Anthony’s Comments (group member since Jul 18, 2007)

Anthony’s comments from the History is Not Boring group.

For me it was Ken Burns' The Civil War on PBS

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Team of Rivals is excellent.

I'm currently reading Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution - highly readable but I do wish he'd cite his sources."

I've read this one too!
Peter Ackroyd is great, very readable and fun.

I cleaned up old posts to get the thread back on track.

I just started The Second World War. I have loved Antony Beevor's other books, looking forward to this one.

Ken wrote: "That's the Dorthea Lange photo right?"

Yeah, 'Migrant Mother'

Susan wrote: "Ken wrote: "He has another documentary airing in a few weeks on the Dust Bowl."
Dust Bowl starts on most PBS stations tomorrow night - Sunday 11-18-12."

I updated the group photos :)

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Our friends at Random House are offering 30 copies of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham. quote:
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston, Meacham gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era.

Just email smcrae@randomhouse.com with the Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power as the subject, and include your address.

Susanna wrote: "Ron Chernow's Washington: A Life, long but very interesting."

I read that one, I really liked it.

Erika Greber from Random House is offering 25 copies of the new book Elizabeth the Queen to our group. Please email her at egreber@randomhouse.com


http://www.randomhouse.com/book/16950...

From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well do we really know the world’s most famous monarch? Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace.

I liked it!

Got my copy today.

Death: A History of Man's Obsessions and Fears

Random House is making 25 copies of a new book available to members of our group.

http://www.randomhouse.com/book/10889...

The first 25 folks to email egreber@randomhouse.com can request an advance copy.

Not that I know of...I think people just add books to the group shelf.

edit* I cleared out the group bookshelf, feel free to start a group read if you want to :)

I'm reading Gotham. This book weighs a ton, and led me to order a Kindle.
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898

I really liked The Battle for Spain, but it only covers the period around the civil war.The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

Dang! That's a pretty good list :)

I had fix the thread title...that misspelling bugged me. Carry on!

I liked this book:

A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome: Daily Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities

Really easy read, fun and interesting stuff about everyday people.