Patience & Fortitude by Nicholas Basbanes: A Book Review

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...
Patience & Fortitude by Nicholas Basbanes: A Book Review

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...
Patience & Fortitude by Nicholas Basbanes: A Book Review

From Scratch by David Moscow, a Book Review

From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet by David Moscow My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a treat to read! In a whirlwind trip around the world, David Moscow gives us a peek at the sometimes delightful and sometimes...
Patience & Fortitude by Nicholas Basbanes: A Book Review

Indian Givers by Jack Weatherford: Book Review

Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a joy to read! I found unfamiliar stories on every page. Indian Givers, published in 1988, was written by scholar Jack Weatherford. While some of the...