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Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered by Dianne Hales
As someone who has long been interested in genealogy, I know first-hand how little information is available when researching someone who was relatively unknown. When I picked started reading this book, I couldn’t imagine the author could come up with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Non-Fiction
Tagged A Life Discovered, Art, book review, Dianne Hales, Florence, Italy, Leonardo DaVinci, Lisa Gherardini, Mona Lisa, Painting, Renaissance, sitter
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The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
In 1910, a massive forest fire engulfed 3 million acres in Northeast Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana. The U.S. Forestry Service was still in it’s infancy, strapped for men and for cash, but nevertheless, these brave few faced the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Non-Fiction
Tagged 1910, Bitterroot, conservation, forest fire, Idaho, Montana, Teddy Roosevelt, The Big Burn, Timothy Egan, U.S. Forest Service, Washington
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Beast by Jade Gurss
Beast: The Top Secret Ilmor-Penske Race Car That Shocked the World at the 1994 Indy 500 is the story of how team owner Roger Penske exploited a rules loophole to develop a race winning engine for the 1994 Indy 500. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Technology
Tagged Indy 500, racing
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Life At The Limit by Sid Watkins
Life At The Limit: Triumph And Tragedy In Formula One deals with the dangerous world of Formula One racing. Fatalities were so common it seems odd that the ‘sport’ wasn’t just banned. Drivers would die, crew members would die, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medical, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Technology
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The Catcher Was A Spy by Nicholas Dawidoff
The Catcher Was A Spy: The Mysterious Life Of Moe Berg Moe Berg went to Princeton to be a lawyer, but then decided to play baseball, which annoyed his family no end. He was a catcher for the Brooklyn Robins … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Biography, History, Military, Non-Fiction, Sports
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An Officer And A Spy by Robert Harris
Based on the true life “Dreyfus Affair,” An Officer and a Spy is a historical fiction account of a man falsely convicted of treason in 1895 Paris. In the aftermath of a defeat to the German army, France finds itself outraged … Continue reading
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds changes directions a couple times. It’s okay but I found I was waiting for Lewis to come back to certain topics. The book start with material that wouldn’t have been out … Continue reading
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