What is TPM reading?
The premise here is simple -- what are you currently reading, and what/how would you recommend the book to others?
For myself --
Right now, I'm midway through David McCullough's John Adams. Next on my list is another book titled John Adams by a different author that I can't seem to track right now. That John Adams book seems to deal more with Adams' young, pre-revolutionary life, which McCullough's book doesn't dwell on in any substantive fashion.
I'm enjoying McCullough's narrative, though. Previously, I'd read his 1776 and, while I found it interesting, I thought it glossed over too much detail to be of real interest to me. Honestly, it seemed like a Da Vinci Code for amateur historians. John Adams is a much longer book in page length though, and seems to be much more substantive besides.
Next on my list, in no particular order (to be read in whichever order my libraries support) are:
William Blum's Killing Hope
Samantha Power's The Problem from Hell
Peter Watson's Ideas: A history of thought and invention
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
Beyond that, I'd like to read some Melissa Rossi and Albert Hourani.
So, TPM, what's on your list? (My list is admittedly solely nonfiction; the only fiction I'm reading now is for grade school children and young adults, so I can get more familiar with the library collection at the school I work in. If you need a fiction recommendation for a child, let me know. I can almost certainly find something enjoyable for any age or ability range!)
For myself --
Right now, I'm midway through David McCullough's John Adams. Next on my list is another book titled John Adams by a different author that I can't seem to track right now. That John Adams book seems to deal more with Adams' young, pre-revolutionary life, which McCullough's book doesn't dwell on in any substantive fashion.
I'm enjoying McCullough's narrative, though. Previously, I'd read his 1776 and, while I found it interesting, I thought it glossed over too much detail to be of real interest to me. Honestly, it seemed like a Da Vinci Code for amateur historians. John Adams is a much longer book in page length though, and seems to be much more substantive besides.
Next on my list, in no particular order (to be read in whichever order my libraries support) are:
William Blum's Killing Hope
Samantha Power's The Problem from Hell
Peter Watson's Ideas: A history of thought and invention
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
Beyond that, I'd like to read some Melissa Rossi and Albert Hourani.
So, TPM, what's on your list? (My list is admittedly solely nonfiction; the only fiction I'm reading now is for grade school children and young adults, so I can get more familiar with the library collection at the school I work in. If you need a fiction recommendation for a child, let me know. I can almost certainly find something enjoyable for any age or ability range!)
