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“Our past whispers in our ears, whether we hear it or not.”

The Shortest History of England by James Hawes

The Shortest History of Germany by James Hawes

March 22, 2023 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Both of these books by James Hawes cover several thousand years of history in about 230-270 pages, so they do live up to the title. There are probably shorter pocket histories out there, but these will give you a pretty clear-eyed overview of the two countries. I liked The Shortest History of England enough that I got the German one, but found it less engaging. I think it might be more attributable to me, as I’m way more interested in England and tend to founder […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: #history, James Hawes, overview

GentleRain's CBR15 Review No:20 · Genres: History · Tags: #history, James Hawes, overview ·
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The Long Road to Brighton

There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History by Rory Carroll

March 8, 2023 by Pooja 3 Comments

In 1984, the IRA killed five people and came dangerously close to assassinating then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher – and yet this disaster has gone mostly undiscussed in recent years. In this book, Carroll brings together the long chain of events which led up to the bombing, and unravels the complicated investigation that followed. Having been to school in both the United States and India, I like to think that I have gained a wider perspective on world history than I would have otherwise, but there […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, assassination, NetGalley, politics, Rory Carroll, terrorism, The Troubles

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:16 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, assassination, NetGalley, politics, Rory Carroll, terrorism, The Troubles ·
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The Genealogy of Southern Cooking

The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty

February 23, 2023 by reginadelmar 2 Comments

This is a book that showcases my shortcomings as a reviewer. I really enjoyed listening to this book, but am struggling to write about it. It is a memoir, a history of southern cuisine and a book on genealogy. Twitty reads the book himself which works well because the book is a very personal journey. He describes himself as an “obsessive cook with compulsive genealogist tendencies who can point to a map of Africa, Europe, North America, and with it, the South, and guide you […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Featured, History Tagged With: #history, #memoir, CBR15Passport, Genealogy, Michael Twitty, Slavery, Southern food, The Cooking Gene

reginadelmar's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Featured, History · Tags: #history, #memoir, CBR15Passport, Genealogy, Michael Twitty, Slavery, Southern food, The Cooking Gene ·
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Madeline’s Working-Class Older Brother

Hotel Splendide by Ludwig Bemelmans

February 15, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Ludwig Bemelmans recalls his time as a waiter at a fabulous hotel in New York City, complete with lots of humor, tragedy, and a cast of colorful coworkers. I picked up this book because I love behind-the-scenes stories, and because I was interested in learning about the fabulous excess of 1920s New York City from a working-class perspective. It was only after I started reading it that I realized that the Bemelmans also wrote the Madeline series, about the little girls who lived “In an […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, #memoir, 1920s, ARC, hotel, Ludwig Bemelmans, NetGalley, New York City, work

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, #memoir, 1920s, ARC, hotel, Ludwig Bemelmans, NetGalley, New York City, work ·
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At the very crowded intersection of Black History and Banned Books

Black Was the Ink by Michelle Coles

February 13, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

CBR15passport new to you authors On February 1, the first day of Black History month, the news hit that fascist Governor DeSantis disapproved of the curriculum for the AP African American History course and would ban it from being taught in Florida. Not long after this story aired, it was revealed that Florida officials and AP officials had been negotiating the content of this course for some time and it looks like the AP/College Board basically caved to reactionary political demands and agreed to censor […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Young Adult Tagged With: #history, Black Was the Ink, CBR15, CBR15Passport, ElCicco, Fiction, Michelle Coles, YA

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, History, Young Adult · Tags: #history, Black Was the Ink, CBR15, CBR15Passport, ElCicco, Fiction, Michelle Coles, YA ·
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A book about butts!

Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke

February 8, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a fun book, just as the cover and (extremely good) title promised. Butts: A Backstory is a cultural microhistory of the butt that pretty much covers every aspect of it that you would want or expect it to. We start with the evolutionary purpose of the butt and then move on to such topics as: Sarah Baartman (“The Hottentot Venus”, and why everything about what happened to her and even that moniker is super racist and tragic); the impact of butts on fashion […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, audiobooks, body positivity, butts: a backstory, cultural history, Heather Radke, microhistory, narfna, non fiction

narfna's CBR15 Review No:20 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, audiobooks, body positivity, butts: a backstory, cultural history, Heather Radke, microhistory, narfna, non fiction ·
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