by envisionmg | Mar 25, 2015 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Today In History
The Today In History Reading List is a list of books, fiction and non-fiction, to go along with some of the events that happened today. 421 Traditional Date Given for the Founding of Venice No one knows the actual founding date of Venice but it is traditionally held...
by envisionmg | Mar 6, 2015 | History, Jim Reviews
I read a lot of history; I review a lot of history books; I read a lot of history book reviews; and I read a lot of book catalogs selling history books so not a lot slips by me. However this is a case of that happening, and I am simultaneously embarrassed (for missing...
by envisionmg | Jan 28, 2015 | Biography, History, Jim Reviews
Recently there has been a resurgence in interest in the character of George Smiley with the reboot of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Although Gary Oldman does a credible George Smiley, for me he’ll always look like Alec Guinness from the BBC Mini-Series that follows...
by envisionmg | Jan 23, 2015 | Biography, Discovery List, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Reading Lists
SONS OF LIBERTY, the three-night, six-hour event, follows a defiant and radical group of young men–Sam Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Dr. Joseph Warren–as they band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation. [Text...
by envisionmg | Jan 5, 2015 | History, Jim Recommends
Doing a Russian spy themed Jim Recommends today. All of the books I’m recommend are perspective on espionage from the perspective of the Soviet Union. Spymaster -Tennent H. Bagley Spymaster is a unique book. It is the biography of Sergey A. Kondrashev, a major...
by envisionmg | Dec 24, 2014 | History, Jim Reviews
How about a little Russian Revolution on Christmas Eve? Ok maybe not every ones first choice for the night before Christmas but at some point you should really check this one out (I briefly tried to come up with Russian Revolution themed lyrics to Night Before...
