Manny's Book Shelf

Mini-reviews of books I read.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Aesop's Fables by Aesop

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This is a book I probably would have NEVER read had it not been for the obsession I have with Abraham Lincoln and that period.  In one of th...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Alongside Night by: J. Neil Schulman

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This book was recommended to me years ago when I left the Republican Party.  I had other books in the hopper and never got around to it.  Th...

The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War By: Daniel Stashower

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This was an interesting book for me because of the period of which it covers.  I am always fascinated by the language they used and always e...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Real American Heroes By: Brion McClanahan

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This is an interesting read.  Although you may or may not agree with McClanahan's assertions as to who was a "real American hero...

Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign by: Stephan Talty

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What a great book.  I was never into pirates per se,  but after reading "The Jefferson Key" which dealt with a fictional family t...
Friday, February 1, 2013

What Has Government Done to Our Money? and The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar by: Murray N. Rothbard

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A great book for the novice economist, not because of the content but because of the delivery of the subject matter.  You will come away wit...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln By: Edward Steers Jr.

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Another great book on Lincoln and the assassination.  Although to me, the best book on Booth, the plot and the assassination is by far ...
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