Tag: history
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Book Review: Dr. Feelgood by Richard A. Lertzman & William J. Birnes
Earlier this year, I read Blitzed by Norman Ohler. My interest in that book led me to find this book, which follows a similar figure in the United States who injected well-known celebrities and public figures with an addictive amphetamine cocktail…
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Book Review: Pope Leo XIV by Christopher White
I wanted to love this book so much. Given how shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV this book was published, I hadn’t expected this to be an in-depth biography. I did, however, expect it to be wholly about Cardinal Prevost/Pope Leo XIV…
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Book Review: Conscription Reflections by Charles Palmer
I’ve been enjoying reading memoirs lately, especially ones that discuss events before my time. Conscription Reflections was a unique one. While the primary focus is rooted in the author’s experiences during the Vietnam War, he also discusses life in general leading up to and following the war…
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Top 5: Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2025 (so far)
I’ve read a fantastic assortment of fiction books this year, but I think my nonfiction reads have surpassed those. It was difficult to build this list…
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Book Review: A Physician’s Memoir: Growing up in Mao’s China by JianJun Chen
I knew from the title alone that this was going to be an incredible story. I haven’t done much research on Mao’s China, but I knew enough going in to know that the author likely had the odds against him…
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Book Review: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
I never gave much thought to tuberculosis. Of course, I knew that several historical figures suffered from and/or died from it, and I knew in some parts of the world it was still possible to become ill with it, but growing up in America, I’ve always assumed it was largely an illness of the past.…
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Book Review: What Christians Believe by Bishop Robert Baron
In this book, Bishop Robert Baron breaks down each line of the Nicene Creed, reflecting on its origin, meaning, and relation to the Catholic faith. Though a relatively short book at 164 pages, it’s a deep dive…
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Book Review: Nagasaki by Susan Southard
I knew going into this book that it was going to be upsetting, but even when you imagine the worst about a nuclear strike, it’s still worse than you could ever envision on your own…
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Book Review: Vietnam as They Knew It by Jerry L. Staub
This might be the most unique book about war I’ve ever encountered. There’s something about poetry that brings you into a subject more deeply than other forms of writing. Poetry jumps straight to the point, the rawness, and all that surrounds it…
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Book Review: The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Elizabeth and William Friedman were renowned codebreakers who got their start in the early 20th Century. Until modern times, it was William who got a lot of the glory for his career, largely thanks to his wife’s persistence to put him in the history books. Meanwhile, Elizabeth’s contributions were left as quiet footnotes. In this…