Review: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the book, but couldn't help feeling like there was something missing. I would still love to see this as a movie, but still feel like author just missed out on worrying one of my favorite books of the year.

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Review: 1924: The Year That Made Hitler

1924: The Year That Made Hitler by Peter Ross Range
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It explores a single year of Hitler's life, and shows how his time in prison helped him to crystallize his belief. Fascinating study. Worth reading for anyone interested in fully understanding how this man came to power. An important book seeking to answer the most important question of the 20th century.

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Review: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've had this book on my shelf for sometime now and I'm so glad that I dusted it off to read. Meacham is an exceptionally gifted author who found a unique way to explain the conflicting sides of Jefferson's nature with his desire to control situations and maintain power.

The bright and the dark side of Jefferson's nature are presented throughout the book and Meacham does not shy away from slavery in general or his relationship with Sally Hemmings and her children specifically.

His treatment of the relationship between Jefferson and Adams is exceptional, and is a story that I continue to find to be one of the most fascinating in all of American history.

This is a great book for anyone either casually interested in learning more about Jefferson or like me someone that has read many others before. Well researched and very well written The art of power is a book to seek out.

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Review: Unfamiliar Fishes

Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sarah Vowell is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. She finds a way to make even the most arbitrary facts seem relatable and contemporary. Not to mention very funny. This book on Hawaiian annexation is a great introduction to a portion of American history that I knew very little about. American imperialism is on full display in this short concise book.

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Review: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. Vowell does a great job reviewing what was important to Americans as events occurred as well as our modern sensibilities. I love her humor and wit and makes one of my favorite eras in American history even more interesting. I really want to visit Lafayette's tomb next time I visit Paris.

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Review: Coolidge

Coolidge by Amity Shlaes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Really enjoyable book. Learned allot about our 30th President. I had long thought that Coolidge's administration held much of the responsibility for the depression, but most of that fell on Hoover. Very intelligent and interesting reading.

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Review: The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A great book about two of the most important men of the 20th century.

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