I recently started a book titled The Next Decade: Empire and Republic in a Changing World by George Friedman and it relies on the philosophies offered up in Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince. Before starting this new book, I decided to refresh my memory and reread The Prince so that I would go into this new book a little better equipped than I would be without a reread. The book … [Read more...]
‘Fall of Giants’: More Fact Than Fiction
When I finished Fall of Giants, the first in Ken Follett's latest trilogy, I was filled with happiness. It was a stunning book filled with accurate historical accounts of the events surrounding World War 1 and the characters where rich and real to me. About five minutes later, I started to panic a little for the exact same reason - the book was over and I would never again get … [Read more...]
The President’s Shadow by Brad Meltzer
The giveaway for this post has ended and was sponsored by Grand Central Publishing, however the review is my own. Sample book provided by Grand Central Publishing.For years, I have a been a big Brad Meltzer fan. His upcoming novel, The President's Shadow, is his tenth and I have read every single one. I usually read them in a weekend but this one I read from … [Read more...]
The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Book Review)
I don't even know where to start reviewing The Bully Pulpit because it's such a big and all-encompassing one. In short, it's about one of Americas most famous friendships between Presidents' Roosevelt and Taft and its rapid and public unraveling. Beyond that, it's also about the first president who harnessed the power of the press, the divergence of the Republican party, … [Read more...]
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Book Review)
Confession: I'm a bad political science graduate. I like to think that I know a little bit about some things when it come to former presidents, but apparently I was wrong. Although I knew about Teddy Roosevelt as a politician (reformer, ran for a third term, had a stuffed bear named after him), I had no idea that he was also a naturalist and explorer. This is pretty … [Read more...]