Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War by Stanley Weintraub
Weintraub intricately weaves the avalanche of devastating news of Allied setbacks throughout the world, especially in Asia due to Japanese attacks, with the act...
Tag: Christmas
Quick Take: Wise Guy: A Christmas Tale by Joseph Bottum
I am a fan of Kindle Singles. Short unique works at a great price: 99 cents. And having enjoyed Joseph Bottum’s previous Kindle Single I grabbed Wise Guy...
The Nutcracker And the Mouse-King E. T. A. Hoffmann, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
In one of those weird coincidence, just as soon as I bought The Nutcracker (illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger) from Amazon, I stumbled upon an earlier version, The...
Book Finds: Let's Keep Christmas by Peter Marshall
I thought it might be fun to start a series of blog posts on books I find at the library or used book shops, etc. Below, an example. As I have noted before, on...
The Nutcracker – E. T. A. Hoffman, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
My continuing obsession fascination with the illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger connected with my daughter’s interest in The Nutcracker and led to my doing somet...
The Nutcracker – E. T. A. Hoffman, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
My continuing obsession fascination with the illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger connected with my daughter’s interest in The Nutcracker and led to my doing somet...