The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World by Sung-Yoon Lee, 2023
This first book on Kim Jong Un’s increasingly powerful sister, tapped to be his successor, offers jaw-dropping insights into the latest generation of North Korea’s secretive and murderous dynasty.
A moving, beautifully illustrated true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II—from the iconic Star Trek actor, activist, and author of the New York Times bestselling graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy.
—“Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.”
—“That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.”
May 16 is Biographers Day – marking the 1st meeting of James Boswell & Samuel Johnson in 1763
All This I Promise explores everything from the end of British rule in India to the foundation of the United Nations, and the crucial role that monarchy played in the ever-shifting era.
📚 Just finished reading: Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss (2022)
Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport- Gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics, All-American football player, star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his talent, Thorpe’s life was a struggle against the odds.
Book review #25 for 2024 is Scott S Greenberger's The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A Arthur. A good biography of the 21st President of the United States. His reputation, and the reason for Garfield's murderer, created a cloud over Arthur's assumption of the presidency. ☕☕☕☕review
Assembled from developer interviews, "EVERYBODY SHAKE!" has just been catalogued❗️
This book follows @hengineer on his journey from creating shareware on the Apple Macintosh and attaining senior positions at #BioWare and #EA to the inception of #Spaceteam.
Book review #21 for 2024 is Edward P. Crapol's John Tyler, the Accidental President. I think that seeing the 1840's era Presidents getting more critical looks is good for the study of American History in general and presidential history in particular. I think that the work adds to the understand of not just Tyler's administration but of 1840's America as well. A ☕☕☕☕ review #books#bookstodon#POTUS#biography#JohnTyler@bookstodon@books@bookstodon
Book review #20 for 2024 is Robert Caro's The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson. The first volume of this series, The Path to Power began a 40 plus year reading journey of every American President, that, with exception of POTUS 46 and 45, has continued to this day. This volume of Caro's series focuses on the 1960 election and up to the spring of 1964. Well written and moving.
A☕☕☕☕☕review. #books#bookstodon#POTUS#biography#LBJ@bookstodon@bookstodon@books
Einstein His Space and Times by Steven Gimbel, 2015
Steven Gimbel's biography presents Einstein in the context of the world he lived in, offering a fascinating portrait of a remarkable individual who remained actively engaged in international affairs throughout his life.
UNFORGETTABLE STAR ANNA MAY WONG, a pioneering Chinese-American actor whose career spanned screen, stage, radio, and television, is the topic of this fascinating, deeply researched biography. Old Hollywood glam through a very modern lens! B PLUS
Book 22, 2024: Themes for Great Cities by Graeme Thomson. This excellent biography of Simple Minds is a terrific read. Charting the history of the band from their early days, to their ‘cafes of Europe’ period, and stopping after Sparkle in the Rain, before their ‘stadiums of America’ period, it features in-depth interviews. Singer Jim Kerr in particular, is very open about how utterly driven he was to make the band a success.
If nothing else it made me fall in love again with albums such as Empires and Dance, Sons and Fascination, Sister Feelings Call, and New Gold Dream.
Today In Labor History March 26, 1918: American anarchist Philip Grosser wrote about being tortured in the prison on Alcatraz Island, while serving time there for refusing to serve in World War I. By 1920, he was the only draft resistor still serving time at Alcatraz. Alexander Berkman referred to him as "one of [my] finest comrades."
A quick post, after a big distance trip, to show a second hand #BookHaul
Found these delights at Bookshop Bivar in Lisbon, and if you're in Portugal and looking for second hand books in English, this is the bookstore to go. They also send by post to other places in Portugal.
The Apprentice of Buchenwald: The True Story of the Teenage Boy Who Sabotaged Hitler's War Machine by Oren Schneider
This universal, true story of inner strength, resourcefulness and optimism was documented and written by Alexander's grandson, Oren Schneider. It is dedicated to brave people everywhere who choose not to give up.
Billion Dollar Spy · A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by David E. Hoffman
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of a spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment and a penetrating portrait of the CIA’s Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War.