by Kevin Winter | Oct 27, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Yale University Press Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Václav Havel and Adam Michnik were two major figures of late 20th...
by Kevin Winter | Oct 15, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, History, Philosophy
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Yale University Press Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, eBook Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] History can be used for many purposes, not all of which...
by Site Owner | Mar 26, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Nautical
By Billy G. Smith Yale University Press, $35.00, 320 pages In April 1972, 266 people sailed from England in order to colonize a section of Africa. Their plan was to work with native Africans, demonstrating to the world that slavery is an unnecessary evil. The...
by Site Owner | Jan 30, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
A Pan-disciplinary View of the Anglo-Saxons and their Enduring Impact on the World. By Nicholas Higham and M. J. Ryan Yale University Press, $45.00, 477 pages The Anglo-Saxon World is a lovely tome of a book devoted to an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the...
by Site Owner | Jan 24, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History
Saving Stonehenge: A History of the Preservation Movement in England By Simon Thurley Yale University Press, $45.00, 224 pages One of the most unexpected themes running through Men from the Ministry, Simon Thurley’s engaging account of the preservation movement in...
