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US Presidents Challenge : General		60	cyderry, November 24
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Monthly Bests		25	rebeccanyc, November 23
Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge : CMBohn's 50 states		84	cmbohn, November 22
Book of the month club : Mid-month Hello		109	Booksloth, November 21
BBC Radio 3 Listeners : Music Matters		22	antimuzak, November 21
Missouri Readers : Let's read some books together!		159	sjmccreary, November 20
US Presidents Challenge : 6 John Quincy Adams		39	infopump, November 20
US Presidents Challenge : 4- James Madison		58	auntmarge64, November 16
1010 Category Challenge : Amy-Sue's 1010 challenge. Bring it on!		65	Amy-Sue, November 16
1010 Category Challenge : tandem read / group read matchup thread		122	elliepotten, November 15
US Presidents Challenge : 11- James K. Polk		8	tututhefirst, November 14
Audiobooks : Reading vs. Listening		41	karenmarie, November 12
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : karenmarie's 75 book challenge for 2009		133	CharlesBoyd, November 11
Non-Fiction Readers : All time favorite non-fiction reads		97	LynnB, November 11
1010 Category Challenge : Christina's		63	christina_reads, November 5
What Are You Reading Now? : 2009 - Your Best Five Reads of Q3 (July -Sept)		79	bibleeohfile, November 2
The Green Dragon : October 2009 Reads		130	MrsLee, November 1
999 Challenge : Laura's Imperfect		48	lauranav, October 26
999 Challenge : Cmbohn and the 999		249	RidgewayGirl, October 23
Presidential Literature : Complete Collection of Presidential Biographies		11	kwparks, October 16
999 Challenge : MusicMom41's 999 challenge		341	MusicMom41, October 6
US Presidents Challenge : 3 - Thomas Jefferson		59	varielle, October 5
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What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of September 26, 2009?		216	jnwelch, October 3
999 Challenge : Chèli's CRAZY too - 999 X 2		107	cyderry, October 1
History: On learning from and writing history : Key History Books to Own		14	Essa, September 23
BBC Radio 3 Listeners : Proms 2009		27	antimuzak, September 18
50 Book Challenge : Pagedove's 50 book challenge-2009		23	mmignano11, September 18
The Green Dragon : What's your favourite book so far this year?		91	rojse, September 16
US Presidents Challenge : 2 John Adams		49	stellarexplorer, September 15
Literary Snobs : Noted Passings and Obits		234	CliffBurns, September 15
Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge : Cheli's Chase from sea to shining sea		10	cyderry, September 10
Book talk : WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? Where? Why? How? What? Is it? What?		205	callmejacx, September 8
999 Challenge : Remember to tag your books!		59	stephmo, September 7
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : MusicMom41's 2009 Reads 2nd Quarter		356	Cauterize, September 4
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999 Challenge : Cheli's 3rd Qtr		60	cmbohn, September 1
The Green Dragon : August Reads 2009		181	Billion, September 1
Codex Obama : Obama's Library		12	freudslip, August 31
American Revolution & Founding Fathers History : Any suggestions for books focusing on Boston during Revolutionary war times?		11	lawecon, August 27
What Are You Reading Now? : WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? Where? Why? How? What? Is it? What?		141	callmejacx, August 25
US Presidents Challenge : Presidential Tickers		33	auntmarge64, August 20
Club Read 2009 : Joycepa's 2009 reading, Part 3		322	Joycepa, August 13
What Are You Reading Now? : Share a line or passage from your current book, part 3		254	whymaggiemay, August 12
What Are You Reading Now? : The Gathering Place -- 2009 thread #7		244	koalamom, August 9
All Things New England : top 100 New England books		14	vpfluke, August 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 4, 2009?		312	simora, August 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of August 01, 2009?		261	jnwelch, August 8
999 Challenge : lindapanzo's 999--2nd quarter		215	lindapanzo, August 5
US Presidents Challenge : 15 - James Buchanan		16	TheOneandOnly, August 2
The Green Dragon : July reads, 2009		144	katttg, August 1
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 18, 2009?		274	morriss003, July 31
Non-Fiction Readers : 1001 non fiction books to read before you die		41	omaca, July 30
Literary Snobs : Audiobooks		41	ajsomerset, July 30
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Cyderry - 2008 done, time to look to 2009		139	nannybebette, July 30
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of June 27, 2009?		259	ashleywolf, July 28
Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge : Massachusetts books		9	miseLAINIous, July 18
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 11, 2009?		268	FicusFan, July 18
History: On learning from and writing history : How much history writing can be trusted?		27	Patton610, July 16
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Nonfiction		448	Bridget770, July 15
Audiobooks : Longest Audios		25	LA12Hernandez, July 11
What Are You Reading Now? : Strange Book Mixes		3	AlaMich, July 10
List Five Books Parlour Game : Anno domini		12	jhedlund, July 10
999 Challenge : Cyderry's 999 list 2nd Qtr		59	MusicMom41, July 9
Pulitzer Fiction Challenge : Laytonwoman3rd's Pulitzer Reading		4	laytonwoman3rd, July 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of June 20, 2009?		240	thioviolight, July 6
American History : Looking for a book on James Madison		4	morryb, July 3
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : lindapanzo's 2009 reads		116	lindapanzo, July 2
Bug Collectors : I get recommendations for books already in my collection		61	timspalding, July 2
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Cyderry - stilling working on 2009 2nd Qtr		124	cyderry, June 30
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lorie's 2009 Book Reads, Part 2		250	loriephillips, June 30
The Green Dragon : June Reads 2009		180	readafew, June 30
BBC Radio 3 Listeners : Ode to Whitman		3	makimusic, June 25
999 Challenge : elbakerone's 999 challenge		54	elbakerone, June 22
Audiobooks : Father's Day Recommendations		4	archipelago6, June 22
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of June 13 2009?		248	koalamom, June 20
Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 21		525	moibibliomaniac, June 16
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The Green Dragon : Weekend of June 5th - June 7th, 2009 - What are your plans?		56	clamairy, June 11
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In general, good non-fiction doesn't seem to make bestseller lists. John Adams is an outlier. For Who moved my cheese, it gets like an average rating of 3.28 in LT and 3 stars at Amazon. The majority of people in Amazon either hate it or love it -- the majority gave it either five stars (495 ...

