united states of america – Page 4

July 29, 2019

Review: Made in America, Bill Bryson

Rating: 4 out of 5 This was really interesting! Histories in general have the promise to be thrilling, histories of language share this but…

July 24, 2019

Rating: 2 out of 5 Of the two Tim Marshall books I’ve read, this was the better one. That’s not to say that this…

July 22, 2019

Rating: 4 out of 5 Who doesn’t know of Gettysburg, of Lee, of Pickett? I don’t think many would be able to name the…

July 21, 2019

Rating: 4 out of 5 I think this work is primarily interesting because of the emphasis it places on the selected eight leaders doing…

July 16, 2019

Rating: 3 out of 5 I really like Bill Bryson’s writings, but this one left me cold. Perhaps it’s the subject matter — mostly…

May 15, 2019

Rating: 4 out of 5 I found this book to be very good but also difficult. This is stated with respect to both the…

April 28, 2019

Rating: 3 out of 5 This was a book I picked up primarily to satisfy my interest in the American frontier. Unsurprisingly, it only…

March 28, 2019

Rating: 5 out of 5 High praise for this! Not only did Mr Olson give a thorough overview of the story of (European) human…

February 15, 2019

Rating: 3 out of 5 It’s not that I dislike the poem — I think too many of the other people here have fallen…

January 28, 2019

Rating: 2 out of 5 I found that I had a problem with this book. We have a British author who wants to re-centre…