The Classic, Behind-the-Scenes Account of Richard Nixon's Dramatic Last Days in the White House. By Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. 1976
A fascinating read, though I knew the end, it was quite engrossing to read the details, day by day. All that Nixon went through, it was a surprise to me that he went on to live another twenty years after he resigned the office of President of the United States.
By Toni Onley. Text and watercolor painting by Toni Onley. 1999. I read today that Toni Onley died doing what he loved, flying. He was 75 years old when he crashed his plane into the Fraser River in 2004. He wrote in this book that he would not die in his studio of paint fumes. Most of his paintings were done on glaciers and beaches in remote areas of Canada that he was able to access by way of small aircrafts that he piloted. Excellent book that describes how he found his locations and experienced nature.
By Lisa Jewell. 2023. A domestic thriller. I thought this was a very disturbing book to read, not certain if I would continue to read, but I finished the book. I don't think I would search out another domestic thriller.
A Martha's Vineyard Mystery by Philip R. Craig (1933-2007)
Published 2006. No. 17 in the series. I was introduced to J.R.(Jeff) Jackson and Zee in the Hallmark movie, A Beautiful Place to Die, about the first book in the series.
By Gretchen Rue. Witch's Brew Mystery. book one.2022. Audio book on Libby. Narrated by Kristin Price.
A Penny Brannigan Mystery. By Elizabeth J. Duncan. 2020. I found a recommendation on Fantasticfiction.com from Carolyn Hart so I put this on my radar. Lots of interesting facts were included in the story. Likeable characters made the mystery fun. Book eleven in the series.
The first in the series, 'The Cold Light of Mourning' was the winner of the Malice Domestic best first traditional mystery novel competition. "Lyrical and lovely, 'The Cold Light of Mourning' launches an enchanting series that mystery readers will cherish. A warm welcome to Elizabeth J. Duncan, who writes with Grace and charm. Sheer delight. " -Carolyn Hart, author of 'Ghost at Work'
The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews by James Reston, Jr. 2007
By Katherine Graham. 1997. I read parts of this for a book discussion years ago. I wanted to read this again after watching the film The Post with Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee and Meryl Streep as Katherine Graham about publishing the Pentagon Papers. I was also interested in reading about Watergate in her own words. I was impressed by her life story, a fascinating woman.
The greatest reporting story of all time. By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. With an afterword on the legacies of Watergate and Richard Nixon. 40th anniversary edition. 1974. 2012. The Afterword was originally published in The Washington Post on June 8, 2012. By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Simon and Schuster trade paperback published 2014.
A rereading by me, the first probably read in 1975, after Nixon's resignation.
By Jonathan Kellerman. An Alex Delaware Novel. 2024 . My first by this author. I especially liked the characters, Alex Delaware, a psychologist and Milo Sturgis, a homicide detective. Basically a police procedural which I like. Good mystery with good detection.
The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat. By Bob Woodward. 2005. With a Reporter's Assessment by Carl Bernstein.
By M.C. Beaton. book 11, 2001. Audio book by Penelope Keith. 2013. accessed by Libby.
By Elizabeth Berg. 2023. A prequel to the series of books called Mason which stated with The Story of Arthur Truluv. This story tells about the early manhood of Arthur Moses in the small town of Mason, Missouri. "In the end, it is nature that helps him to understand how to go beyond loss and create a life of forgiveness and empathy." From the book jacket of the large print edition of the Random House book.
By Elizabeth Berg. Number 3 in the Mason trilogy. 2019
The Story of Arthur Truluv, no. 1
Night of Miracles, no. 2
This book is so gorgeoous. Makes me want to write a thank you card to Elizabeth Berg. Oh, I've read her before but not for awhile. And I think , why not?. I just love her books. I just felt like I've been sitting with a good friend.
By Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. 2021.
"Could Trump work his will again? Were there any limits to what he and his supporters might do to put him back in power?
Peril remains. "
Last line in the book.
By Carolyn G. Hart. Narrated by Kate Reading. Books on Tape audio. 2012. Book published 1987. #1 in the Death on Demand series. An introduction to Annie Laurence and Max Darling and the Death on Demand bookstore found on Broward's Rock Island, South Carolina. Interesting characters, all under suspicion for the murder of a colleague on a Sunday night meeting of mystery writers at Annie's bookstore. Annie and Max start investigating to clear Annie's name. A cozy mystery with plenty of atmosphere.
