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Our States Have Crazy Shapes: Panhandles, Bootheels, Knobs, and Points Reviewed By Conny Withay of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published September 18, 2016
- History
Lafayette: His Extraordinary Life and Legacy Reviewed By John J. Hohn of Bookpleasures.com
- By John J. Hohn
- Published November 4, 2015
- History
The Haunted House Diaries Reviewed By Valerie Porter of Bookpleasures.com
- By Valerie Porter
- Published August 22, 2015
- History
Killers of the King, The Men Who Dared To Execute Charles I Reviewed By Janet Walker of Bookpleasures.com
- By Janet Walker
- Published February 22, 2015
- History
My Pearl Harbor Scrapbook 1941 Reviewed By Conny Withay of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published November 7, 2014
- History
Creator: Bess Taubman
Authors:
Bess Taubman & Ernest Arroyo
Illustrator: Edward L. Cox,
Jr.
Publisher: MapMania Publishing Co.
ISBN: 978-1-883443-07-8
Historical Heartthrobs Reviewed By Conny Withay of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published October 12, 2014
- History
Sitting on Top of the World Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com
- By June Maffin
- Published July 4, 2014
- History
Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Reviewed By John J. Hohn of Bookpleasures.com
- By John J. Hohn
- Published June 10, 2014
- History
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher: Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group
ISBN: 978-0-14-312532-7
Out of the Depths Reviewed By Conny Withay of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published May 15, 2014
- History
Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightenment Reviewed By John J. Hohn of Bookpleasures.com
- By John J. Hohn
- Published March 6, 2014
- History
Publisher: Commonwealth Book Publishers of Virginia
ISBN: 978-0-c9854863-9-6 (Paperback)
Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination Reviewed By Beth Burke of Bookpleasures.com
- By Beth Burke
- Published January 25, 2014
- History
Author: Thomas A. Bogar
Publisher: Regnery History
ISBN: 978-1-62157-083-7
The Oregon Story: 1850-2000 Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published January 1, 2014
- History
Text and Book Compilation: The
Oregonian
Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing
ISBN:
978-1558685437
The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published January 1, 2014
- History
ISBN: 978-0-88192-899-0
Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination: The Untold Story of the Actors and Stagehands at Ford’s Theatre Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com
- By Dr. Wesley Britton
- Published December 19, 2013
- History
Author: Thomas Bogar
Publisher: Regnery History (November 4, 2013)ISBN-10: 1621570835
ISBN-13: 978-1621570837
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka Reviewed By Janet Walker of Bookpleasures.com
- By Janet Walker
- Published December 2, 2013
- History
ISBN: 9781922147370
The Investigation, A True Story Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
- By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
- Published August 31, 2013
- History
Author: Torkel S. Wachter
ISBN: 978-1-78301-041-7
The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Brittonn of Bookpleasures.com
- By Dr. Wesley Britton
- Published August 26, 2013
- History
Author: Glenn Frankel
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; First Edition (February 19, 2013)
ISBN-10: 1608191052
ISBN-13: 978-1608191055
Heroism in the Forest, The Jewish Partisans of Belarus Reviewed By Janet Walker of Bookpleasures.com
- By Janet Walker
- Published August 19, 2013
- History , Judaica
ISBN: 978-965-7589-01-4
How The Jews Defeated Hitler: Exploding the Myth of Jewish Passivity in the Face of Nazism
- By Norm Goldman
- Published August 4, 2013
- Judaica , History
Author: Benjamin Ginsberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers IncISBN: 978-1-4422-2238-0
Remembering America: Looking Back at the Last Innocent AgeReviewed By Karen Dahood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Karen Dahood
- Published July 26, 2013
- History
Author: Craig Daliessio
Publisher: The Morgan Group
ISBN: 978-0-9845336-6-4
Wisdom from the Oval Office—Words from George Washington to the Present Reviewed By Gordon Osmond of Bookpleasures.com
- By Gordon Osmond
- Published June 25, 2013
- History
Author:Pierce Word
Publisher:History Publishing Company
ISBN:ISBN: 9781933909448
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Reviewed By John Cowans of Bookpleasures.com
- By John Cowans
- Published June 20, 2013
- History
Author: Daniel James Brown
