Reads

A reasonable assumption would be that American’s know everything about the Kennedy family, or at least enough.  Therefore, a biography of Ted Kennedy’s life might be a waste of a reader’s time – given it might be a boring rehash.  The assumption would be wrong. I was hesitant to put any time into Ted Kennedy Read More…

Can a book of non-fiction be a page turner? Can it be written in a style that provides intrigue, romance and betrayal as good as any offered by non-fiction works? Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile is such a book.  It is about the Saga of Winston Churchill, the Churchill Family, and the defiance Read More…

Charles de Gaulle, France’s Man, is revealed in remarkable detail in this sweeping Biography.  Author and Historian Julian Jackson de mystifies France’s iconic leader by revealing details about him obtained from a variety of sources made available only recently by the de Gaulle Archive. The book at 800+ pages is almost encyclopedic in size, yet Read More…