‘The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941-1942’ by Nigel Hamilton
This is one of the better books I have read lately. Hamilton does a very good job telling the story...
Cage on the Sea – Ohno, Kaoru (trans. Murra, Giles)
I recently ran across what looks like an interesting book for those interested in the Pacific War - "Cage on...
The Smith frat house
We are officially running the equivalent of a frat house here out on Harris Lake Road. The only difference is...
Duma Key – Stephen King
Had this book recommended to me as good vacation reading last week, and I really did enjoy it. I'm way...
The Colorado Kid – Stephen King
I've become a big fan of the series Haven which claims it's based on this Stephen King short story, so...
The Twilight Warriors – Robert Gandt
This book is about the naval side of the Okinawa campaign, and focuses on the youngest naval aviators, who caught...
The Parthenon Enigma – Joan Breton Connelly
Anything about the Parthenon I'll buy. Especially a recent analysis that proposes a radical new rethinking of what the celebrated...
The Men Who United the States: America’s Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible – Simon Winchester
Just finished listening to this. One of the major pluses is that you could listen to anything the author (who...
Get Organized: How to Clean Up Your Messy Digital Life – Jill E Duffy
I'm a sucker for books about organizing, and I ran across this while reading this month's PC Magazine. It turned...
Changing header for Puttering in the Study
Have been meaning to change the header for my Puttering weblog to show the painted ceiling finished last year (well,...