UNDER CONSTRUCTION
These are books I read before I began writing the full-length reviews, so I'm offering here 'quick hit' reviews of them.
Categories (Click on a category to jump down to it.)
| Science and Nature | |
| History, Economics and Politics | Spain and Spanish History |
| General |
Science and Nature
 The Worst Journey in the World |
A captivating memoir from a member of the team that journeyed to Antarctica with Robert Scott on his ultimately doomed attempt to reach the South Pole first; an epic tale of survival against daunting odds. (Quotes from book) |
 The Time Before History |
Colin Tudge provides a fascinating history of pre-human Earth, and perhaps the most succinct description of capitalism's profit-over-people focus: 'the agricultural systems of the [modern] world are not actually designed to feed people'. |
 Sara Wheeler
Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard |
Sara Wheeler wonderfully captures the fascinating life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, who participated in Robert Scott's epic journey to Antarctica and wrote the captivating memoir The Worst Journey in the World. |
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History, Economics and Politics
 Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies |
Chomsky makes evident that cabal-driven conspiracy theories are not required for manufacturing a social order friendly to elite interests. His examples reflect the 1989 publishing date, but his message remains powerful and convincing. |
 A People's History of the United States |
A trenchant recounting and analysis of US history focused on the impact on people, both at home and abroad; it has profoundly and fundamentally both changed my view of America's past, and continued to shaped my understanding of the American present. |
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Spain and Spanish History
 Dominique Lapierre Or I'll Dress You in Mourning: The Story of El Cordobés and the New Spain He Stands For |
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 Qué está pasando en Cataluña (What is Happening in Catalonia) |  The Spanish Civil War |
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General
 Phantoms on the Bookshelves |
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