82. John Adams by David McCullough

... owners in LT (5 reviews) 3. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, Putnam -- 2,985 owners (45 reviews) 4. John Adams by David McCullough, Simon & Schuster -- 5,053 owners (82 reviews) 5. Guinness World Records 2002, Guinness Publishing -- 143 owners (0 reviews) 6. P ...

... by N.D. Wilson August: fiction: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult nonfiction: John Adams by David McCullough September: fiction: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy nonfiction: Let Go by Sheila Walsh October: fiction: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bron ...

... 8^} I thought the book was one of the better bios I've read so far - dare I say it, almost on par with McCullough's John Adams. Yeah, Borneman sticks to the four main objectives in Polk's term. But when I finished the book, I felt like I knew more about the man than after reading other, ...

... and Brother Odd Nonfiction: His Excellency: George Washington February Fiction: Ella Minnow Pea Nonfiction: John Adams March Fiction: Let the Right One In, Drood Nonfiction: The Lost City of Z April Fiction: Jailbait Zombies, All the Pretty Horses Nonfiction: ...

I'd like to participate in the John Adams group read -- I'll keep a lookout for the thread after January 1.

Good Morning Mark! You know, I may read McCullough's Truman bio. Thanks for the reminder. I have John Adams sitting unread on my shelf, but it just seems too dry for me and now I feel like I want to learn a little more about Harry and Bess. They were just so normal, dare I say cute(?), in ...

... y Three Musketeers - Feb or March Herodotus Histories - beginning in January, reading one book per month McCullough's John Adams - no time mentioned Margaret Atwood - April Euclid's Elements - no time mentioned Picture of Dorian Gray - first week of January Brutal Telling - ...

... Nights (banned books list) The Divine Comedy (The Green Dragon 1001 Fantasy List) The Dark Frigate (Newbery list) John Adams (Presidential Challenge)

... before October 1, so my best are: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (YA) John Adams by David McCullough (NF) The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese The Lost City of Z by David Grann ...

... which made it especially good. I have since mooched the book, but haven't cracked it. I'm still slogging through his John Adams. I'm re-reading A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie and will continue with Nemesis by the same author. After that I might read Keith Donohue' ...

... ian 1491 American History -Colonial The Name of War -General The American Political Tradition -Auto/Biography John Adams Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas Truman I'm sure I could come up with others, but wanted to contribute

I finished John Adams by David McCullough a few weeks ago. It was a very interesting book. I had read Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation about George Washington and wondered what Adams was like. Now I'm curious to read more about Franklin, and of course Jefferson. It ...

I'm interested in a John Adams group read and a Three Muskateers group read as well.

By the way, of John Adams I have read: John Adams by McCullough. I have also read a number of books where Adams is a critical character, including Founding Brothers by Ellis and America Afire by Weisberger

I've been talking with some people about doing group reads of Briar Rose by Jane Yolen and John Adams by David McCullough. I'm happy to start threads for both of them (unless someone else would rather do it!), but I'd like to wait until 1/1/2010 to set them up...no point in starting the thread ...

... surprised me too that this beat McCullough, I think it was the man more than the writing) Mistress of the Art of Death John Adams Shadow Queen Time Traveler's Wife My Sister's Keeper Still Life Crocodile on the Sandbank Sunrise Ten Most Disappointing of the 999 Books ...

... : 1. The Way Home by George Pelecanos 2. Lush Life by Richard Price 3. Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Tom Friedman 4. John Adams by David McCullough 5. Plainsong by Kent Haruf

I would love to be in a group read for John Adams. Just let me know when to start!

Finished John Adams by McCullough

I am currently reading John Adams by David McCullough. I love that McCullough is not shy to point out the defficiencies in Adams' character, while doing a great job of detailing the remarkable life and influence of the man.

... I have read 90 books in 2009 so if we go by number and allow massive redoing of the list, then I finished. I did finish John Adams and Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment today so I have 29 left in my 999 list. I have one review book to read next, then on to the two bios by Chesterton. T ...

