Agreed. Larson has a real gift for bringing not only events, but their times to life.Read Thunderstruck and it's the best read of the year, to date. Just started Devil in the White City. Glad I found this author!
Agreed. Larson has a real gift for bringing not only events, but their times to life.Read Thunderstruck and it's the best read of the year, to date. Just started Devil in the White City. Glad I found this author!
Have you read “No more Champagne - Churchill and his Money”? very interesting book for anyone that is interested in Churchill.Reading two books
- ‘A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum’ by Emma Southon
- ‘Bluffing Mr. Churchill’ by John Lawton
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Agreed. Larson has a real gift for bringing not only events, but their times to life.
If you like Larsen, you may also like Simon Winchester. His natural history report on the 1881 Krakatoa explosion was phenomenal.
Agreed agreed. If you like Larsen, you may also like Simon Winchester. His natural history report on the 1881 Krakatoa explosion was phenomenal.
and have moved on to Hilary Mantel’s ‘The Mirror and the Light,’ the last book in her historical fiction trilogy about Thomas Cromwell.
Turned into a great read. Another non-fiction writer to add to my list. Learned about the origins of the geology that caused the eruption, and the man whose theories were discounted and years after his death, they turned out to be true. One of many facts and personalities throughout this amazing story that add to it's readability.
I initially started reading the kindle ebook, but on a whim I got the hardcover and found the kindle was severely shortchanging the reader on illustrations; maps, diagrams, drawings - so I finished the last 2/3 with an old fashioned book.
Good one