books about: 1953     books:       The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia22 reviews Tim Tzouliadis Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Superb and affecting history This is the type of history book that I always look for; filling in a blank spot in knowledge, well-written and affecting. You can read the greater detail in other reviews, but the high-level story is the totalitarian savagery of the Soviet Union on almost everyone it could get its hands on. The second theme is the indifference and political expediency of the Roosevelt administration and its ...             A Child's Christmas in Wales24 reviews Dylan Thomas, Trina Schart Hyman Holiday House, 1985 The voice If you have read A Child's Christmas in Wales, you know that it has to be a classic. But you can't fully appreciate it until you have heard Dylan Thomas read it. What a deep, expressive, poetic voice. For years, I have listened to the recording on a Caedman record. It is wonderful to have it on a CD.             About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior75 reviews Colonel David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman Touchstone, 1990 Excellent Read......... Highly Recommended ... 5 stars Excellent Read......... Highly Recommended ... 5 stars About Face chronicles the experiences of the youngest colonel serving during the Vietnam circumstances. The book itself begins in February 1951 with Hackworth facing the enemy in Korea and is divided into twenty-three chapters. About Face follows David Hackworth the length of his military journey from the days when as a young soldier ...             Untamed20 reviews Steve Bloom Harry N. Abrams, 2004 WOW! Steve Bloom has taken pictoral essays to new heights. In September 2007, a stroke of Irish luck led me to his exhibition in Dublin, Ireland. I spent a mesmerizing hour wandering St. Stephen's Green Park admiring his outstanding mini-billboard sized photographs and felt cheated when I ran out of time. So I bought the book, it sits on my coffee table, and I enjoy it day after day. Untamed is not a ...             Cross Creek20 reviews Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Scribner, 1996 A walk through old rural FL Cross Creek is a series of entertaining if perhaps embellished anecdotes relating to Florida in the years preceding World War II told from the perspective of a educated emigré from the North. Some of the language, which was typical of the times, would no longer be considered politically correct and might be offensive to some. The book, however is totally delightful and gives some insight into ...             The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s34 reviews Piers Brendon Knopf, 2000 Fantastic Stuff This is one of the best books I have ever read about that period or any other period of modern history. Brendon knows how to connect countries, people, events and even fleeting vignettes with the utmost mastery. You really get a global vision about those years and the spirit that animated them. Last but not least it must be mentioned the elegance of Brendon's pen. His ability to depict leaders or ...             Fire and Ice : The Korean War, 1950-195334 reviews Michael J. Varhola Savas Woodbury Publishers, 2000 Varhola Does It Again Being familiar with some of the author's other works, I tracked this one down as well. As expected, the level of detail and obvious meticulous research were as I expected. Another successful and vivid portrait of a very gripping historical period from an author who clearly knows his history. The wealth of little details interspersed throughout the mandatory historical details make this a true ...             The Complete Peanuts 1953-195420 reviews Charles M. Schulz Fantagraphics Books, 2004 An interesting look backwards I've always loved Peanuts. As a kid, I especially enjoyed the TV shows, but of course everyone loves Snoopy, and the other characters, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, and Pigpen, are all very fun. As a result, when my wife got this for me for my birthday, I was fascinated to see how far what we know as Peanuts had evolved from what it started out as. Charlie Brown still has that ...             The Candy Bombers18 reviews Putnam Adult, 2008 An Uplifting Example and Amazing Story Reading this book is an emotional and stirring event on many different levels. It offers one of the clearest and most succient histories of the period just after the Second World War. The book also does an excellent job of providing balance between the outsized personalities who helped shape the airlift and the amazing achievement that the airlife in itself was. One of the most touching ...             Seductive Poison254 reviews Deborah Layton Doubleday, 1998 Compelling and disturbing. I could not put it down. I had seen a documentary a while back on PBS, and Deborah Layton was one of the many former members and survivors who gave commentary on People's Temple and specifically the Rev. Jim Jones. In introducing Layton, there was a marker under her name that indicated she had written a book titled, Seductive Poison, on the infamous death cult. I ordered it. All I can say is that Layton's memoir is an ...             