back to Readable History main page 2005-2003 Booklist from the Readable History Bookclub This is a list of the books we have read in our bookclub meetings in Idaho and Texas. In most cases I've made a few comments based on my opinion , and in some cases I have added a link to follow-up work done in preparation for the bookclub meeting. The latter are mostly maps that I made for myself to help understand the flow of the book. NOTE:BOLD titles are links to comments on the book.

November 2005

The Renaissance by Paul Johnson

October 2005

Brave Companions by David McCullough

July 2005

Reluctant Saint. The Life of Francis of Assisi by Donald Spoto

June 2005

Leadership Secrets of Atilla the Hun by Wes Roberts, Ph.D.

April 2005

Thirteen Days. A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by by Robert F. Kennedy

Jan/Feb 2005

Guns Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

May 2004

The Last Samurai. The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori by Mark Ravina

April 2004

Nothing Like it in the World. The Men who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 by Steven Ambrose

February 2004

American Massacre. The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857 by Sally Denton

January 2004

What Went Wrong? The Clash between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East by Bernard Lewis

December 2003

Silent Night. The Story of the World War 1 Christmas Truce by Stanley Weintraub

November 2003

The Catcher Was a Spy. The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg by Nicholas Dawidoff

Sept/Oct 2003

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

August 2003

The Geography Behind History. How Physical Environment by W. Gordon East

July 2003

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

June 2003

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

May 2003

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

April 2003

In the Wake of the Plague. The Black Death and the World it Made by Norman F. Cantor

Feb/March 2003

From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman

Follow this link to the Reading list from 2006-2007