... him and support him and come to his rescue. And yes, there are fairies at the end of the garden. Ruth saw them. 89. John Adams by David McCullough Very interesting, took me 8 weeks to get through it but it was a great view of the man and his times. Now I'm interested to read more about F ...

John Adams by Anne Husted Burleigh I have not read McCullough's book of the same name. I probably won't. The information I was looking for I found in this one. Anne Burleigh's treatment was, in my opinion, journalistic which was not really surprising as that was her expertise. The story ...

... ns This includes the 5 Minutes For Books, Reading Classics with Tim Challies, and my church book club. I'm almost done with John Adams and Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment so by end of Sept I'll have 7 done and maybe I'll get back to Les Mis this year. Biography/Auto-Biography 5 done, ...

@4 :: I'm planning to read John Adams next year as well. I was talking to someone else about doing a group read - would you be interested?

@37 :: Thanks Retrogirl! If you decide to read John Adams next year, maybe we could do it in tandem (and see if anyone else wants to join us). @38 :: Yeah, apparently Adams really irritated a lot of people...but I'm interested in finding out why! :)

3. Non-fiction biographies and memoirs John Adams by David McCullough The Peabody Sisters by Megan Marshall

I'm 2/3 of the way through John Adams and it's quite good. Adams was probably a bit difficult to be around (opinionated, verbose, NOT shy), but his devotion to seeing our country survive as a nation was unsurpassed.

I've had John Adams sitting on my shelf for a while, maybe I should read it in the coming year too. christina_reads you have some great categories especially your Austen Marathon and Gallimaufry {learn a new word every day}.

... way too long-what is wrong with me! #8 is S Is For Silence by Sue Grafton #9 is Drood by Dan Simmons #10 is John Adams by David McCullough #11 is Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill #12 is Apologize,Apologize by ? #13 is The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman #14 is The Well and ...

@33 and 34 :: I'm really excited to read John Adams! Everyone has said such great things about it...and after I read it, I'm going to watch the miniseries, which is also supposed to be excellent!

... alt="AlternaTickers - Cool, free Web tickers"> 1. His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis 2. John Adams by David McCullough 3. The American Sphinx by Joseph Ellis 4. James Madison by Garry Wills 5. The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nat ...

I loved Guernsey and The Graveyard Book, but the one I was most excited to read was The Last Olympian. I also loved John Adams.

... of the Book--I bought a discounted copy of it at COSTCO and now i will put it in the current cue of TBRs for this year. John Adams is one of my favorite reads of all time. I'm on a hunt to get all of his stuff and read it in the next few years. He makes history come alive. And I agree ...

... and now want to know more. I've just finished His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis and have started John Adams by David McCullough, both for the U.S Presidents Challenge.

... Asterisks (*) denote books I own. The list is subject to change at my despotic whim! Story of Their Lives 1. John Adams by David McCullough 2. Marie Antoinette by Hilaire Belloc* 3. A biography of William Wilberforce 4. Ditto Alexander Hamilton 5. Ditto Elizabeth I 6. Harri ...

I think the best book on Adams is definitely John Adams by David McCullough. He was much better at everything else he did than the Presidency -- much like his friend/foe Jefferson. Adams deserves high marks as President perhaps only for standing against the popular tide and resisting war with Fr ...

... Man ready to read but will save it for later, because I'm anxious to get on with the challenge. Next up, McCullough's John Adams. What I found most interesting was (1) how much unlikeable stuff is actually known about GW; (2) how he really IS the father of our country; (3) and how ...

John Adams David McCullough I knew very little about the US Revolutionary War history before I started this book. Although I knew John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams had been presidents of the US, I don’t think I could have told anyone that the father was was the 2nd president and ...

Congratulations to Cheli for another hot review, this one for her comments on John Adams. And, congrats to Rebecca Ann for her hot review of Great Expectations!

I will definitely add it to my TBR list. I am so curious about him after reading John Adams this year.

... featuring up to eight hands in a programme including George Antheil's notorious Ballet mécanique, the 'wild party' of John Adams's Grand Pianola Music and a continuation of our Stravinsky ballets series. PCM 4: Scottish Ensemble (http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2009/whatson/1008.shtml#pcm4) ...

#19 karenmarie: I'm about halfway through John Adams too (and really enjoying it so far) and I just recently read Uncle Tom's Cabin for the first time too.

I've got too many books started. John Adams by David McCullough - halfway through Pride and Prejudice - re-read - about 50 pages in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - started yesterday for September bookclub meeting Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter ...

... for the 3rd book in the trilogy. So I should either continue my re-read of Pride and Prejudice or continue my read of John Adams by David McCullough. I might have to say to heck with "should" and find another thriller/mystery. Lots of stress last week and anticipated stress for the ...

Congratulations, Linda! I love your best / worst summing up! I guess I should move John Adams higher on my wish list..

... list, probably the Top Ten, right up there with Shelby Foote's The Civil War. BTW, I'm about half way through John Adams and LOVE it--so much so that I've ordered Truman and have The Johnstown Flood on my next order; I will probably work my way through all his books. And you ...

