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I can see why she won the Pulitzer for this, but it wasn’t completely to my tastes.

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

April 6, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’m really glad I did the audio version for this one, because I’m not sure my raccoon brain (shiny things only!) would have had the patience to sit through it otherwise, and it’s worth sitting through. Robin Miles is, as always, a great narrator. This book wasn’t quite what I was expecting, either. I had actually never learned about the Great Migration in all my many (many) years of school, which is not really surprising, but is disheartening, so I was excited to get into […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, african american history, American History, audiobooks, isabel wilkerson, narfna, non fiction, Pulitzer Prize winner, robin miles, the epic story of america's great migration, the great migration, the warmth of other suns

narfna's CBR13 Review No:28 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, african american history, American History, audiobooks, isabel wilkerson, narfna, non fiction, Pulitzer Prize winner, robin miles, the epic story of america's great migration, the great migration, the warmth of other suns ·
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Somehow, both Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton

Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman by Harlow Giles Unger

March 14, 2021 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

Were you to ask me, prior to my reading this book, who Henry Clay was, I would’ve been able to tell you that he was an important US politician in the early-19th century who unsuccessfully ran for president a few times. Which, I suppose, is more of a legacy than most people get. Born in 1777 Virginia, and launched a legal career twenty years later in Kentucky. He was such a powerful speaker, and so successful in court, that he was elected to the House […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, Andrew Jackson, Harlow Giles Unger, Henry Clay, James K Polk, James Madison, James Monroe, John C. Calhoun, politics, Slavery, Whig

ingres77's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, Andrew Jackson, Harlow Giles Unger, Henry Clay, James K Polk, James Madison, James Monroe, John C. Calhoun, politics, Slavery, Whig ·
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Two out of three in Caste bingo (is not a game I want to win)

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

February 23, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I imagine at the end of the day this book is more like 3.5 stars that I am rounding up. I’d say it’s three star for what it is trying to do, but four stars if I take it at what (I thought) was face value. Which is to say, I just finished this book and feel 50/50 convinced by Wilkerson’s thesis that America suffers from a caste issue, as opposed to (or, above a) race issue. I am Indian-American, so taking a step back […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, Black History, isabel wilkerson

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, Black History, isabel wilkerson ·
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take a look! it’s in *this* book!

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

February 8, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

Why not take a break from the world with a strangely soothing tale of a library fire? That questions appears to be pure chaos, but seriously: wouldn’t it be nice to let a meticulous journalist and storyteller narrate a well-researched account of history, memory, and true crime? Good news: you can do it! Just plug your headphones in and let Susan Orlean and The Library Book transport you to a different world. Orleans covers more than just the true-crime glitter that is strewn around the  Los […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century history, American History, architecture, arson, audio, Books, Books about books, library, library science, los angeles, Los Angeles Public Library, microhistory, read by the author, Susan Orlean, true crime

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:21 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century history, American History, architecture, arson, audio, Books, Books about books, library, library science, los angeles, Los Angeles Public Library, microhistory, read by the author, Susan Orlean, true crime ·
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Photo of a headlight on a classic car

Vroom vroom!

Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars by Paul Ingrassia

December 13, 2020 by Halbs 2 Comments

I’m sure the subtitle has you curious, so here are some clues about the fifteen vehicles explored in this great book. Yes, there are only thirteen items listed below, but that’s because a few chapters overlap and include more than one exact make or model of vehicle. The Big Bang Bolsheviks, Nazis, and High-Performance Racers Fins Hitler to Hippies Explosions Iacocca DeLorean, but not that DeLorean Globalisation and Quality Iacocca II Yuppies Iacocca III Red(neck) Dawn Full Gosling Now to the review. The only downside […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, cars, Paul Ingrassia, Pop Culture

Halbs's CBR12 Review No:36 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, cars, Paul Ingrassia, Pop Culture ·
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