ISBN: 978-0-670-02581-1Ancient Treasures: The Discovery of Lost Hoards, Sunken Ships, Buried Vaults, and Other Long-Forgotten Artifacts Reviewed By Valerie Porter of Bookpleasures.com
- By Valerie Porter
- Published June 18, 2013
- History
AUTHOR: Brian Haughton
PUBLISHER: New Page Books
ISBN: 978-1-60163-249-4
Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore Reviewed By Cony Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published June 4, 2013
- History
ISBN: 978-1-61088-077-0
All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq Reviewed By Nicholas Efstathiou of Bookpleasures.com
- By Nicholas Efstathiou
- Published June 3, 2013
- History
Author: Miyoko Hikiji
Publisher: Chronology Books
ISBN 978-1-933909585
Abraham Lincoln Civil War Stories Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published May 29, 2013
- History
Author: Joe Wheeler
Publisher: Howard
Books
ISBN: 978-1-4767-0286-5
Tomorrow Is Now Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published January 18, 2013
- History
ISBN: 9780143106999
Publisher: Penguin
Noah's Ark: Ancient Accounts and New Discoveries by Henri Nissen Reviewed By David W. Menefee of Bookpleasures.com
- By David W. Menefee
- Published December 26, 2012
- History
Author: Henri Nissen
ISBN: 978-8772473413
Publisher: Scandinavia Publishing House
Accidental Inventions: The Chance Discoveries That Changed Our Lives Reviewed By Carolyn Warren of Bookpleasures.com
- By Carolyn Warren
- Published December 13, 2012
- History
Author: Birgit Krols
ISBN: 9781608870738
The Myth of Ephraim Tutt – Arthur Train and His Great Literary Hoax Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published December 6, 2012
- History
ISBN: 978-0-8173-1787-4
SOUTH POLE: The British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913 Reviewed By David W. Menefee of Bookpleasures.com
- By David W. Menefee
- Published October 21, 2012
- History
Author: Christine Dell'Amore
Publisher: Assouline
ISBN-10: 161428010X: ISBN-13: 978-1614280101
The Forty Years War Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez of Bookpleasures.com
- By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
- Published October 11, 2012
- History
Authors: Len Colodny and Tom Shactman
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 978-0-06-125389-8
Mathematics Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published September 25, 2012
- History
Mark Twain and the Colonel: Samuel L. Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Arrival of a New Century Reviewed By James Brokderick of Bookpleasures.com
- By James Broderick Ph.D
- Published July 13, 2012
- History
Author: Philip McFarland
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781442212268
Black 9/1: Money, Motive and Technology Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published June 24, 2012
- History
Author: Mark H. Gaffney
Publisher: TrineDay
ISBN-13: 978-1-936296-46-0
From an Office Building with a High-Powered Rifle Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published June 22, 2012
- History
Author: Don Adams
Publisher: TrineDay
ISBN-13: 978-1-936296-86-6
The Lost Worlds of Ancient America: Compelling Evidence of Ancient Immigrants, Lost Technologies, and Places of Power Reviewed By Ruth Ann Hixson
- By Ruth Ann Hixson
- Published June 17, 2012
- History
Editor: Frank Joseph
ISBN: 978-1-60163-204-3
ISBN: 978-1-60163-614-0 (ebook)
How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published June 14, 2012
- GENERAL NON-FICTION REVIEWS , History
Author: Leah Price
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-11417-0
Lost Secrets of Maya Technology Reviewed By Ruth Ann Hixson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Ruth Ann Hixson
- Published June 13, 2012
- History
Author: James A. O'Kon, PE
ISBN: 978-60163-207-4
ISBN: 978-1-60163-6102 (ebook)
Rasputin and the Jews: A Reversal of History Reviewed By John Cowans of Bookpleasures.com
- By John Cowans
- Published May 23, 2012
- History , Judaica
Author: Delin Colon
Publisher: Createspace
ISBN: 97811461027751
The Lost Secrets of Maya Technology Reviewed By David W. Menefee of Bookpleasures.com
- By David W. Menefee
- Published May 18, 2012
- History
Author: James A. O’Kon
Publisher: New Page Books; 1 edition (April 22, 2012)
ISBN-10: 160163207X
ISBN-13: 978-1601632074
The Lost Worlds of Ancient America: Compelling Evidence of Ancient Immigrants, Lost Technologies, and Places of Power Reviewed By Steven H. Werlin of Bookpleasures.com
- By Steve Werlin
- Published May 14, 2012
- History
Author: Frank Joseph
(editor)
Publisher: New Page Books
ISBN-10: 1601632045: ISBN-13: 978-1601632043
How To Do Things With Books In Victorian Britain Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published May 2, 2012