I've been reading a lot of favorable reviews of The Johnstown Flood here on LT. I think I'll give it a try. I've got John Adams on the TBR pile by the same author and have heard that it is very good as well.

... at all. I didn't like Suicides but I think I'm in the minority. I've still got a bookmark in the middle of John Adams and am about 1/4 the way through a re-read of Pride and Prejudice. I was re-reading it to gain perspective on my May book ER The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy ...

I got my father John Adams because of your review. He's an American History nut and seemed really pleased.

... of Lost Time) series by Proust, Swann's Way being first. I might tackle it for a fall read. I'm still reading John Adams and Pride and Prejudice, but the book that came to work with me today to read at lunchtime is Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin. It keeps ...

... B&N? 2. How much did it cost? On sale shelf for $5 3. Why did you pick this book to read NOW? I had John Adams waiting for me, but I wasn't in the mood for 18th Century U.S. problems. So I looked over at the bookshelf next to my reading chair, saw this book, and thought " ...

I'm halfway through John Adams by David McCullough. I'm re-reading Pride and Prejudice so that I can properly review The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy by Maya Slater, my May ER book. And, finally, because I had to have a book to read while eating lunch at work and not wanting to ...

... Pride and Prejudice so that I can properly review my May ER book The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy and am halfway through John Adams.

... Place thread, koalamom said she was mixing Star Trek and Joseph Campbell. I said that sounded painful, and that my books, John Adams and Pride and Prejudice were at least in the same universe. What unlikely combination of books are you reading?

That almost sounds painful, koalamon! I'm mixing John Adams and Pride and Prejudice, which are at least in the same universe. Ooh. New topic potential. Strange Book Mixes. Hmm.....

... -Wealth of Nations -His Dark Materials -The Divine Comedy -The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales -John Adams

I'm halfway through John Adams by David McCullough but haven't opened it for about 3 weeks now. I've started The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy by Maya Slater, my May ER book, but it isn't holding my attention as I would like it to. I took some birthday money and bought The Girl ...

I'm halfway through John Adams by David McCullough. It's too hot to read such a complicated book right now, so it's sitting in the library staring reproachfully at me. I'm also reading The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy by Maya Slater, my May ER book. It's good so far, but not riveting. ...

Massachusetts non-fiction John Adams

... HILL -Agatha Award READ 6/24/09 5.3 CHARM CITY - Edgar Award READ 3/19/09 BONUS POINT 5.4 JOHN ADAMS- Pulitzer Prize READ 1/11/09 BONUS POINT 5.5 GRIME AND PUNISHMENT - AGATHA Award JILL CHURCHILL READ 6/2/09 5.6 THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE ...

I'm counting John Adams for this one, as the state was so important to making him who he was. I mean, it's my challenge, so I can set the rules, right?

... Mystery Maine...............Mistletoe Murder Maryland...............Baltimore Blues Massachusetts...............John Adams Michigan...............Winter Study Minnesota...............Candy Cane Murder Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada...............Through ...

... Rose - Jewett fiction 20. Maryland - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - non-fiction 21. Massachusetts - John Adams non-fiction 22. Michigan - The Trouble in Thor fiction 23. Minnesota 24. Mississippi 25. Missouri

... the emotions every few pages. I object to being manipulated. Remains to be seen whether I'll finish it. Also reading John Adams which I'm thoroughly enjoying.

Two on the go right now: John Adams 1. Where did you get this book? Wahrenbroch's Book Store, downtown San Diego -- a great used book store -- three stories. 2. How much did it cost? $10 3. Why did you pick this book to read NOW? It's been calling to me for the last ...

Two on the go right now: John Adams 1. Where did you get this book? Wahrenbroch's Book Store, downtown San Diego -- a great used book store -- three stories. 2. How much did it cost? $10 3. Why did you pick this book to read NOW? It's been calling to me for the last ...

... the Pilgrims. I very much liked his use of diaries and other documents and his interpretation of events. I'm reading John Adams by David McCullough. I'm about half way through. I'm also reading my March ER book, The Tory Widow. I loved her first book, Midwife of the Blue Ridge ...

... next month or so and need a little more time before I can start it. Reading Treasure Island for my RL book club and John Adams because I love McCullough's books. I'm enjoying Treasure Island more than I expected and John Adams is fabulous.

... through His Excellency before I gave up. I thought it was boring. I hope you like it better than I did. I've still got John Adams on the TBR pile. It's getting great reviews here on LT. I figure if I can get through it maybe I'll feel committed enough to actually join the Presidential ...

... night, and must say that PhoenixTerran's review, which got me to buy and immediately read the book, was right on. Started John Adams, which I am absolutely loving. I very seriously considered staying home from work today in order to read it.

... I just finished the first book in the series, Uncivil Seasons, loved it, and wanted something fairly light to balance John Adams by David McCullough, see below 3. How long has it been on your shelf? Since June 3rd. 4. So far, what do you like best about this book? The ...

... I agree you should find something funny, and light and fluffy to cheer you up. One of my RL book groups read John Adams. We ended up doing it for 2 months instead of just the one, cause no one had finished for the first meeting. It was good and interesting, but I thought McCullou ...

