tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post8667770797011159278..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: My Year in Non-FictionBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-85852332718532809282014-11-17T06:29:16.192+11:002014-11-17T06:29:16.192+11:00I read The Paper Garden awhile back and really lik...I read The Paper Garden awhile back and really liked it. I thought it was a lovely story on a person and practice I'd never really hard of before. Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09240085627916462704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-12301886517518962732014-11-15T20:46:41.049+11:002014-11-15T20:46:41.049+11:00Thanks for reading all the way through Pam - I app...Thanks for reading all the way through Pam - I appreciate your fortitude :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-85465814822557014822014-11-15T20:45:27.710+11:002014-11-15T20:45:27.710+11:00I hadn't heard of In the Garden of Beasts, but...I hadn't heard of In the Garden of Beasts, but a quick google search reveals a fascinating premise. I wasn't aware of Ambassador Dodd, but it sounds like he and his family had an interesting insight into German society at that time.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-40820629626666632012014-11-15T20:38:11.745+11:002014-11-15T20:38:11.745+11:00I've enjoyed some of Tomalin's other bio&#...I've enjoyed some of Tomalin's other bio's so I should check this one out too - thanks for the heads up :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-65115381834027542982014-11-15T05:27:09.273+11:002014-11-15T05:27:09.273+11:00Thanks for the non-fiction recommendations. "...Thanks for the non-fiction recommendations. "The Paper Garden" sounds especially intriguing! Late life creativity - France - sounds like a must-read for me. This year have read several good non-fiction titles, two of which really impacted me: "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman and "The Invisible Woman" by Claire Tomalin, a fascinating history centering on the secret mistress of Charles Dickens, a woman named Nelly Ternan. I just realized they made a movie based on that book and really need to see it.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410770170789318488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-2702137302900634292014-11-14T07:58:35.165+11:002014-11-14T07:58:35.165+11:00I feel like the "how did they let it happen&q...I feel like the "how did they let it happen" question is one area of the Holocaust that hasn't been well covered and I'm fascinated with it! In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson deals with it a little bit. So, that one sounds interesting!<br />Thanks for stopping by my blog!Sarah (Sarah's Book Shelves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04114051128835057362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-27438719195176538022014-11-14T07:50:51.036+11:002014-11-14T07:50:51.036+11:00Check out my parenting tab on the left hand side. ...Check out my parenting tab on the left hand side. There are 2 more reviews - both for teenagers though - which is the stage we're right in the middle of !Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-44435254546170200072014-11-14T05:26:57.143+11:002014-11-14T05:26:57.143+11:00I also loved the Paper Garden. A really interestin...I also loved the Paper Garden. A really interesting unusual book. I have Hare with the Amber Eyes on the TBR. Need to get with it and read it. Thanks for this post. You could have written more and I'd have stuck with it. haha. It has motivated me to pull down some of my NF from the shelves. I've been reading "too easy" lately I think and need to focus on some NF. Enjoyed this post immensely. (the Travellin' Penguin)Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-21779208189786651012014-11-14T04:29:57.581+11:002014-11-14T04:29:57.581+11:00So many new-to-me titles! Thank you!So many new-to-me titles! Thank you!jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606291700379987935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-70288474365789176692014-11-14T02:40:21.025+11:002014-11-14T02:40:21.025+11:00I'm very intrigued by Albert Speer and True Pl...I'm very intrigued by Albert Speer and True Pleasures. I will have to come back and read your review on the parenting books. Do you have any other parenting books on the go? I haven't read any for awhile, but think it's pick-up a few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-91475941746005331762014-11-14T00:45:47.877+11:002014-11-14T00:45:47.877+11:00I am in non-fiction heaven at the moment! :) And n...I am in non-fiction heaven at the moment! :) And now I will check out The Paper Garden and the Albert Speer book. Thanks for the recommendations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-11053169568608067062014-11-13T23:16:51.080+11:002014-11-13T23:16:51.080+11:00Thanks for all the great recommendations. I've...Thanks for all the great recommendations. I've actually read a few of these. Of those I haven't, the Speer book looks most interesting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-77683414399421255622014-11-13T22:36:22.536+11:002014-11-13T22:36:22.536+11:00I really must get to reading True Pleasures someti...I really must get to reading True Pleasures sometime- I'm sure it would be right up my alley. Good luck with your NF reading. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-53510987205611811172014-11-13T22:22:51.879+11:002014-11-13T22:22:51.879+11:00Isn't this a great event? So many wonderful re...Isn't this a great event? So many wonderful recommendations. I love the variety of "expert" topics.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-1735327198181552562014-11-13T20:32:57.946+11:002014-11-13T20:32:57.946+11:00Exactly!
And Sereny peeled back the layers of his ...Exactly!<br />And Sereny peeled back the layers of his personality and his knowing like an onion. <br />It was a beautiful exercise in psychology, intelligence & determination.<br />It's a huge chunkster of a read, but so worth the investment in time & intellectual energy.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-42285799611104340172014-11-13T20:05:55.927+11:002014-11-13T20:05:55.927+11:00Albert Speer: His Battle With Truth caught my eye....Albert Speer: His Battle With Truth caught my eye. From what I know about Speer he really was the epitome of an intelligent man who should have know better who allowed himself to be seduced by evil. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com