pickSo this book took awhile to finish, apparently I started this in January 🤷♂️. It was just so thorough, which was both a positive and a negative. This book covers all types of nuclear accidents to include those related to research and tests, the transportation of weapons, and those at power plants. This was informative if not a bit unsettling at times with the number of close calls reported. The author‘s light tone and sense of humor helps
pickTremendous overview of the history of fascism in the US.
so-soA terrible period of our history...
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pickA comprehensive history of modern Greece, well-written. I learnt much about where Greece sits in the wider context, including that it hasn‘t existed as a country until relatively recently - whereas there is a strong conceit of the Hellenic (or Greek) ancient history & culture. For a country that invented democracy, it seems to have been a hot mess for the last 200+ years. So many coups, periods of no government and reliance on imperial countries.
pickWhile I found some of the language Farquhar uses to describe many of the Romanov rulers objectionable, it is very clear that most of them suffered from developmental disabilities and/or severe mental illness. This book is a gossipy wild ride through 300 years of madness, ineptitude, and dreadful, traumatic parenting. Don‘t expect serious discussion of politics, international relations, or statecraft - this version of history is a train wreck.
I saw @MadelineMcCrae review last night and immediately had to see if my library had it. 😂
I should wait until I finish Birnam Wood, but I‘m not enjoying it. I‘ll push through for #CampLitsy23, but I‘m 40% through and it‘s just a slog, so…I think I‘m going to read a bit of unhinged history. I love Romanov history almost as much as I love the Plantagenets.
pickNone of these people were sane. Not. A. Single. One.