... list for him. His taste includes things like The Alchemist, The Name of the Rose, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, John Adams, The Da Vinci Code and writing by Janet Evanovich. Some of the things I've considered recommending so far include: Motherless Brooklyn, The Coffee Tr ...

Hi guys. This has been a strange month. I've only finished one book. I'm slogging through John Adams and enjoying it, but have temporarily put it down in favor of the second book in the Justin/Cuddy series by Michael Malone, Time's Witness. My daughter got her driving permit ...

Night - Elie Wiesel Washington's Crossing - David Hackett Fischer John Adams - David McCullough Democracy in America - Alexis de Tocqueville The Federalist Papers - Hamilton and Madison The Art of War - Sun Tzu Eats, Shoots, and Leaves A Manual for writers - Turabian -- Stru ...

... Charlotte's Web 16. Infinite Jest 17. Paul Revere's Ride 18. On Beauty 19. Scarlet Letter 20. Carrie 21. John Adams 22. Blues 23. Breath, Eyes, Memory 24. Affliction 25. The Rascal King 26. Olive Kitteridge 27. Boston Boy 28. She's Come Undone 29. Cod 3 ...

... As such, the recommendations are displaying circular reasoning. For example, the second automatic recommendation I get is John Adams by David McCullough. The cited reason is, in part, that I have Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis in My Library. However, my third automatic recommendation ...

... to be an adult to take care of Jefferson's child when she was just a child herself. I read this book before I read John Adams, so I think it definitely colored my view of that book, since McCullough seemed pretty uncritical of her racial views. IIRC, at one point, he tells the story of ...

... picture of Abigail when comparing Nagel's John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life to McCullough's John Adams. McCullough clearly sees love in Abigail's letters to John and John Quincy. Nagel's picture is more one of a controlling wife and mother. My guess is the truth ...

... I finished reading, I wanted to stay in Jefferson's world for a little longer, which led me to American Sphinx, then John Adams, then His Excellency, and then to this reading group :) I think the reason the book gets some bad reviews is people are looking for salacious details on ...

I'm about halfway through John Adams by David McCullough, and thoroughly enjoying it. This is the first detailed book I've ever read about any President except for Woodrow Wilson when I was in high school and enamored of the 14 Points and the League of Nations. A very good experience so ...

... watching it myself, it's just not appropriate with husband AND daughter in the same room. I'm slogging my way through John Adams by David McCullough. I'm on page 317 out of 656. It's moving quicker now. I think I'm going to have a bit of frivolity this week and read the first Justin ...

... cities that played important parts in that book. "The Bug" is a very good writer. I'm patiently wending my way through John Adams by David McCullough. It's a very detailed and thorough look at John Adams' life, with many quotes from his and Abigail's letters. What an amazing man. He ...

John Adams by David McCullough. Read in 2004.

... watching Analyze This (elicited many guffaws and chuckles from the three of us), and finally reading about 30 pages of John Adams. Today will be the Men's Final of the French Open. Go Roger! Then, if the humidity doesn't kill me, some more time in the vegetable garden to beat ...

#392 MrsBond - I loved The Professor and the Madman. It is such an amazing story. I'm reading John Adams by David McCullough. It's wonderful, but slow going.

I'm reading John Adams by David McCullough and really enjoying it. We just watched the HBO series on DVD, and it inspired me. I've read his 1776 and loved his style, and this book is just as good. I'm trying to re-start The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins, my March ER book, but ...

... and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (6) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (6) Brick Lane by Monica Ali (5) John Adams by David McCullough (5) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (5) New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (5) The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (5) Po ...

#94 - I found John Adams to be a great read, although not a quick one, hope you enjoy it.

... nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation." -- John Adams

... settings, by composers including Vaughan Williams, Delius, Bernstein, Ives, Weill, Hindemith, Holst and John Adams. Some of the earliest settings were by English composers, who saw in his work the possibility of liberation from Victorian jingoism. He represented optimism and ...

... my other choices turn out better. The content was interesting, but, again, the writing was irritating. Up next for me is John Adams by David McCullough.

#1 - George Washington His Excellency ****, Washington's Crossing *** #2 - John Adams John Adams ****, Adams vs. Jefferson *** #3 - Thomas Jefferson American Sphinx ****, The Hemingses of Monticello ***** #4 - James Madison James Madison: The American Presidents Series **, A Perfec ...

... of Rivals Omnivore's Dilemma 1491 Washington's Crossing Under the Banner of Heaven Guns, Germs, and Steel John Adams Beak of the Finch

... to my TBR pile. The Fifth Floor is one I've already put in a request for from my library. I agree with you about John Adams. It was one of my top reads for 2008 and one of the best biographies I've ever read. Definitely worth the effort! I have two other of his presidential ...

I keep wishing that McCullough would write a book on Jefferson, though I got the distinct impression after reading John Adams that he didn't care for Jefferson, so I doubt he'd write one on him. Still, I'm sure it would be great, if he did.

Just finished John Adams by David McCullough and I have to agree with the crowd. I thought it was excellent. Adams is definitely overlooked as one of the great Presidents. On President's Day his name certainly does not come to mind first. I will be thinking about him with new respect. In ...

