GOATS AND OTHER ANTIHEROES IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Knopf Doubleday
2013
Tags: History, Humor, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Sports