Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand

I had really been looking forward to reading this one. The author’s first book, Seabiscuit, is one of my top ten favorite books and Unbroken has been getting great reviews since it came out. And I have to say, it actually lived up to my expectations. The story is incredible and Hillenbrand tells it really well. Unbroken is a biography [...]

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The Things They Carried – Tim O’Brien

This was a really good book. The Things They Carried is a series of fictional short stories based around Alpha Company, a group of soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War. Each story speaks to a different aspect of being involved in the war, but they speak to the human, emotional aspects of war instead of the [...]

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The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

I heard about this book on Amazon when I was poking through their different book lists and readers’ reviews. A number of people described it as the best book they had read about life in World War II Germany. After reading it, I’m inclined to agree – The Book Thief does a great job capturing [...]

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No Ordinary Time – Doris Kearns Goodwin

I have to admit – Doris Kearns Goodwin is quickly climbing up “My Favorite Authors” list. She’s definitely at the top of “My Favorite History Authors” list. She is great at making her biographies read like narratives. Just like with Team of Rivals, when I put this book down, I felt like I really understood [...]

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