... Early Reviewers because I am dying to square it against Ellis's His Excellency. I have read McCullough's 1776 and John Adams, David Freeman Hawke's The Colonial Experience, and Christopher Ward's The War of the Revolution, all of which address the events, both political and ...

... a review when finished. For me, two things got interested in learning more about JQA. Specifically David McCullough's John Adams descriptions made me think of what an interesting life JQA must have had growing up, and got me wondering what sort of person he was. More generally, I become ...

Thanks for the review of John Adams. I'd add it to the TBR pile, but it's already there!

John Adams by David McCullough At long last, after more than two weeks, I've finished McCullough's biography of John Adams. Five stars, in my book. This is quite a masterpiece, easily one of my favorite books of the year and probably the best presidential biography I've ever read. Before ...

John Adams by David McCullough At long last, after more than two weeks, I've finished McCullough'a biography of John Adams. Five stars, in my book. This is quite a masterpiece, easily one of my favorite books of the year and probably the best presidential biography I've ever read. Before ...

... to finish) Wesley the Owl Alex and Me A Lion Called Christian Reading Lolita in Tehran A History of Reading John Adams A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen Life in a Medieval Village The Gnostic Gospels Sixpence House and two re-reads: A Woman's ...

... many years before his debacle as president. He must have had some redeeming traits. If McCullough, in his biography of John Adams, errs on the side of being too fond of him, at least he has no hesitation in pointing out his flaws and his mistakes. Baker errs on the side of so detesting Buch ...

... many years before his debacle as president. He must have had some redeeming traits. If McCullough, in his biography of John Adams, errs on the side of being too fond of him, at least he has no hesitation in pointing out his flaws and his mistakes. Baker errs on the side of so detesting Buch ...

... many years before his debacle as president. He must have had some redeeming traits. If McCullough, in his biography of John Adams, errs on the side of being too fond of him, at least he has no hesitation in pointing out his flaws and his mistakes. Baker errs on the side of so detesting Buch ...

I've been toying with trying McCulloughs book on John Adams but don't know if I can fit that in this year with all of the classics I am trying to finish. The TR book sounds great.

I am STILL reading David McCullough's biography, John Adams. True, it is very long but I am absolutely loving it. I'm just about halfway through it and am learning so much about our second president. I had no idea about all of his diplomatic work in Europe. As usual, I love McCullough's ...

I happen to be listening to John Adams by David McCullough. It is pretty long, I think something like 30 CDs, so what maybe 30 listening hours. My first question is this. Which is faster, reading the book or listening to it? I know I get through more audiobooks then real books but that is ...

... by Robert Heinlein 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 2010: Odyssey 2 by Arthur C. Clarke 1776 by David McCullough 1876 by Gore Vidal

Hmm. My husband really likes the writing of David McCullough, and in fact read John Adams and raved about it. And now your very helpful review ... my hand is forced. I'll have to add this to my biography category. But 700 pages! Oh my.

I just finished John Adams and I have to agree with you, Bonnie, it was just a fascinating read. It was HUGE, but it didn't feel like it because it was full of stories, which makes reading so much fun. Plus the personalities of the people came through so much that I was totally involved the book. ...

I am still reading Full Dark House and I started The Body in the Billiard Room on tape. And I just finished John Adams. The Inspector Ghote book is pretty funny. I was really enjoying it in the car today.

Review of John Adams John Adams is remembered today as the second president. Sometimes he is also remembered because until the Bushes, Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams were the only father-son combination to each serve as president. Sometimes he is remembered as a delegate to the ...

... top of the pile and I will likely get to it soon. I've never read anything by Donna Leon. My current strategy is to read John Adams during the day and then something else, such as the current baseball book, The Fifth Season, or mystery, at night.

I am reading Donald Honig's new baseball book, The Fifth Season. Also dabbling in David McCullough's John Adams.

... finished How to Be a Domestic Goddess - hated it - and The Wee Free Men as an audiobook - loved it. I'm still reading John Adams.

I listend to John Adams on audio and absolutely loved it. David McCullough is a great historian and writer.

#19 - I loved Matilda! I am reading John Adams right now. That's a stinking huge book! Over 500 pages!

I'm doing a historical fiction category for my next 999, but I read Founding Mothers this time around and now I'm reading John Adams. Oh, and I read The Long Walk, set during WWII. That was super good.

Finally, finally finished John Adams. It's a worthy, but lengthy, lengthy book. The second half picks up and moves right along with plenty of insights into many of or Founding Fathers. I'm about 100 pages into Middlemarch and absolutely love it! Don't know how I could have missed it or ...

... it at all. It'll be interesting to see how close I can come. April additions: 25. Raven Black Mt. TBR 26. John Adams 999 biography Mt. TBR Raven Black is a mystery set in the Hebrides. It's an interesting story about young girls and life in an isolated, ...

I loved McCullough's John Adams, one of the best presidential biographies I've read. It was fast paced, and easy read, interesting and poignant. But, frankly, I love anything written by McCullough.

