Books on Private Law
346. Books on private law The links below may be affiliate links. I will receive a small commission on any purchases you make. Further Reading: Alison Bass Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial, 2003. Investigative...
Fox & I by Catherine Raven: A Book Review
Fox & I by Catherine Raven My rating: 4 of 5 stars I can relate to Catherine Raven in many ways. I understand what it’s like to feel inept at social relationships and appreciate nature’s beauty. But our similarities end there. She’s brave, independent, and open in...
Books on Criminal Law
345. Books on criminal law This post may contain affiliate links. If you use my link, I will receive a small commission at no extra charge. Further Reading: Kevin Boyle Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age, 2004. The story of Dr....
Desert Queen by Janet Wallach: Book Review
Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia by Janet Wallach My rating: 4 of 5 stars The following post may contain affiliate links. If you use my link, I will receive a small commission at no extra...
God: A Human History by Reza Aslan: Book Review
God: A Human History by Reza Aslan My rating: 4 of 5 stars This post may contain affiliate links. If you use my link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission. The title of God: A Human History is quite correct. While at the end of the book, religious...
Books on Christian Denominations and Sects
270. Books on the history and biography of Christian denominations and sects The links below are affiliate links, if you make a purchase, I get a commission at no charge. I recommend all these titles. Further Reading: Diarmaid MacCulloch The Reformation: A History,...
Books on the History of Russia and Eastern Europe
947. Books on Russia & Eastern Europe The links below are affiliate links, if you use the links and purchase, I will get a commission at no extra charge. I only link to titles I recommend. Further Reading: Yaffa Eliach There Once Was a World, 1998. Historian...
Patience & Fortitude by Nicholas Basbanes: A Book Review
Patience and Fortitude: Wherein a Colorful Cast of Determined Book Collectors, Dealers, and Librarians Go About the Quixotic Task of Preserving a Legacy by Nicholas A. Basbanes My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love books. I really do. And I love bookstores and libraries and...
Books about Shakespeare
822. Books on English drama Further Reading: While looking up award-winning and recommended books on English drama, I was surprised and dismayed to discover the only ones honored were on Shakespeare. While Shakespeare's phenomenal, he is far from being the only...
Books on Painters and the History of Painting
759. Books on painters and the history of painting Further Reading: Edward Dolnick The Forger’s Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century, 2008. In this true-crime thriller, Edward Dolnick details how a mediocre artist...
King Leopold’s Ghost: A Book Review
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild My rating: 4 of 5 stars Before reading this book, my knowledge of African history was scanty. I have read a few books on North Africa, but none on the history of the...