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#JamesDonaldson’sBookReview – That’s Not In My #American #History Book by Thomas Ayres

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  • January 28, 2020

I love these “correctional” books on history. So much of what we learned, is “folklore” […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – History of The Donner Party (A Tragedy in the Sierras) by C.F. McGlashan

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  • June 28, 2018

Wow!!! This was a fascinating account of the Donner Party as they risked life and […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – That’s Not in My American History Book by Thomas Ayres

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  • May 29, 2018

I’m sure most of you know by now, that I am quite a “history buff” […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – Lost Civilizations: 10 Societies That Vanished without a Trace by Michael Rank

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  • May 25, 2018

Lost Civilizations, was a nice book about ancient civilizations that have come and gone, many […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – The Gunman and His Mother by Steven Beschloss

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  • May 13, 2017

The Gunman and His Mother depicts the troubled bond between a mother and her son, revealing […]

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James Donaldson Book: Black Death: The History and Legacy of the Middle Ages Deadliest Plague by Charles River Editors

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  • April 18, 2017

It is estimated that approximately 50% of the population in Europe died during the black […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

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  • February 16, 2017

I found this book, Sapiens to be truly fascinating, full of introspective thinking that caused […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – Natural Selections: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution by David P. Barash

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  • November 20, 2016

I thought this book was a humorous look at human behavior, evolution, the roles that […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – The Meaning of Human Existence by Edward O. Wilson

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  • October 17, 2016

Edward O Wilson, author of this fantastic book, really takes us on a journey of […]

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James Donaldson’s Book Review – Diagnosing Giants: Solving the Medical Mysteries of Thirteen Patients Who Changed the World by Philip A. Mackowiak

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  • October 29, 2015

This was a very interesting book to read and to learn about some of the […]

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