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Infamy, infamy! They’ve all got it infamy!

Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire by Terry Deary

July 16, 2019 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire is the second of my Terry Deary haul and proved to be far more information packed than the one I read on Ancient Egypt, covering three centuries of Roman history from the rule of Augustus to Rome’s fall. While lip service is given to some aspects of plebeian life, such as a look at some of the jobs that a Roman citizen might have, it’s very much a look at its rulers instead in a whistlestop tour through the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, non fiction, Rome, Terry deary

TheShitWizard's CBR11 Review No:25 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, non fiction, Rome, Terry deary ·
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Keep A Diary

Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall by Elizabeth Drew

July 10, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR11 bingo: History Elizabeth Drew’s Washington Journal is making me wish I had kept a diary about the Trump era to document these last few years. I often talk about how the Trump Era is the “lol nothing matters” times of nihilism and obstinance. Seems like a lot of that was going on in 1973-1974. Drew covers the last year of Nixon’s presidency from the perspective of an insider journalist living in the hermetically sealed bubble of Washington, DC. She did a great […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, cbr11bingo, Elizabeth Drew, non fiction, politics, Richard Nixon, Washington Journal, Watergate

Jake's CBR11 Review No:54 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, cbr11bingo, Elizabeth Drew, non fiction, politics, Richard Nixon, Washington Journal, Watergate ·
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“Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.” Martin Niemöller

Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust by Hedi Fried

July 8, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbrbingo11 #history There was this finished copy of Hedi Fried’s Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust sitting among the reader copies.  It was short. It had a pleasant cover. I was hoping it would not be too dry or too academic. Nonfiction can be a drawn out with the author trying to get all their points across and, even, converting you to their way of thinking. And how would these questions work? What it turned out is an interesting way to teach the Holocaust. […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #history, Alice Olsson, cbrbingo11, Hedi Fried

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:268 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #history, Alice Olsson, cbrbingo11, Hedi Fried ·
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When I think of this question, I always have my moms smarty pants answer in my head…

Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez

June 27, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As much as I enjoy good poetic prose, there was something missing for me in Where Are You From?  I did not see the buildup to this question as the reviews and title suggested. Yet, it is over all a good story about a granddaughter and her grandfather. Their relationship played a larger part for me then the fact that because the girl is “different” people assume that she is “not from here” and therefore, of course they ask, “Where are you from, really?”  That […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: #history, family, grandfather, Jaime Kim, Yamile Saied Mendez

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:248 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: #history, family, grandfather, Jaime Kim, Yamile Saied Mendez ·
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Dangerous days for them, but terrific fun for me

Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt by Terry Deary

June 14, 2019 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

I’m a huge fan of Terry Deary. For those of you not in the know, he’s the creator of the superlative Horrible Histories – aimed at kids (but adults find a lot to love too) and concentrating on the gross, gory and gossipy bits – and now the Dangerous Days series for the slightly more grown up. Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt delivers exactly what it promises on the cover – pyramids, plagues, gods and grave-robbers – all told with its eye on keeping the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ancient Egypt, non fiction, Terry deary

TheShitWizard's CBR11 Review No:20 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ancient Egypt, non fiction, Terry deary ·
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“Let us be what we are.”

The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky

June 12, 2019 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Several of my most recent reviews have been related to adoption and self. That’s on purpose. I’ve recently discovered both sides of my biological family through AncestryDNA, the research of an “adoption angel”, and some amateur online sleuthing. It’s hard to describe in text what it’s like to finally name your biological heritage as an adult. It feels like coming home, maybe. One of the most interesting parts for my and my kids is that I found out that a large chunk of my heritage […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: #history, Basque, Mark Kurlansky

Halbs's CBR11 Review No:23 · Genres: History · Tags: #history, Basque, Mark Kurlansky ·
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