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Jim Cullen, Review of "Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolution and Renaissance" by Michael Goldfarb (Simon & Schuster, 2009) Source: Special to HNN (1-19-10) [Jim Cullen, who teaches at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York, is a book review editor at HNN. He is the author of ten books, among them The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation (2003). He blogs at American History Now.] Michael Goldfarb, who many of us know as a National Public Radio reporter and commentator (he now works ... Submitted: on 19th Jan 2010 Tags: · The · 2003 · American · Author · Blogs · Book Review · Book Review Editor · History · Nation · The · WorksLibrary Loot - January 19, 2010 I am not sure what is wrong with me so far this year. I have hardly read anything and I am hardly updating my blog and I am hardly visiting other blogs! And, that was a long sentence... The Gates by John Connolly Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls My most excellent year by Steven Kluger Literary Hoaxes: an eye-opening history of famous frauds by Melissa Katsoulis White is for Witching by Helen O... Submitted: on 20th Jan 2010 Tags: · blog · The · What · Blogs · Famous · History · Jeannette Walls · John Connolly · Literary · Opening · WhatBest Albums of the Decade, 19-10 There were a lot of great records that came out from 2000-2009. Here are 101 of them, delivered in manageable multiple chunks over the next week or so. BSC's Matt Cibula breaks the entries down, and tells you why it mattered and what alternative albums by the same artist might have been used instead. Check out 19-10 after the jump! Related posts:Best Albums of the Decade, 101-90 Best Albums o... Submitted: on 3rd Jan 2010 Tags: · The · What · Artist · WhatA Mystery in Astor Hall Libraries/Divisions Libraries: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Divisions: Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy Relationships Subjects: Library & Book Trade History, Biography & Genealogy Biography Genealogy History of North America New York City History United States History New York State New York City Midtown Audience Aud... Submitted: on 26th Feb 2010 Tags: · Biography · History · Libraries · MysteryDeadpool #19 – Preview (from Marvel Comics!) More Deadpool this week, and unlike some people, I say the more the merrier! Along with the preview I just put up of Merc With Mouth#8, we have sneak peek at Deadpool#19 (the flagship mothership!). My favorite title is still helmed by Daniel Way,featuring art by Paco Medina, and a cover from Jason Pearson. Who dat on the cover? Spidey! Get to stores on February 17th, 2010 or miss on my favorite bo... Submitted: on 12th Feb 2010 Tags: · The · Up · Art · Comics · Daniel Way · Deadpool · Jason · Marvel · Marvel Comics · UpFriday Finds – March 19, 2010 March 19, 2010 Friday Finds is hosted each week by Jenn on Should Be Reading. Share with your readers which books you’ve discovered and added to either your TBR or wish list. I am constantly adding books to my wish list on Amazon. There are so many books listed there that I have no hope of reading Submitted: 17 hours ago Tags: · Amazon · Hope · March · Readers · Reading · Wish ListBigger Kindle DX goes global from 19 January The Kindle DX with 2.5x the screen area will soon be available outside the US, at its original -- somewhat hefty -- price Amazon has started taking pre-orders for a global version of the big Kindle DX ebook reader, which will be released on 19 January at the same as last May's US launch price: $489 (£301). The DX will ship from the US to more than 100 countries including Australia, Hong... Submitted: on 14th Jan 2010 Tags: · The · Amazon · Ebook · Ebook Reader · Kindle · Kindle Dx · The · The KindleHistory vs. Historical Fiction Today’s question: Given the choice, which do you prefer? Real history? Or historical fiction? (Assume, for the purposes of this discussion that they are equally well-written and engaging.) I tend to read more historical fiction than history because the latter is usually a companion to travel and vacation. When I went to Angkor Wat in Cambodia Submitted: on 25th Dec 2009 Tags: · The · When · Discussion · Fiction · Historical Fiction · History · The Choice · Travel · WrittenRon Briley: Review of William L. O'Neill, A Bubble in Time: America During the Interwar Years, 1989-2001 In this history of the 1990s, William L. O’Neill, professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University, again displays his courage in writing on contemporary history reminiscent of his classic study, Coming Apart: An Informal History of the 1960s (1975). In A Bubble in Time, O’Neill comes off as representative of what Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., once termed the “vital center.” ... Submitted: on 11th Jan 2010 Tags: · contemporary · The · What · History · Jr · Review · Study · What · William · WritingWesley Hogan. Reviews Kimberly L. Metcalfe, ed., In Sisterhood: The History of Camp 2 of the Alaska Native Sisterhood (Juneau, Alaska: Hazy Island Books, 2008) Wesley Hogan is Professor of History and Philosophy and Co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Race Relations at Virginian State University. Native Alaskan women’s history has been marginal to the “big story” of US history since the professionalization of the discipline in the 1870s. Indeed, few groups have seen more marginalization – by distance from Washington DC, ... Submitted: on 14th Jan 2010 Tags: · The · DC · History · Story · Study · Virginian
