A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bryson’s book A Short History of Nearly Everything is an great read for people who are interested in Science. It describes in easy to understand terms what the current thinking is in [...]
The Ten Thousand
I just finished reading the book “The Ten Thousand ” by Michael Curtis Ford. If you enjoyed Gates of Fire which I previously reviewed , you will enjoy this book. It is [...]
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Horatio Hornblower Series #1)
I got hooked on the Horatio Hornblower series after watching the wonderful movies on the books done by A&E. A wonderful series of books about the exploits of a mythical English sea [...]
Gates of Fire
This book provides a wonderfully engaging retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae between ancient Greece and the invading Persians. Go back to the days of Greek city states and the last stand [...]
The Greek War of Independence
It is only coincidental that I was reading this book during the point last year when we took in a Turkish exchange student to live with us. We had been talking about [...]
Cryptonomicon
A novel about code breaking should have an obscure name like Cryptonomicon. The novel skips back and forth between adventures and misadventures of code breakers in WWII and their decedents today. The [...]








