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The Lessons of History © 1968 Simon and Schuster 117 pages When you need advice about your car, you talk to a mechanic. If you need financial advice, you speak with a banker. What should you do if you want to learn from history? Read this essay from the husband and wife duo that produced [...]
The Mother Tongue ©1990 Perennial: HarperCollins 270 pages Have you ever wondered why Bill Bryson is such an interesting author? Maybe it’s because of his encyclopedic knowledge of the English language. In The Mother Tongue, Bryson takes the reader on a tour through the formation and the use of the most common language in the [...]
Canada: The Foundations of its Future © 1941 Gazette Printing Company 257 pages In Canada: The Foundations of its Future, Leacock wrote an informative and entertaining tale of the history of Canada. He began the account before humans walked the continent and ended at World War II. This book was published during WWII, partially as [...]
Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History © 2009 Thomas Nelson xx+236 pages This book is a rare find: a history that’s interesting to read. Wilson stands in the company of Thomas Cahill in his ability to make centuries of history read like a gripping [...]
The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World © 2009 Thomas Nelson 273 pages Where do you go after writing best-selling books about the faith of George W. Bush and Barack Obama? To beer, of course! This fascinating volume delves into the history of the most iconic family [...]
Patterns of Settlement in Southern Ontario: Three Studies (Curriculum Resource Books Series, 21) © 1971 McClelland & Stewart 141 pages This book is pretty obscure. So obscure, in fact, I couldn’t find an image of it anywhere online. Since I’m currently moving and my scanner is packed, there’s no picture on this post to refer [...]
The Catholic Church: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles) © 2001, 2003 Translation by John Bowden © 2001, 2003 The Modern Library 227 pages I bought this book to fill some gaps in my knowledge of church history. It did the trick! Küng’s a loyal rebel in the church, which endeared him to me immediately. [...]
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