by envisionmg | Jun 23, 2014 | Staff Review
Reviewed by JimIt’s been a good spring/summer for the historical spy novel genre. A couple weeks ago David Downing’s Jack of Spies came out and now we have Alan Furst’s Midnight in Europe. Fans of Furst will immediately recognize the style and plot...
by envisionmg | Jun 19, 2014 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Carol4.5 Stars. Remarkable historical fiction about a Southern family’s views on slavery pre-Civil War, and the relationship between one of the daughters, Sarah Grimké, and her slave, Handful. Grimké and her sister, Angelina, become passionate about...
by envisionmg | Jun 12, 2014 | Michelle Recommends, Staff Reading, Staff Review
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age – W. Bernard Carlson Here’s the thing: I may never again want to hear the words commutator, stator or rotor, but I will very probably never get enough of Nikola Tesla. Most everyone has heard the name, but aside from...
by envisionmg | Jun 3, 2014 | Jen Recommends, Staff Picks, Staff Review
The Perfume Collector – Kathleen TessaroAfter receiving an unexpected inheritance from a complete stranger, newlywed socialite Grace Monroe must uncover the identity of her mysterious benefactor. Weaving through the decades from 1920s New York to 1950s Monte...
by envisionmg | May 27, 2014 | Literary Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Linda S.Excellent Historical Fiction that takes place in 1665 on an island called Great Harbor, now known as Martha’s Vineyard. A Puritan family settles on the land and the father, a minister, teaches the Native Americans the ways of the church and schools...
by envisionmg | May 15, 2014 | Staff Review
As anyone who reads a lot Asian history knows it is really hard to find a current comprehensive history of Central Asia in the middle ages. Not surprising when you consider the area encompasses about 2 million square miles, hundreds of years of history and countless...
