A Reminder of my rating System
- 5/5 = Brilliant, top 5 book of the year
- 4/5 = Above average, strongly recommend
- 3/5 = Average. in the middle 70%
- 2/5 = Disappointing
- 1/5 = Did not like at all
Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Volume Two) by Michael Burlingame
2nd volume covering Lincoln’s time as president. Lots of quotes from contemporary sources. Fairly good coverage of just about everything. 3/5
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State
by Samuel Stein
Some interesting insights although everything being about New York and very left-wing politics of the author muddle the message. Worth a read if you are into the topic. 3/5
Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean
The story of the 1949 Mann Gulch fire that killed 13 smoke jumpers. Misses a point due to lots of talking to maps/photographs but still a gripping story. 3/5
The Walls Have Ears: The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II by Helen Fry
The secret British operation to bug German POWs to obtain military intelligence. Only declassified in the late 1990s so very few personal recollections, but an interesting story. 3/5
