Category: Books
Easton Press “The Complete Works of Charles Dickens”
Easton Press produces the highest quality collectible and limited edition books. Its 21-volume set of Charles Dickens’ classics is no exception. The books are all beautifully bound in full genuine leather and accented with 22-karat gold. Charles Dickens is one of England’s most famous novelists and widely considered the greatest author of the Victorian era. As […]
May 28, 2019
The Normans Beyond the English Dynasty of 1066AD
The Normans: From Raiders to Kings, by Lars Brownworth, Crux Publishing, 2014 While William the Conqueror is found in most history books, many do not know the Normans conquered as far as Italy. In his book, The Normans: From Raiders to Kings, Lars Brownworth tells the full, fascinating story of the Normans. The book, which […]
September 24, 2018
Athelstan: The Making of England
Athelstan: The Making of England by Tom Holland is an excellent short biography of the first king of a unified England. The book is part of the Penguin Monarchs series, which offers expert accounts of England’s rulers in a short, highly readable format. As vividly detailed in the book, the unification of England was a massive achievement, given […]
August 20, 2018
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life by Robert Dallek opens a window into the President’s mind and psychological profile of this ambitious man who used his family name and privilege to its best advantage. There are many good biographies of FDR, but none portray him as much as a political operative and opportunist than this one. For […]
August 6, 2018
The Best Leather-Bound Books to Buy
Notwithstanding the popularity of e-books and recorded books, the death of paperback and hardcover books has been greatly exaggerated. Many people prefer books for Kindle and iPad. Why not? You can carry your entire library with you and electronic books take no space in your home. Therefore, it is counterintuitive that the sales of books […]
May 7, 2018
How the World Changed in 1177BC
1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, by Eric Cline, Princeton University Press 2014 What is the most important date in history? Eric Cline selects the date, 1177 B.C. and shows how civilization collapsed. He offers an intriguing look how the advances of civilization up to that point. For many historians, this is when recorded history […]
April 30, 2018
Edmund Morris’s Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy
President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt remains one of the most popular and influential politicians to ever hold the country’s highest office. While his life and political career are chronicled in countless books, Edmund Morris’s Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy, which includes “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt,” “Theodore Rex,” and “Colonel Roosevelt,” is the best. The Rise of Theodore […]
March 14, 2018
“Table for 9: Supreme Court Food Traditions & Recipes” Offers Unique Take on SCOTUS
There are thousands of books about the U.S. Supreme Court, each trying to offer a different take on the country’s highest court. “Table for 9: Supreme Court Food Traditions & Recipes” is one of the few books that actually succeeds at doing so. In her new book, Clare Cushman of the Supreme Court Historical Society […]
December 27, 2017
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
Mary Beard’s latest book, “SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome,” explores the early history of Rome by using a flashback technique. The reader is grounded in the period of Roman history that they are most likely to know—the time of Julius Caesar—so they can wander through Rome’s earlier, less known period with greater ease. Beard, […]
December 11, 2017
King Alfred’s vision of One England in The White Horse King
As the Vikings conquered most of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the British Islands circa 800 AD, only Wessex survived. It’s king, Alfred, fled his capital to take refuge in a swamp and regroup his surviving troops. Perhaps there, in that swap, Alfred conceived one, united England. While Alfred’s vision took another hundred years or so […]
November 13, 2017