This is a pretty interesting book, overall, in which the scientific researcher, Svante Paabo, what […]
Tag: History
James Donaldson’s Book Review – 1812 – The Navy’s War by George Daughan
In this book, 1812 – the Navy’s War, even though the book was long and […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
The author starts out this book by saying, “no one is perfect”, but she seems […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
There were about 14 million immigrants who came to America in the 1920s. In 1924, […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, From Stardust to Living Planet by Robert Hazen
This was a fascinating look at the origins of Earth and throughout the eons of […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – The Slaves’ War: The Civil War As Told In The Words of Former Slaves by Andrew Ward
http://www.audible.com/pd/History/The-Slaves-War-Audiobook/B002V01ED4 This is a collection of circa 1920’s interviews that were conducted with actual slaves […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes by Donald Barlett
http://www.audible.com/pd/Arts-Entertainment/Empire-Audiobook/B002VA9PVW Fascinating, Fascinating, Fascinating!!! I’ve read several books about Howard Hughes throughout the years, but […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – All The Devils Are Here by Bethany McLean
http://www.audible.com/pd/Nonfiction/All-the-Devils-Are-Here-Audiobook/B0049Q53H6 I know that a lot of books have been written (and I’ve read my […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – Black History: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley
http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Black-History-History-in-an-Hour-Audiobook/B006X4EU5I I really enjoyed Rupert Colley’s audio book collections of History in an Hour. They […]
James Donaldson’s Book Review – Rabid by Bill Wasik
http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Rabid-Audiobook/B008K4B6JC I thought the book was going to be a lot more about rabies and […]