- History
Author: Leah Price
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 978-0-691-11417-0
Rasputin And The Jews, A Reversal Of History Reviewed By Janet Walker of Bookpleasures.com
- By Janet Walker
- Published April 20, 2012
- Judaica , History
ISBN : 978-1461027751
Poor Richard's Lament Reviewed By Janet Walker of Bookpleasures.com
- By Janet Walker
- Published March 2, 2012
- History
ISBN: 978-0-9845921-3-5
Out of Palestine: The Making of Modern Israel Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published March 1, 2012
- History
Author: Hadara Lazar
ISBN: 978-1-935633-28-0
Publishers: Atlas & Company
The Fog of War: Censorship of Canada's Media in World War Two
- By Norm Goldman
- Published November 19, 2011
- History
Author: Mark Bourrie
ISBN: 978-1-55365-949-5
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Flight of the Forgotten, A True Story of Heroism and Betrayal Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
- By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
- Published September 13, 2011
- History
Author: Mark A. Vance
ISBN: 9781461166498
Publisher: CreateSpace
The Long Night: William L. Shirer and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Reviewed By Mary Lignor of Bookpleasures.com
- By Mary Lignor
- Published August 14, 2011
- History
Author: Steve Wick
ISBN: 978-0-230-62318-7
The Chinese Dream: The Rise of the World's Largest Middle Class and What It Means to You Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published June 20, 2011
- History , Business
Author: Helen H. Wang
Publisher: Bestseller Press
ISBN: 978-14528980949
Bombs Away: The World War II Bombing Campaigns over Europe Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published June 12, 2011
- History
Author: John R. Bruning
Publisher: Zenith PressISBN: 978-0-7603-3990-9
An Unusual Journey through Royal History Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published June 10, 2011
- History
Author: Victoria Martinez
Publisher: Who Dares Wins Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-935712-45-9
Patrick J. Jung's The Black Hawk War of 1832 Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published May 26, 2011
- History
Author: Patrick J. Jung
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 978-0-8061-3994-4
Kerwin Swint's The King Whisperers: Power Behind the Throne from Rasputin to Rove Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com
- By June Maffin
- Published May 12, 2011
- History
Author: Kerwin Swint
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4027-7201-6
Frank McLynn's NAPOLEON: A Biography Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com
- By Dr. Wesley Britton
- Published May 2, 2011
- History
ISBN-10: 9781611450378
ISBN-13: 978-1611450378
Kathryn J. Atwood's Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published April 23, 2011
- History
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-55652-961-0
Phil Nordyke's The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published March 28, 2011
- History
Author: Phil Nordyke
ISBN: 13:978-0-7603-3914-5Publisher: Zenith Press
Bill Yenne's The American Aircraft Factory in WWII Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published January 17, 2011
- History
Author: Bill Yenne
ISBN 13: 978-0-7603-3913-8
That Bill Yenne is a readable author and passionate researcher has never been more clearly seen than in his book, The American Aircraft Factory in WWII. Filled with a plethora of photographs, the text offers readers reams of information regarding U.S. wartime plane production.
Bill Yenne's Hitler’s Master of the Dark Arts: Himmler’s Black Knights and the Occult Origins of the SS Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published January 12, 2011
- History
Publisher: Zenith Press
There have been many books written about Himmler’s SS, the organization that began as Hitler’s Schutzstaffel (“protection squad”) and ended up the multi-layered behemoth most responsible for war crimes in Nazi Germany. However, Bill Yenne’s book, Hitler’s Master of the Dark Arts, has a slightly different purpose than most of these: to show the background and origins of Nazi racial philosophy and how these philosophies made the SS tick.
Thomas R. Flagel's The History Buff’s Guide to the Civil War Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published December 29, 2010
- History
Author: Thomas R. Flagel
ISBN-10: 1402242751 : ISBN-13: 978-1402242755
The History Buff’s Guide to the Civil War is an excellent tool with which to initiate a personal study of the conflict -- while being a solid reference for those with some previous knowledge -- on the eve of the war’s 150th anniversary.
