First, apologies for not posting for a little over two months. Since Thanksgiving, a lot has happened, mostly medical but also work- and house-related. I don’t plan to forget about this blog, it just hasn’t been at the forefront of my mind. I have been reading and I’m sure some of those books will lead…
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This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman Released just before Thanksgiving last year, This Land is Their Land serves to tell the story of both a tribe and the holiday they helped inspire. Unlike other narratives of Thanksgiving, this one places the…
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Katherine Sharp Landdeck Crown Publishing, 2020. Hardcover, 448 pages. Landdeck presents the first full-scale history of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) written for broad appeal in decades. Starting with the air races of…
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In September, I received a Facebook challenge from a friend and mentor. It was to post for 25 consecutive days covers of books I love or that for some reason occupy a special place in my personal library. Those who participate are to post no explanations or commentary related to the books. Participants are then…
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The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland Blackstone, 2020. Hardcover, 450 pages. Set amidst the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2012, The Doctor of Aleppo attempts to bring home this story to readers of fiction. While I’ve cataloged numerous nonfiction books at work on this event, this is the first novel I have come…
Darth Real Life has gotten in my way again. Hoping for a new post in two weeks.
Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein 1930s Germany. A daughter of an SS officer and a Jewish boy become entangled in an affair that alters their lives. Walter Keller once saved Htty Heinrich’s life when she was a child. He also used to be her brother’s best friend. But things changed when Hetty’s father…
So you may be wondering about my absence over the last month. So much has been going on! I do apologize for not posting; I just couldn’t find the time. Even on reading, I have lacked time of late. So allow me to explain… At the end of March, a hail storm hit my area…
Darth Real Life keeps popping up this summer, so I apologize for no post two weeks ago and this short update today. Hopefully, I’m back on track soon.
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