... William E. Leuchtenburg--READ IN FEB '09 2. His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis--READ IN MARCH '09 3. John Adams by David McCullough--READ IN APRIL '09 4. Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip by Matthew Algeo--READ IN MAY '09 5 ...

... HILL -Agatha Award READ 6/24/09 5.3 CHARM CITY - Edgar Award READ 3/19/09 BONUS POINT 5.4 JOHN ADAMS- Pulitzer Prize READ 1/11/09 BONUS POINT 5.5 The Husband Trap - RITA Award 5.6 THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE British Book Award READ 5/16/09 5. ...

... Tragedy and Its Aftermath by John C. Esposito 46. The Fifth Season: Tales of My Life in Baseball by Donald Honig 47. John Adams by David McCullough

... his presidency than on the Revolutionary War and I got what I was looking for, it was great. I know that you will enjoy John Adams. I was a little surprised that it was so easy with Washington and Adams for one book to give me what I wanted, but with Jefferson and Madison I was dissatisfied.

... and am currently reading His Excellency, George Washington (it's ok, but no great, so far). I'm planning on reading John Adams by David McCullough (which I expect great things of). But I'll find something else besides James Madison: A Biography when the time comes to read a bio of ...

... /b> 1. Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire 2. Madame Chiang 3. Anastasia: The Lost Princess 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. John Adams 6. Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper - Case Closed 7. 8. 9.

... /t/w8FmuUY/counter.png"> This is my Presidential ticker-how could I use anything else? I am in the process of reading John Adams It is a comprehensive book, and McCullough seems to know how to balance the relationship between the Adams', John and Abigail and political factors to keep my ...

... afterwards also, because I loved it. It was very long but so interesting and all-encompassing. I am reading Mccullough's John Adams right now. I guess I started with a good one. I know I enjoyed the HBO series and I'm happy to say they follow the book quite nicely. I would like to begin with ...

... - I thought the first 1/3 was the dullest part of it all, it picks up once he's commanding the army and president. I loved John Adams, every book I've read of his is great. McCullough's books are so entertaining, they read like novels. You get the feeling he really liked who he was writing ...

... and I'm finding it kind of slow going as well. It may take me while but I'm determined to finish it and then move on to John Adams by David McCullough which I expect to be much more interesting.

... not matter if you never read another. You will appreciate the letters much more if you read an Adams biography first. John Adams by David McCullough is very well done, and I recommend it. Thanks for stopping by.

My 4th book is a biography. John Adams is entertaining and thought-provoking. David Mccullough is a much-lauded author and this book lives up to the hoopla. This book also fits in the 500 plus page book category and the historical fiction category.

I'm currently reading His Excellency and I have both John Adams and American Sphinx on the backburner. Maybe I should take a closer look at the Presidents Challenge group. I'd like to read biographies of most if not all the presidents. Another interesting one about Jefferson is The Hemin ...

... in the Adams book. In the grand scheme of things, 1776 was just one year, but if you want to get the whole picture John Adams was a great read. It covers the events of 1776 as well as Adams choice of GW as general and writing the Constitution, his love/hate relationship with Jefferson, ...

#129 - thanks for that info - I do have John Adams om my wish list. I was more interested in events of the Revolutionary War. Lately, I have enjoyed reading Civil War, mostly historical fiction - so I thought I'd try some Revolutionary War books. Not as much written about it, though.

... review. I thought Ellis' choice of vignettes with lots of analysis of Jefferson's thinking nicely complemented McCullough's John Adams biography, which covers the same time period in a more traditional biography format.

#121 jhowell - I liked 1776, but thought his John Adams was the better book. Although I loved the way he described George Washington so much in 1776, it prompted me to read more on him, so now I'm reading His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis

... history, so this may not be the best place to start for novice. I read it just after reading McCullough's biography of John Adams, which provided the historical context for Ellis' analysis.

Thanks for the advice--will add John Adams. A Suitable Boy was absolutely terrific. I have on tap A Fine Balance and The God of Small Things. Seems to me that there's another book set in India lurking in my recent past, but can't remember which one. I've just started Sacred Games-- ...

... I will review it since I think it is worth the review. It would not be as enjoyable, however, without first having read John Adams or a similar book, just as you say it is best to read Team of Rivals before reading Welles. Since My Dearest Friend is simply a select collection of the ...

... on my reading time). I think I'll read some of my shorter books this month, since I'm coming off of reading BK and John Adams, both hefty tomes.

Drood - Dan Simmons John Adams - David McCullough Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn And if I finish today, Blindness - Jose Saramago

I listened to David McCullough's 1776 and John Adams books when I had a long commute. I enjoyed listening to them, but I don't consider myself as having read those books. It's kind of like watching a movie or a play version of a book.

I'm going to have to add on a room to my house just for my TBR pile. I have not read John Adams, but I liked the mini-series very much. Now, I guess I need to read the book!

Here's another for McCullough's John Adams. This was a re-read for me, and I was curious to see if it held up under a second reading. It did. I too would like to find an alternate sometime to see how a different biographer might present some of the material.

17. John Adams by David McCullough The second of my biographies for the Presidential challenge. McCullough's book was a big hit a few years ago when a number of bios of Revolutionary War folk came out. This was one of the best, and I was pleased when HBO used it as the basis for the recent ...

