2014 was a strange year for me when it came to reading. For the past several years,  since acquiring an e-reader- first a Nook and then a Kindle- I read nearly full-time. I even started a blog called 200 Books …

Reading Roundup 2014 Read more »

It has been a while since I enjoyed a book and its subject so thoroughly. I found myself dawdling through the last chapters, sorry that it was nearly over. I picked it up on a whim, since it was available …

Book Review- Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier by Charles Spencer Read more »

If you’re looking for a readable pop history version of the Thirty Years War, do not read this book. I started this back in April, so it may very well have set a record for book that’s taken me the …

Book Review- Europe’s Tragedy: A New History of the Thirty Years War- Peter H. Wilson Read more »