5/9/2023 0 Comments 1776 by david mccullough![]() Using selected quotes and uncluttered narrative, the author keeps the book moving in an adventurous pace. ![]() Nevertheless, McCullough’s popularity is in no small part due to his ability to put the “story” back in history and this book is no exception. ![]() These small stories which are an inseparable from the history they were witnessing are what makes these tales come to life.įocusing mainly on military aspects as well as the American and British chain of command, the book does delve a bit into the political arena which accompanies such grand scale rebellions. This book brings out the struggles and triumphs these guys were faced with, all with eloquence and master story telling.Īs much as reading about the Founding Fathers is interesting, for me the real fascinating aspects of the book were the parts about the common soldiers, bystanders and even camp followers. This book takes us back to the time when George Washington, John Adams, General Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton and the rest of the founding men were flesh and blood, not historical figures. In 1776, historian David McCullough again uses his talent for narrating history the way no one else can. The book has become a must on the list of every American history buff since it came out.īuy this book in paper or electronic format* JArticle first published as Book Review: 1776 by David McCullough on Blogcritics.ġ776 by David McCullough is a non-fiction book about this remarkable year. ![]()
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Houghton Mifflin)*+.The Children of Hurin (Harper Collins)*+.Return to Bagend (The History of the Hobbit II).Mr Baggins (The History of the Hobbit I).The Peoples of Middle-Earth (The History of Middle Earth XII)**. ![]() The War of the Jewels (The History of Middle Earth XI)**.Morgoth’s Ring (The History of Middle Earth X)**.Sauron Defeated (The History of Middle Earth IX).The End of Third Age (The History of the Lord of the Rings IV).The War of the Ring (The History of the Lord of the Rings III/The History of Middle Earth VIII).The Treason of Isengard (The History of the Lord of the Rings II/The History of Middle Earth VII).The Return of the Shadow (The History of the Lord of the Rings I/The History of Middle Earth VI).The Lost Road and Other Writings (The History of Middle Earth V)**.The Shaping of Middle-Earth (The History of Middle Earth IV)**.The Lays of Beleriand (The History of Middle Earth III)**.The Book of Lost Tales Part 2 (The History of Middle Earth II)**.The Book of Lost Tales Part 1 (The History of Middle Earth I)**.My Middle-earth Book Collection Book Collection (Updated)Ī. ![]() 5/9/2023 0 Comments Heart by K.M. 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It's a tough subject to tackle and I think it's pitched perfectly. has handled what could have been a truly mawkish subject with consummate skill, it's a difficult tone to get right but overall this romance with a twist had a strength of feeling which was pitched perfectly.Įaston's love for his dead husband Paul is present throughout, the necessary level of weight for his grieving is there but Paul never overtakes the story and becomes too big an issue for a new relationship to take hold.Īnd River, the recipient of Paul's heart, is also enough of a strong character that he never feels like a substitute and the affection which grows between them, while it has possibly dubious beginnings, is allowed to develop and meander through friendship into affection and attraction and then into love organically. ![]() From the start to the finish I had a really warm feeling of love throughout the narrative even though there were moments tinged with sadness. 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Hi:) My name is Andi and I write Homoerotic Romance Novels. ![]() 5/9/2023 0 Comments War Talk by Arundhati Roy![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We now that some of the main military occupations in the world today are actually administered by democracies: Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kashmir.īut what I think is beginning to be very clear now is that we see now that democracy is sort of fused to the free market, or to the idea of the free market. But as we know now, because of the way the global economy is linked, countries are not - you know, the political systems in countries are also linked, so democracies are linked to dictatorships and military occupations and so on. And I think my book - in my book, I discuss it in some detail in terms of what’s happening to India. An adapted introduction to the book is posted at, called “What Have We Done to Democracy?” Arundhati Roy joins us now from New Delhi, India, on the country’s biggest national holiday of the year.Īrundhati, we welcome you to Democracy Now! And as you listen to this report from the streets of G-20 by our producer Steve Martinez, talk about globalization and what has happened to democracy.ĪRUNDHATI ROY: Well, that’s a huge subject, Amy. She has a new book it’s called Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers. Her first novel, The God of Small Things, won the Booker Prize in 1997. AMY GOODMAN: We turn to a woman the New York Times calls India’s most impassioned critic of globalization and American influence, Arundhati Roy, world-renowned Indian author and global justice activist. ![]() ![]() Coben knows how to move pages, and he generates considerable suspense, but there's little new here. 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This thriller, Coben's first non-Bolitar novel, is a breezy enough read, but it's not up to snuff. He doesn't quite kick his reputation aside in the process. Every writer likes to stretch his legs, and here Coben, author of seven acclaimed Myron Bolitar mysteries ( Darkest Fear, etc.), stretches his. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the immensely powerful force of human stupidity. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world’s most powerful boardrooms to your local pub. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. ![]() “A masterly book” –Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan “A classic” –Simon Kuper, Financial Times In the spirit of On Bullshit and Assholes: A Theory, an economist explores the five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world Since time immemorial, a powerful dark force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. 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