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Category Archives: history
The Wars of the Roses:
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones 2014 / 416 pages read by John Curless 15h 7m rating 9 / history – England 15th century (I both read and … Continue reading
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The Plantagenets
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones 2012 / 580 pages read by Clive Chafer/ 20h 49m rating: 9 – history of England “The prince was drunk.” So begins Jones fast-paced, bloody and insightful … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, British, history, non-fiction, self-select
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Gospel Truth
Gospel Truth: The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History, and Why It Matters by Russell Shorto 1997 (2012) / 305 pages Rating: 7.5 / history- New Testament Having enjoyed Shorto’s much more recent book, Amsterdam:A History of the … Continue reading
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Lawrence in Arabia:
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson 2013/618 pages (Kindle) rating 8 / history-bio I knew precious little about T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) prior to reading the book – I … Continue reading
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The Map Thief
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps by Michael Blanding 2014 – 320 pages read by Sean Runnette – 8h 35m rating – 7.5 – history/crime I’d never heard of Forbes … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Audio, history, self-select, true crime
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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire by Jack Weatherford 2010 / 336 p. rating: 8.5 / non-fiction / Asia history Thanks to viscous vandalizing of the documents over the centuries, … Continue reading
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Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson (Brit) 2011 / 432 pages Rating: 8.5 / Socio-Economic History Very interesting book – I’ve thought some of these things but I don’t think I’ve ever read them – not … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, British, business/economics, history
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Zealot:
The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan 2013 / 213 pages (Kindle) rating: 8 /non-fict- biography -religion One of many reasons I am a believer is because of the Jews who survived and have often flourished in … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, history, memoir/ bio, US
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