Dark Tide: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo
history
The author places the molasses flood disaster - a compelling story in itself - in historical context: anti-immigration, terrorism, war efforts, economic problems - a lot that resonates today. It held my attention on a long plane ride and I learned a lot.
Submitted by Judith
Friday, May 1, 2009
Magic Bus: On the Hippie Trail from Istanbul to India by Rory Maclean
travel
Having done the "backpacking trail" across Europe a few decades ago, I was particularly interested in reading about my more adventurous fellow hippies who went all the way to India.
The author retraces their steps, contrasting their world view and the situation then with present-day realities in some very challenged areas. He meets the locals, as well as aging hippies and people who remember the 60's. Quite an interesting look at then and now.
Submitted by Judith
travel
Having done the "backpacking trail" across Europe a few decades ago, I was particularly interested in reading about my more adventurous fellow hippies who went all the way to India.
The author retraces their steps, contrasting their world view and the situation then with present-day realities in some very challenged areas. He meets the locals, as well as aging hippies and people who remember the 60's. Quite an interesting look at then and now.
Submitted by Judith
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
"Hands of my father : a hearing boy, his deaf parents, and the language of love" by Myron Uhlberg.
Memoir
This wonderful book is more than just a memoir but a fascinating and moving insight into a loving family where the parents are deaf and the children are not. Reading this book is an education into the deaf culture and a moving tribute to the author's parents. It's also an amazing story of what life was like for the author. Very well written and difficult to put down.
Submitted by Queen of the Hop
Memoir
This wonderful book is more than just a memoir but a fascinating and moving insight into a loving family where the parents are deaf and the children are not. Reading this book is an education into the deaf culture and a moving tribute to the author's parents. It's also an amazing story of what life was like for the author. Very well written and difficult to put down.
Submitted by Queen of the Hop
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein
Memoir
The author of this memoir is in his 90s but has written a very interesting book about his experience of growing up in England where the Jews lived on one side of the street and the Christians on the other. The experience itself is interesting and when affections of a young couple from opposite sides of the street become an issue, the story becomes much more complicated. Written by the author as he remembers it from his childhood, the story moves right along and opens the reader's eyes to a life that used to be.
Submitted by Queen of the Hop
Memoir
The author of this memoir is in his 90s but has written a very interesting book about his experience of growing up in England where the Jews lived on one side of the street and the Christians on the other. The experience itself is interesting and when affections of a young couple from opposite sides of the street become an issue, the story becomes much more complicated. Written by the author as he remembers it from his childhood, the story moves right along and opens the reader's eyes to a life that used to be.
Submitted by Queen of the Hop
Friday, February 6, 2009
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horwitz
History
Travel along with Tony Horwitz as he traces the lesser known history of America from the time of the Vikings upto the landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. His informative and entertaining book is filled with stories of Vikings, Moorish slaves, conquistadors and others who roamed and rampaged their way across the continent, often leaving little trace behind. Horowitz travels to many of the locations visited by these early explorers, and you will look at our history in a different light after travelling along with him.
Submitted by PJ
History
Travel along with Tony Horwitz as he traces the lesser known history of America from the time of the Vikings upto the landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. His informative and entertaining book is filled with stories of Vikings, Moorish slaves, conquistadors and others who roamed and rampaged their way across the continent, often leaving little trace behind. Horowitz travels to many of the locations visited by these early explorers, and you will look at our history in a different light after travelling along with him.
Submitted by PJ
The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
Novel
An on-the-road story with a twist. John, suffering from Alzheimers, and Ella, who has terminal cancer, have been married for more than fifty years. Deciding that they want one last adventure, they leave Detriot and head for Disneyland in their aging RV. The novel is a blend of memories, personalities met on the road, difficulties faced and thoughts about the future. At times funny, at time poignent, John and Ella show that how one travels is as important as the final destination.
Submitted by PJ
Novel
An on-the-road story with a twist. John, suffering from Alzheimers, and Ella, who has terminal cancer, have been married for more than fifty years. Deciding that they want one last adventure, they leave Detriot and head for Disneyland in their aging RV. The novel is a blend of memories, personalities met on the road, difficulties faced and thoughts about the future. At times funny, at time poignent, John and Ella show that how one travels is as important as the final destination.
Submitted by PJ
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