Holiday Reading Ideas
Four books to enjoy reading over the holidays (or at any other time!)
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
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Fun With History
You get a different sense of history when you read old newspapers instead of just history books.
Book Review: Darkness at Noon
Written in 1940 about Stalinist Russia, Darkness at Noon contains a chilling explanation of the recent trend towards authoritarianism in much of the world. I give it 5 stars.
Book Review: Street Corner Dreams
Street Corner Dreams: A Novel by Florence Reiss Kraut My rating: 4 of 5 stars My father grew up in a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn that was about half Italian and half Jewish. It marked him in several ways, most…
Book Review: The Confessions of Young Nero
Nero gets an unfair bad rap, according to Margaret George's book, The Confessions of Young Nero. If you grew up in the kind of environment he did, you'd have issues too.
Book Review: The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank
A beautifully written examination of survivor guilt and PTSD.
Book Review: The Courtesan’s Daughter
Book review of "The Courtesan's Daughter" by Susanne Dunlap. See also my review of her book, The Portraitist, which I loved!
Are the Galapagos Islands Worth the Cost & Hassle?
We hesitated about going to the Galapagos because of the cost. Turns out you can do it more cheaply & help the locals. Totally worth it!
ChatGPT is a Lying Narcissist!
ChatGPT and its Bing search engine equivalent have an AI version of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They will tell you lies but sound oh, so convincing.
Book Review: The Portraitist, by Susanne Dunlap
A different perspective on the French Revolution -- through the eyes of a rising female portrait artist.
Book Review: A God in Ruins
Review of Kate Atkinson's powerful novel, A God in Ruins. Despite a disjointed beginning, I got swept away, and ultimately blown away by the twist ending.
Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun
A must-read if you want to get a real sense of what war is like for those who live in war-torn countries.