The link below is to a book review page at National Public Radio (NPR) in the USA for the book ‘The Twilight War – The Secret History of America’s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran,’ by David Crist. Looks like an interesting book.
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/books/titles/156487361/the-twilight-war-the-secret-history-of-americas-thirty-year-conflict-with-iran
The link below is to a good article on bookmobiles in the US – including photos. A great glimpse into the past.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/07/12/a-brief-history-of-american-bookmobiles-in-pictures/
The link below is to an article reporting on seven books important to history – in some way. There’s a fair chance that you won’t agree with a lot of the selections.
For more visit:
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/14/7-tiny-books-that-packed-a-big-punch/
The link below is to an article reporting on the recent history of books and bookshops and asks ‘are we in a golden age of books?’
For more visit:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/12/06/a-golden-age-of-books-there-were-only-500-real-bookstores-in-1931/258309/
The link below is to an article about the best books on Abraham Lincoln. A useful article.
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/10/149871122/best-books-and-surprising-insights-on-lincoln
The link below is to an article and infographic that looks into the history of books being made into movies.
For more, visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/books-to-movies-a-history_b21723
The following link is to an article concerning the history of books bound in tanned human skin. I sure hope I don’t have any such books!
For more, visit:
http://thechirurgeonsapprentice.com/2012/01/31/books-of-human-flesh-the-history-behind-anthropodermic-bibliopegy/
The link below is to a book review that I didn’t write. The book being reviewed is ‘The Censor’s Library,’ by Nicole Moore. This book is about the banned books of Australia, stored away in an archive and making up some 793 boxes of books. It looks into the history of censorship of imported books in Australia.
For more visit:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/contains-adult-themes-20120316-1va3t.html
This book is for history enthusiasts and concerns what has come down to us as the ‘Boston Massacre.’ The Boston Massacre was an important incident that led up to the American War of Independence. This book contains an account of the incident, as well as information on the town of Boston, the trial of the soldiers involved in the incident and a number of unpublished documents attributed to John Adams (who would become the second president of the United States) who defended the British troops
in their trial.
The book is some 320 pages long and can be downloaded as a pdf, as well as a number of other formats as shown on the page linked to.
To Download the pdf version of the book, visit:
http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924076622731
I have now started to read ‘Post War,’ by Tony Judt. The edition I have was published in 2005 by The Penguin Press. It is a massive work of over 900 pages, that includes both photographs and maps.
The period of history being dealt with is post war Europe from the end of World War II to 2005. It includes the immediate aftermath of World War II, right through the Cold War period and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Though I have only just started (yesterday) I have completed about 100 pages thus far, which has taken me through the preface, introduction and the first chapter, ‘The Legacy of War.’ The first chapter deals with the immediate aftermath of the war and its consequences for the people of Europe. It is an horrific picture of post war Europe and the devastation it had on the entirety of Europe – nations, cities and towns, peoples and families. It is the legacy of total war.
At the BookShelf 
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