Showing posts with label Book Reviews: Bios/History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Reviews: Bios/History. Show all posts

Monday, August 27, 2007

Pick of the Week!


Summer is slowly winding down and we finally have some time to READ again! :) So this fall, Sarah and I have decided to start a special weekly book column called "Picks of the Week".

Sarah will be doing most of the reading, but I'll throw in my two cents
as well. I'm catching up on all the books that were written before I was born! Check out "Finn's Classic Spotlight" for my favorites!

Enjoy and let us know if YOU have any recommendations.


PICKS OF THE WEEK: August 27, 2007


Loving Frank
(Nancy Horan):
Historical fiction from the perspective of the architect Frank Llloyd Wright's mistress. (Historical Fiction)


Einstein
(Walter Isaacson):
Biography of the brilliant physist Albert Einstein. Based on documents just released from the family archives, this biography is full of wit and great energy. (Biography)


New England White
(Stephen Carter):
Suspenseful mystery that takes place at a New England University and decends into Washington politics. (Mystery)


Wolf of the Deep
(Stephen Fox):
True account of the CSS Alabama and a fascinating account of civil war naval warfare. (History)

Finn's Classic Spotlight:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(Jules Verne): Awesome undersea adventure for all ages written in 1869 follows the story of Captain Nemo and the passengers of the submarine, Nautilus. (Children/Teen)

WOOF!
Finn

Friday, April 13, 2007

Need Non-Fiction? Books to Try!


Hi everyone - Sarah, here!

Not everyone who comes to the beach wants to loose themselves in the latest Janet Evanovich or Tom Clancy paperback. Many (like me!) are more inclined to delve into a biography, true-life adventure, or weird science story.

Here are just a few to consider (in no particular order)!

  1. A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
  2. Salt: A World History (Mark Kurlansky)
  3. And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails (Wayne Curtis)
  4. Team of Rivals (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
  5. Marie Antoinette (Antonia Fraser)
  6. Mayflower (Nathaniel Philbrick)
  7. The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey (Linda Greenlaw)
  8. Hatteras Blues: A Story from the Edge of America (Tom Carlson)
  9. The Audacity of Hope (Barak Obama)
  10. One Soldier's Story: A Memoir (Bob Dole)
  11. Flags of Our Fathers (James Bradley/Ron Powers)
  12. Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Trip Into the Heart of Fan Mania (Warren St. John)
  13. Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd (Richard Zacks)
  14. Running with Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
  15. Marley & Me (John Grogan)
  16. Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
  17. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battel of Thermopylae (Steven Pressfield)
  18. How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
  19. Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
  20. The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)