Category Archives: History
Reality Doesn’t Bite
I hate to admit it, but it has been a while since I’ve watched a documentary film. It’s not that I think they are slow or boring, it is just that recent documentaries seem created to express a single point … Continue reading
Filed under History, Movies & Television
Best of 2011: Business, Society, Science & God
Today we delve into the important topics. Where are we going, why are we here and what do we do about it. In other words it is the best in Non-Fiction for 2011. Self-Help and Social Topics Think: Straight Talk … Continue reading
Did You Know? (Fairs and Ferris Wheel Edition)
The biggest Ferris Wheel in the world is the Singapore Flyer. It is an amazing 542 feet tall, the same height as a 42 story building! I found this information in the book That’s Awesome! Any little future inventors will love … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Books, Did You Know?, History, Nonfiction
Mad, Bad and Dangerous
You rarely forget your first glimpse into the forbidden world of adults. Perhaps it was reading a banned book or sneaking into an R rated film. For me, quaint as it might seem now, it was getting to see the … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, History, Nonfiction
Assassination Vacation
In Assassination Vacation, humor writer and history buff Sarah Vowell, perhaps better known as the voice of Violet in The Incredibles, takes readers on a non-fictional tour of the historical sites associated with the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, History, Nonfiction
A Display Fit for a Queen
Diana. She’s the first person who comes to mind when I think of the royal family. I have to admit that on the day she died, I was getting ready to start my job here at the Everett Public Library … Continue reading
Filed under Crafts & How To, History, Nonfiction
We Will Remember Them
As the United States commemorates the sesquicentennial of its Civil War in April, two other countries remember an equally horrific time of war. In April 1915, 30,000 members of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) were commanded to … Continue reading
Filed under History, Nonfiction
A Thirst for the Best (Coffee)
In my last post, we talked about all things tea. Let’s move on to a favorite of many in the Northwest, coffee. The story of coffee is a much younger one. It’s thought that coffee originated in 6th century Ethiopia … Continue reading
Filed under History, Nonfiction
A Thirst for the Best (Tea)
Most of the world seems to be divided up amongst tea or coffee drinkers, although there are many who drink neither for religious or other reasons. Today, both tea and coffee are savored throughout the world, but how did they … Continue reading
Filed under History, Nonfiction
It Was the Economy Stupid!
No offense. My subject line is the first chapter of The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street while Mugging Main Street, by celebrated LA Times journalist Robert Scheer. This recently published book begins, “They … Continue reading
Filed under Book Lists, Book Review, Finance, History, Nonfiction
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