America’s Nazi Secret Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com
- By June Maffin
- Published December 23, 2010
- History
Publisher: Trine Day LLC
One can only hope – and commend John Loftus for his courage, tenacity and selfless dedication to doing what he can to unearth the truth.
Defending the Enemy: Justice for the WWII Japanese War Criminals Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published December 13, 2010
- History
ISBN: 978-1-935456-03-2
Defending the Enemy: Justice for the WWII Japanese War Criminals provides insight into the background to trials about which the average American, according to Fischel, knows very little.
America's Nazi Secret Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published November 30, 2010
- History
Author: John Loftus
Publisher: TrineDay LLC
ISBN: 13: 978-1-936296-04-0: 10:1-936296-04-7
Fascinating read!
Untold: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published October 30, 2010
- History
ISBN: 978-0-9706292-1-0
In this personal account of 16 people who lived in the same neighborhood as the author, Lynette Norris Wilkinson, did growing up—the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, below the Industrial Canal—Wilkinson shares with us the memories of many of her friends, former classmates, and church members regarding the time that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published October 20, 2010
- History
ISBN: 2010025638
Stealing Secrets is an attractive volume that is well presented and written. Its accessibility of subject matter and style should ensure that it appeals to a wide audience, ranging from those who are interested in the course of the American Civil War to those who are intrigued by any works to do with espionage and the role of women in conflict
Nostradamus, Bibliomancer: The Man, The Myth, The Truth Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published October 8, 2010
- History
ISBN: 978-1-60163-132-9
After a brief historical overview of the life of Michel de Nostredame (1503–1566), Peter Lemesurier considers who the alleged mystic was and what he actually did during his lifetime, based on contemporary documentary evidence
The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt: War Through a Woman’s Eyes, 1939–1940 Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published October 1, 2010
- History
Author: Rulka Langer
Publisher: Aquila Polonica (U.S.) Ltd.
ISBN: 978-1-60772-000-3
This rare eyewitness account of the early, chaotic days of World War II stretching from the relatively halcyon days prior to the onset of World War II, through the Nazi invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, and the siege of Warsaw to the first few months of the Nazi occupation is told from the perspective of a young working mother
Evo Morales: The Extraordinary Rise of the First Indigenous President of Bolivia Reviewed By Truong Buu Lam of Bookpleasures.com
- By Truong Buu Lam
- Published September 28, 2010
- History
Publishers: Palgrave-MacMillan
The Knight Family Legacy Reviewed By Tiffany Schlarman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Tiffany Schlarman
- Published September 23, 2010
- History
Author: Marilyn R. Hill-Sutton
Publisher: Outskirts Press Inc
ISBN: 978-1-432-7-4305-5
This book would make a wonderful read for anyone interested in the civil war time period, genealogy, history, non-fiction, law or court cases and biographies
The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt
- By Mary Lignor
- Published September 10, 2010
- History
This book is an account of the beginning of World War II when Hitler invaded Poland by a citizen of Warsaw. The first edition was published in 1942 and the second in 2009
The Potawatomis: Keepers of the Fire Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published July 9, 2010
- History
Author: R. David Edmunds
ISBN: 978-0-8061-2069-0
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Edmunds doesn’t seem to miss much else and his book, which the University of Oklahoma Press claims to be “the first scholarly history of the Potawatomis,” is an enlightening and engaging read.
Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published July 9, 2010
- Reference , Politics , History
Author: Dr. Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan
Publisher: Lit Verlag GmbH & Co
ISBN: 978-3-643-80005-3
Framing the Sixties: The Use and Abuse of a Decade from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com
- By Dr. Wesley Britton
- Published June 18, 2010
- History
Bernard von Bothmer has provided a valuable service for anyone interested in understanding how our leaders have manipulated the facts and myths of the 1960s to champion their various agendas in the White House since 1980
Unbound: A True Story of War, Love, and Survival Reviewed By Truong Buu Lam Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Truong Buu Lam
- Published June 13, 2010
- History
Author: Dean King
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 978-0-316-16708-6
Christian Encounters: John Bunyan Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published June 1, 2010
- History
Author: Kevin
Belmonte
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN:
978-1-59555-304-1
Christian Encounters: John Bunyan Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published June 1, 2010
- History
Author: Kevin
Belmonte
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN:
978-1-59555-304-1
Christian Encounters: Winston Churchill Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published May 31, 2010
- History
Author: John Perry
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN:
978-1-59555-306-5
Based largely on Winston Churchill’s own writings, Christian Perspectives: Winston Churchill describes Churchill’s life and times from a Christian perspective
Christian Encounters: Isaac Newton Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published May 31, 2010
- History
Author: Mitch Stokes
ISBN:
978-1-59555-303-4
Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published May 26, 2010
- History
Author: Fredrik Stanton
Publisher: Westholme Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-59416-099-8
In bringing these negotiations to light in an informative and engaging manner, Stanton has succeed in reminding us that he more we understand what has been successful in the past and the mistakes to avoid, the less frequent countries may resort to wars to settle their differences
A Very Dangerous Woman: Martha Wright and Women’s Rights Reviewed By Cindy Bauer of Bookpleasures.com
- By Cindy Bauer
- Published April 15, 2010
- History
Authors: Sherry H. Penney and James D. Livingston
ISBN: 1-55849-447-2
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
A fascinating read and one I highly recommend. I also believe this particular book should play an important role in schooling the children of our political future. Well done!
War in the Pacific Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published April 8, 2010
- History
Author: Richard Overy
ISBN: 978184908 3942
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
It’s difficult to believe that War in the Pacific, a new oversized book from Osprey Publishing which coincides with the recent HBO special, is only 56 pages long because it packs in so much information regarding the Pacific conflicts of WWII
The Fairest Portion of the Globe Reviewed By Sandra E. Graham Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Sandra E. Graham
- Published February 10, 2010
- History
Publisher: Blind Rabbit Press
Frances Hunter has done a bang-up job in delivering this wonderfully exciting adventure to life and it’s certainly one you won’t want to miss
No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland’s Forces in World War II Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published January 4, 2010
- History
Author: Kenneth K. Koskodan
ISBN: 13: 978 1 84603 365 0
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
It is very possible that stories of the major Polish contributions to the Allied cause were swept under the rug out of sheer embarrassment
This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published December 13, 2009
- History , Book Publishing , Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Kyra E.
Hicks
ISBN: 978-0-9824796-5-0
How often do we have the opportunity to participate in a journey researching one of the best-known African-American quilters, Harriet Powers, who was born near Athens Georgia into slavery in 1837 and died in 1910? When Kyra E. Hicks, a quilter herself, began compiling a simple annotated bibliography of references to Harriet Powers, she hadn't a clue as to what “goodies” she would discover and that her findings would eventually culminate in a fascinating tome, This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces
Race Results: Hollywood vs. The Supreme Court Ten Decades of Racial Decisions and Film Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published November 15, 2009
- History
Author: Eileen C. Moore
Publisher: Cool Titles
ISBN: 978-1-935700-0-3
As a competent jurist, Moore has presented sound documentation with a wide selection of movies and Supreme Court decisions over the decades. And alongside, Moore mixes in a few good history lessons concerning the plight of African Americans after the abolition of slavery
Moms Story A Child Learns About MS Reviewed By Karen Coiffi-Ventrice
- By Karen Coiffi-Ventrice
- Published November 13, 2009
- History
Author: Mary Jo Nickum
Publisher: Chalet Publishers, LLC
ISBN: 978-098408365-7
Time Great Discoveries: Explorations The Changed History Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published September 6, 2009
- History
Editor: Kelly Knauer: Designer: Ellen Fanning: Picture Editor:
Patricia Cadley:
Research/Writing Matthew P. Wagner, Matthew McCann Fenton Copy
Editor: Bruce Christopher Carr
Time Inc. Home Entertainment: Richard Fraiman Publisher:
ISBN: 10: 1-60330-083-5: 13: 978-1-60320-083-7
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could travel the earth and beyond and experience some of the greatest discoveries in the fields of geography, paleontology, astronomy and archaeology? Time Great Discoveries: Explorations that Changed History has now made this all possible from the comfort of our homes where we can explore the past, the planet earth, life on earth and the solar system.
