A Comparison of Biographies of Benjamin Franklin
Although Time recently hailed the late Edmund S. Morgan as having written the best biography of Benjamin Franklin, I believe that it really depends on what you’re looking for. Undoubtedly, … Continue reading
Einstein: His Life and Universe
This book by biographer Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs, succeeds in relating the story the greatest mind of the twentieth century. Isaacson reveals that the source of Einstein’s genius … Continue reading
The Autobiography of Eleanor Rooselvelt
This book is a compilation of three separate works, This is my Story, This I Remember, and On My Own.It also includes an addendum, entitled “The Search for Understanding,” which … Continue reading
The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care
T.R. Reid’s insightful look at America’s health care system and all of its failings come to light in this book. Reid looks at the health care systems used internationally and … Continue reading
No Easy Day
Former Navy Seal Mark Owen gives a first-hand account of what life is like as a Navy Seal, and also what it was like to be on Seal Team Six, … Continue reading
Not Without My Daughter
This memoir by Betty Mahmoody and William Hoffer relates the harrowing tale of Americans Betty and Mahtob, her six-year-old daughter, who were imprisoned in Iran by Betty’s husband, “Moody”and eventually … Continue reading
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Azar Nafisi brings the life in the Islamic Republic of Iran to life with this memoir. A professor of English literature at the University of Tehran, Nafisi, who was educated … Continue reading
Coolidge
Journalist Amity Shlaes’ portrayal of Calvin Coolidge breaks the caricature of “Silent Cal” with her insightful biography. Coolidge fits today’s criteria of a Tea Party Republican in his support of … Continue reading
Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Journalist Blaine Hardin sheds light on the recent events in North Korea with his account of Shin In Geun’s seemingly impossible escape from a North Korean prison camp, where he … Continue reading
The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953
This book by historian Robert Dallek captures the conflicts leading up to and including the Cold War. Dallek begins with the close of World War II and the concessions made … Continue reading
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