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Tag Archives: History

War Book Review

10/10
“‘History is unfair’. Zelensky added. ‘We are not the ones who have started this war. But we are the ones who have to finish it.’”

Posted byCarolineOctober 24, 2024Posted inBook Review, NonfictionTags:Afghanistan, Biden, Book Review, Books, Government, Hamas, History, Iran, Israel, Military, Nonfiction, Politics, Russia, Trump, Ukraine, WarLeave a comment on War Book Review

The Reactionary Spirit Book Review

8/10
“The very triumph of the system contained the seeds of a future crisis.”

Posted byCarolineOctober 15, 2024Posted inBook Review, NonfictionTags:America, Book Review, Books, Conservatives, Democracy, Far right, History, Hungary, India, Nonfiction, Philosophy, political-theory, PoliticsLeave a comment on The Reactionary Spirit Book Review

The Great Naturalists Book Review

6/10
“Continually impelled by a restless spirit of curiosity…”

Posted byCarolineOctober 4, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, book-reviews, Books, History, Knowledge, Naturalists, Nature, Nonfiction, ScienceLeave a comment on The Great Naturalists Book Review

Impossible Monsters Book Review

8/10
“Truth is better than disingenuous comfort.”

Posted byCarolineSeptember 29, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, Books, charles-darwin, Christianity, Darwin, evolution, Fossils, History, Nature, Nonfiction, Religion, ScienceLeave a comment on Impossible Monsters Book Review

The Underworld Book Review

9/10
“If we’re serious about dealing with climate change … our highest priority must be to safeguard whatever remains of the natural carbon-capturing systems.”

Posted byCarolineJanuary 17, 2024Posted inBook Review, Nonfiction, ScienceTags:Book Review, Books, Exploration, History, Nature, non-fiction, Nonfiction, Ocean, ScienceLeave a comment on The Underworld Book Review

Dead Wake Book Review

4/10
“The track lingered on the surface like a long pale scar. In maritime vernacular, this trail of fading disturbance, whether from ship or torpedo, was called a ‘dead wake’.”

Posted byCarolineDecember 15, 2021August 18, 2023Posted inBook Review, NonfictionTags:Book Review, Books, History, NonfictionLeave a comment on Dead Wake Book Review

The Splendid and the Vile Book Review

9/10
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

Posted byCarolineSeptember 12, 2020September 18, 2020Posted inNonfictionTags:History, NonfictionLeave a comment on The Splendid and the Vile Book Review
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