By Lynda Rutledge. 2021
What started as a book that I didn't think I'd like turned into one of my favorites of the year. An ode to animals, this story tells the tale of an orphan farm boy from the Texas panhandle. He makes his way from the hurricane of 1938 in New York to the San Diego Zoo with two giraffes. As usual, our pick for book discussion group is historical fiction. As usual, it surprised me by how good it was.
to read nonfiction or fiction accounts try these:
My Life in a Man-Made Jungle. By Belle Benchley. 1940
The San Diego Zoo: the First Century 1916-2016
The Worst Hard Times by Timothy Egan. 2006
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. 1939
The Negro Motorist Green Book by Victor Hugo Green. 1936
By Kristin Hannah. 2024
Read this book quite fast. So much I didn't know. The chaos of jungle warfare must have been overwhelming. I know most Vietnam vets don't want to talk about their service to people who weren't there. So sad that the VA wouldn't help the Army Nurse Corps once they were home. Tragic. I recommend this book to everyone. Makes me want to read the true accounts of the nurse's experiences.
To Read more:
Healing Wounds by Captain Diane Carlson Evans with Bob Welch. 2020
American Daughter Goes to War by Winnie Smith. 1992
Home Before Morning by Lynda VanDevanter. 2001
Women in Vietnam: the Oral History by Ron Steinman
A Piece of My Heart by Keith Walker
After the Hero's Welcome by Dorothy H. McDaniel. 2014
The League of Wives by Heath Yardage Lee. 2019
In Love and War by Jim and Sybil Stockdale. 1990
The Turning Point: a History of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War by Andres Hunt. 1999
By Kristin Harmel. 2020 A story of a French Jew who forged documents for Jews escaping the Nazis during World War II.
To Read more:
Adolfo Kominsky: A Forger's Life by Sarah Kaminsky
a Good Place to Hide: How One French Community Saved Thousands of Lives During World War II by Peter Grose.
the Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance by Andres Tyrell
Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France by Caroline Moorehead
Jews in France During World War II by Renee Poznanski
Resistance: Memoirs of Occupied France by Agnes Hulbert
the Journal of Helene Berr
By Agatha Christie. 1931. This title was previously published as The Murder at Hazelmoor per The Center Point Large Print edition in 2013.
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2018
From the last line of the book, " You can go on loving people a long time after they have left you; you can love them every bit as much as you loved them when they were still here. Love lasts. Love grows stronger. Love lasts a lifetime, and beyond. "
A heartwarming book of love and friendship. A treasure to read.
By M. C. Beaton. 1997. Watched Ashley Jensen in the Acorn series about Agatha Raisin and was curious what went on in Cyprus that was alluded to in the tv series. Since they wanted all the series shot in the Cotswolds they skipped over the terrible tourist adventure. I liked the adventures that Sir Charles and Agatha got up to. A good listen with Penelope Keith as the narrator.
By M. C. Beaton. 1996. Loved the audio version by Penelope Keith. Also watch Ashley Jensen in the Acorn series.
By Jessica Knoll. 2023. A fictionalized retelling of the Florida murders by Ted Bundy in 1978 from the viewpoint of the President of the sorority house. I read it in three days. Quite compelling. I lived on campus from 1970 to 1975 in Ohio, so I could relate to the time. The book highlights two different viewpoints, one from the sorority and one from Washington state, this time the viewpoint of a murder victim. I am glad I read it but it is very disturbing.
A novel by Angie Kim. 2023 Part thriller, part mystery the novel takes place in about 3 days time beginning with the disappearance of the father. The only witness is a fourteen year old son who cannot speak. He suffers from Angelman syndrome, a genetic condition. A Good Morning America book club pick.
By Anne Marie Ryan. 2020. Read for book discussion at Vandalia Branch of the Dayton Metro Library. Heart-warming struggle of an independent book store operating in the Cotswolds of England.
The Cambridge Bookshop series, book one by Elizabeth Penney. 2021. The start of an interesting series with Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina moving to Cambridge, England to help run an old bookstore that had been in the family for over four hundred years. A cozy mystery series that will engage all book lovers and Anglophiles.
By Emily Henry. 2022. Love, love, love this book. Romance novels for the book lover in you. Almost a Hallmark movie.
By Elly Griffiths. 2020 Book 2 of the Harbinder Kaur mysteries.
I give it 5 stars out of 5.
A crime story by James Comey. HighBridge Audio narrated by Cassandra Campbell. 2023
