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Down to earth answers to your questions of what to eat, what diets work and why, as well as information on nutrition and nutrients. Very accessible and without a lot of scientific terms. Well done with great info.
This is the fantastic bio of a man who lived an extraordinary life. Having read other biographies as well as his autobiography, this will be the quintessential book about Frederick Dougls and his world. It just won the prestigious Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy!
Fourcade lead one of the largest spy networks in France during WWII. Forgotten in time, this book returns her to her rightful place in history. It is very exciting, well written, and very enlightening. A historic thriller that takes you on an amazing journey through some of the terros on the second World War.
On a dark winter's night, a man stumbles into an inn. His head is severly injured and the child he carries is dead... or is she? Over the course of a year, the book follows the poeple these two meet at the inn. Like the river Thames, we wander through the landscape trying to determine who the child- who was dead but came to life- is. Wonderful!
This is a "wonderous book." A must read! Greenblatt is an eloquent, descriptive writer who takes you into a world of enlightenment, science, and the emergence of secularism that would change the world. I've read it twice already and look to have another go at it. This book is a keeper!
Very interesteing look at Paris during the reign of Louis VIX. Paris is rich with crime & death by poison is rampant. This is the story of teh firsy police chief who brought order to the city. It is not as dry as it might seem. Instead it reads like a good piece of historical fiction.
By the aurhor of Einstein's Dreams, this is an inspiring, lyrical meditation on relifion & science. Lightman, a physicist, explores Einstein's theory of relativity and St. Augustine's concept of absolute truth. He gives us a profound inquiry into the human desire for truth and meaning. Lightman is always a joy.
So you've been all those historic films with women in crinoline, satin, & lace. Now see what Victorian women really did to achieve those looks. Wonderful, funny& surprising. Really fun read.
Fascinating book on Germany as it geared up for war in the late 1930s as seen through the eyes of the American Ambassador & his daughter. Very enlightening and scary.
Towles follows his wonderful novel, Rules of Civility, with this lovely story of a man sentenced to a life imprisoned in the Hotel Metropol in Moscow. If he leaves the hotel he will be executed… so the story centers on “The Count” and the people who work at or visit the Metropol over decades. This is a charming story of life, change, & wonder.