In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century16 reviews
Andrew Carroll, Robert Torricelli, ...

Washington Square Press, 2000

A Century of Outstanding Spoken Wisdom

+ A Great Resource!
+ Great Reference of Speeches

In Our Own Words is a treasure of the greatest American speeches of the twentieth century. The greatest minds and their messages have been chronologically compiled bringing us all the wisdom their spoken words have served to alter the course of humanity. If you are looking for a book that is ...
  
  











  



  
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World132 reviews
Margaret Macmillan

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

Paris 1919

+ Paris 1919
+ Paris 1919 A contrast to 2007 in a World of One

I picked up this book as next in a series of books looking at why countries go to war. Given Germany's propensity for such since it's unification, this material seems to fit my quest. Summarily this book covers the mood of the times closing out one war and at the same time laying the pretext for ...
  
  











  



  
More Unsolved Mysteries of American History6 reviews
Paul Aron

Wiley, 2004

History's Mysteries

+ Clear, Consise, Informative
+ Clear, Well-Balanced and Fascinating
+ Extremely fun
  
  











  



  
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis37 reviews
Robert F. Kennedy

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

AS WE APPROACH IN HALF A YEAR THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS FBI ASSASSINATION LET US RECALL WHEN WISDOM AND DIPLOMACY RULED

+ Essential study material for all who aspire to be U. S. president
+ We were in the middle of it
+ On the precipice of annihilation
+ Inside look at critical inclusive decision making
  
  











  



  
America's Splendid Little Wars: A Short History of U.S. Engagements from the Fall of Saigon to Baghdad1 review
Peter Huchthausen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004

A fascinating overview of an eventful era in U.S. military history

"America's Splendid Little Wars: A Short History of U.S. Engagements from the Fall of Saigon to Baghdad," by Peter Huchthausen, is a fascinating guide to a quarter century of American military actions. Starting with the S.S. _Mayaguez_ incident off the coast of Cambodia in 1975, Huchthausen tells ...
  
  











  



  
Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time12 reviews
Paul Aron

Wiley, 2001

A Fascinating Tour through World History

+ Only intelligent and curious readers need apply
+ Thought provoking but...
+ Very Intriguing
  
  











  



  
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda215 reviews
Philip Gourevitch

Picador, 1999

Never Again - Again and Again

+ "The Idea is the Crime"
+ One of the best books I have read in a long time
+ The best, most educational and most gripping account of the genocide
  
  











  



  
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis37 reviews
Robert F. Kennedy

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

AS WE APPROACH IN HALF A YEAR THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS FBI ASSASSINATION LET US RECALL WHEN WISDOM AND DIPLOMACY RULED

+ Essential study material for all who aspire to be U. S. president
+ We were in the middle of it
+ On the precipice of annihilation
+ Inside look at critical inclusive decision making
  
  











  



  
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda215 reviews
Philip Gourevitch

Picador, 1999

Never Again - Again and Again

+ "The Idea is the Crime"
+ One of the best books I have read in a long time
+ The best, most educational and most gripping account of the genocide
  
  











  



  
In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century16 reviews
Andrew Carroll, Robert Torricelli, ...

Washington Square Press, 2000

A Century of Outstanding Spoken Wisdom

+ A Great Resource!
+ Great Reference of Speeches

In Our Own Words is a treasure of the greatest American speeches of the twentieth century. The greatest minds and their messages have been chronologically compiled bringing us all the wisdom their spoken words have served to alter the course of humanity. If you are looking for a book that is ...
  
  











  



  
Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time12 reviews
Paul Aron

Wiley, 2001

A Fascinating Tour through World History

+ Only intelligent and curious readers need apply
+ Thought provoking but...
+ Very Intriguing
  
  











  



  
America's Splendid Little Wars: A Short History of U.S. Engagements from the Fall of Saigon to Baghdad1 review
Peter Huchthausen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004

A fascinating overview of an eventful era in U.S. military history

"America's Splendid Little Wars: A Short History of U.S. Engagements from the Fall of Saigon to Baghdad," by Peter Huchthausen, is a fascinating guide to a quarter century of American military actions. Starting with the S.S. _Mayaguez_ incident off the coast of Cambodia in 1975, Huchthausen tells ...
  
  











  



  
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World132 reviews
Margaret Macmillan

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

Paris 1919

+ Paris 1919
+ Paris 1919 A contrast to 2007 in a World of One

I picked up this book as next in a series of books looking at why countries go to war. Given Germany's propensity for such since it's unification, this material seems to fit my quest. Summarily this book covers the mood of the times closing out one war and at the same time laying the pretext for ...
  
  











  



  
More Unsolved Mysteries of American History6 reviews
Paul Aron

Wiley, 2004

History's Mysteries

+ Clear, Consise, Informative
+ Clear, Well-Balanced and Fascinating
+ Extremely fun