Crossing the Lines Reviewed By Fran Lewis Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published August 13, 2009
- History
Author: Richard Doster
This book should be on the shelf of every college, high school, elementary and public library. It should be the required reading of children in every school. I learned so much about what happened during a time that I grew up that I did not know about. I would highly recommend this book as a must read
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan Reviewed By Thomas Drinkard Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Thomas Drinkard
- Published July 28, 2009
- History
Author: Doug Stanton
ISBN: 13: 978-1-465-8051-5: ISBN: 10: 1-4165-8051-4
Publishers: Scribner
This is a superb book, told with clear language and fresh imagery. The story is even better—because it is true. It is a book that will make Americans proud of the men who call themselves “Quiet Professionals.”
Real Enemies:Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War 1 to 9/11 Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published July 5, 2009
- Politics , History
ISBN: 978-0-19-518353-6
How can we explain the profound distrust that many Americans have of their government?
American Indian Mafia: An FBI Agent’s True Story About Wounded Knee, Leonard Peltier, and the American Indian Movement (AIM) Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published July 2, 2009
- History
Authors: Joseph H. Trimbach
and John M. Trimbach
Publishers: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 978-0-9795855-0-0
John and Joseph Trimbach may have positioned themselves with contributing one of the most important texts pertaining to the controversies surrounding the topic
The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father’s War Reviewd By Lois Henderson Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published June 18, 2009
- History
Publisher: AMACOM
ISBN: 978-0-8144-1049-3.
Not All Quiet on the Western Front
Over the Highest Mountain: A Memoir of Unexpected Heroism in France During World War II Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published June 11, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs , History
Author: Alice Resch Synnestvedt
ISBN: 0-96-48042-6-3
Publisher: Intentional Productions
During World War Two, Alice Resch Synnestvedt, working in southern France with the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, helped rescue dozens of Jewish children from certain death in Nazi concentration camps.
Cannibalism, Headhunting, and Human Sacrifice in North America: A History Forgotten Reviewed by Emily Decobert of Bookpleasures.com
- By Emily Decobert
- Published June 6, 2009
- History
Author: George Franklin
Feldman
Publisher: Alan C. Hood &
Co, Inc.
ISBN:
978-0-911469-33-2
The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father's War Reviewed By Lavanya Karthik Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lavanya Karthik
- Published June 1, 2009
- History , Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Jan Elvin
Publisher: AMACOM
ISBN: 978-0-8144-1049-3
“Soldiers aren’t the only casualties of war”, says author Jan Elvin in the afterword of this engrossing and well written memoir. ” Their families suffer as well although their battles are fought later, on the home front.”
The Age of American Unreason Reviewed by Anthony Squiers of Bookpleasures.com
- By Anthony Squiers
- Published May 16, 2009
- History
Author: Susan Jacoby
ISBN: 10:1400096383: 13: 9781400096381
Publisher: Vintage (Reprint Edition)
Review: Echoes in These Mountains: Historic Sites and Stories Disappearing in Johnsburg, an Adirondack Community
- By Persis Granger
- Published February 13, 2009
- General Non-Fiction , History , Travel & Adventure
Author: Glenn Pearsall
ISBN: 978-1-886166-20-2
Publisher: Pyramid Publishing 2008 for Johnsburg Historical Society
Review: Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty
- By Norm Goldman
- Published February 3, 2009
- Judaica , History , Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Michael Karpin
ISBN: 978-0-470-17373-2
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
It is difficult to conceive just how Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty was written. It is just over four hundred pages in size including very extensive footnotes, yet it is huge in its accomplishment. And this is exactly what Israeli television and news reporter Michael Karpin was able to pull off when he wrote about an Ashkenazi family, the Backenroths, dating back to 1350.
Review: Dynamite Fiend: The Chilling Tale of a Confederate Spy, Con Artist, and Mass Murderer
- By Gary Dale Cearley
- Published December 26, 2008
- History
Author: Ann Larabee
ISBN-10: 1403967946
ISBN-13: 978-1403967947
Before getting into the review of this book I would like to say that is was one of the best historical non-fiction books that I have read in years. The story is about a Canadian civil war blockade runner and con man, Alexander “Sandy” Keith, and the evil that his sociopathic, self serving ways brought to this world. In one of those events that “rocked the world” then settled into the annals of history, the