The Children of the Arbat: A Novel (Rybakov, Anatolii Naumovich. Arbat Trilogy, V. 1.)13 reviews Anatoli Naumovich Rybakov Little Brown & Co (T), 1988 The Soviet Union on the Eve of the Great Terror It is not always easy to keep track of the many threads in this sprawling 685 page novel about the Soviet Union in 1933 and 1934, on the eve of the murder of Kirov and the Reign of Terror. But it gives a superb picture of the period: a vivid portrait of Stalin and his thought processes, of the lives of young people in Moscow, of how it was already possible for devoted and loyal communists to be ...             The Battle for Pusan9 reviews Addison Terry Presidio Press, 2000 27th RCT in the trenches: Taegu to Chipyong Ni TERRY'S BOOK IS SO good I'm at a loss to give it all the praise it deserves in the framework of a brief review. He has an engaging style of writing--cuddle up with this book in an easy chair. The description of the battles is crisp; of the lulls, languid. His honesty is touching and much like Tom Sawyer ("I cried a little bit when I covered up his face") he doesn't smother you with ...             The Case of Comrade Tulayev (New York Review Books Classics)11 reviews Victor Serge NYRB Classics, 2004 A Great Twenthieth Century Work of Fiction I can only echo the five star reviews already on this list. I first read Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon" 40 years ago and it made a profound impression on me. I re-read it this year for a book club and still found it powerful if somewhat dated. "The Case of Comrade Tulayev" is a greater book. I have read a fair amount about the early Soviet Union, including Stephen Cohen's brilliant ...             Flying Carpet: The Soul of an Airplane11 reviews Gregory N. Brown Iowa State Press, 2003 Excellent book for all seeking adventure I am a student pilot and have been reading just about everything I can get my hands on that has to do with flying for the past two years. I first learned of Greg Brown through his Flying Carpet column in AOPA's Flight Training magazine and enjoyed his articles and writing. I stumbled upon this book through a search on Amazon and am so glad I did! The book is extremely well written and you ...             At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land16 reviews Yossi K. Halevi William Morrow, 2001 What real faith is all about. Amazing. Yossi Halevy thinks he is only writing about interfaith connections in the holy land, but in fact the most inspiring aspect of the book is the delicate portrait of his own faith in God, where this deep faith takes him, and the grace of goodwill and wisdom that it creates inside his soul.             The Captains9 reviews Jove, 2008 One of WEB's Best The Captains is certainly one of the best books in any of the series Griffin has written. I served in armored cavalry and in MI and Griffin knows the army and its array of characters. He is a master of character development, dialogue and military humor. There is none of the obsequious boot-licking of the military present in Clancy's novels. Unlike Clancy, who has his lips firmly entrenched on the ...             The Last Will & Testament of a Very Distinguished Dog18 reviews Eugene O'Neill Henry Holt and Co., 1999 Gift for the mourning owner I, unfortunately, have bought this book about 12 times. I buy this as a gift whenever someone close loses a dog from their family. Anyone who has lost a canine member of the family can use this book, it becomes personal to anyone.             East of Chosin: Entrapment and Breakout in Korea, 1950 (Texas a & M University Military History Series)10 reviews Roy Edgar Appleman Texas A&M University Press, 1991 Honest, In Depth and Heartbreaking. I've long been very familiar with the 1st Marine Division's history at the Chosin, but until I read Roy Appleman's book I didn't realize just how much I didn't know about the Army's side of the conflict. This tale of desperation and bravery should be required reading amongst all American service personnel and perhaps even in High Schools. Excellently written, this book holds your attention ...             Scrappy: Memoir of a U.S. Fighter Pilot in Korea and Vietnam10 reviews Howard C Johnson, Ian A. O'connor McFarland, 2007 A True Look Into The Fighter Pilot World Scrappy and my dad, Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, were cohorts and compadres in a world that only fighter pilots can understand. I read this book with great enjoyment, appreciation, laughter and admiration. Through no end of great tales, self-deprecating honesty and acute analysis of the political bureaucracy in play during the Vietnam war, I learned far more about fighter pilots than I already knew I ...             Antarctica: A Year at the Bottom of theWorld9 reviews Jim Mastro Bulfinch, 2002 The reader is part of the voyage If you are in the least bit interested in Antarctica, as I have been for about 20 years, READ THIS BOOK. Mastro is a brilliant travel writer whose simple, witty, easily enjoyable style keeps you feeling as though you were there experiencing the whole thing yourself. An amazing narrative insight into several different areas of the frozen continent, in weather conditions beyond belief, as well a ...              search for books 1950-1953, 1953-1954, airplane, american, anatolii, antarctica, breakout, captains, children, christians, christmas, classics, complete, distinguished, entrance, entrapment, fighter, forsaken, history, military, muslims, naumovich, panorama, rybakov, seductive, testament, theworld, trilogy, university, vietnam books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: BRM: The Saga of British Racing Motors: Volume 3: Monocoque V8 Cars ... we recommend Compelling and disturbing. I could not put it down. leave a comment home  impressum - about us