Although it's not fiction, it almost reads like it is. I recommend John Adams by David McCullough, it's a very good accounting of the early days of the US, it's really a wonderful book and has a backdrop of the cities you're interested in. 1776 is good too, but I preferred the book on Adam ...

... Watchmen by Alan Moore (5) Possession: A Romance by A. S. Byatt (5) Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (5) John Adams by David McCullough (4) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (4) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (4) Emma by Jane Austen (4) Middle ...

Working on John Adams by David McCullough. It's a re-read for the US Presidents Challenge. I enjoyed it immensely the first time, and it's holding up the second time through!

BJ, yes I would recommend American Sphinx. A good informative, easy, read! I would suggest John Adams by David McCullough. I did not read this one but I've heard it's excellent. He also did a bio on Truman that was one of my absolute favorites. You can check my library on my profile page ...

I am beginning my reading with John Adams and it sounds as though I have made a good choice. I'm not sure about what I should do with the ticker on this thread. I will be back to make a thread with my own ticker for my reading but I thought I read something about the ticker being put on the ...

My two favorites were Patriarch:George Washington and the new American nation and John Adams. I really enjoyed both of these books since they were so much linked in time and efforts, but mainly because of the information that I gathered on trhese two remarkable men.

John Adams

... 5. Framed in Lace 6. A Stitch in Time 7. On What Grounds 8. Mah-jongg: From Shanghai to Miami Beach 9. John Adams 10. Twelve Sharp 11. Lean Mean Thirteen 12. Northanger Abbey 13. Grandma Gets Laid 14. Killer Heat 15. Shoots to Kill 16. Fearless Fourteen ...

... biographies. However, I found Adams vs. Jefferson to be interesting, though covering much of the same territory as in John Adams, but with greater (obviously) detail on this episode. Jefferson's War was perhaps more tangential to Jefferson himself, though a fascinating coverage of ...

I, too, liked John Adams, and I learned a lot and gained a larger appreciation for what he did leading up to and including his presidency. Upon reflecting on it, (I read it a year or two ago) I recall thinking that it was a bit too flattering - he did after all, sign the Alien and Sedition Acts, ...

... Identity. I came away from reading both of those with the same conflicted feelings about Jefferson. After reading John Adams, I liked him. I never liked Jefferson, although I can appreciate the contributions he made to the beginning of our history. ET fix touchstone for Adams

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... eternal struggle. I did love Schama's "UK History" miniseries for the BBC. It's kind of my like my resentment against David McCullough and Ken Burns monopolizing the pop US history field. How can one even begin to compete with that?

... H/fundraising.png"> #1 -washington's crossing; General george washington; #1/#2/#3 - inventing a nation #2 - John Adams #2/#3 - Adams vs. jefferson #3 - Jefferson's war, Undaunted courage #6 - Mr. Adams's Last Crusade (also discusses presidencies of Jackson, van Buren, ...

Again, haven't read any of them, but would plump for John Adams. Dull bunch, aren't we ... :)

Nudging John Adams - McCullough is a wonder.

... to embed it in my message, so I'll settle for just the list. Here it is: Doubt: A History by Jennifer Michael Hecht John Adams by David McCullough The Scholars by Wu Ching-Tzu The Revolution in Tanner's Lane by Mark Rutherford Hindoo Holiday by J. R. Ackerley The Poisonwood Bib ...

... of letters between John and Abigail Adams, and as I read it I kept thinking: This would be a great companion piece to John Adams. It's not a quick read, but very worth it.

... . History/Biography - Just started to get into these recently, so I have to say that it is a tie right now between John Adams and Patriarch: George Washington and the new American nation Both were sensational! Romance/Historical fiction - The Flame and the Flower ...

#35 cyderry I read John Adams in 2007 and had the same reaction you did. Wasn't it also a great read! I could hardly put the book down.

Mine was John Adams 26 CDs 30+hrs. If it hadn't been so great, I don't think I would have made it through.

As of right now, John Adams, because it's my only non-fiction book on the list, and I tend to read those a bit slower. I may add a few more non-fiction, so this could be supplanted. Edited for ytpos

... Biography/Autobiography prize list. From that bunch, I have read these: Truman by David McCullough John Adams by David McCullough Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt parts of God, a Biography by Jack Miles Growing Up by Russell Baker Eleanor and Franklin by Joseph ...

Well, I finished John Adams yesterday and now I'm trying to finish Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich. karenmarie - I envy you....If I didn't have so many books on my TBR list, I'd re-read HP all the way through. AS it is I have HP & DH slated for my 999 category for Harry Potter and related ...

7# John Adams Book Author: David McCullough Read: Jan 6 - 11 Category: Biography Pages: 1123 It is a true shame that John Adams did not get the credit for which he was due because he was squeezed between the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson. This book by David McCullou ...

7# John Adams Book Author: David McCullough Read: Jan 6 - 11 Category: Biography Pages: 1123 It is a true shame that John Adams did not get the credit for which he was due because he was squeezed between the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson. This book by David McCullough ...

#8 John Adams Book Author: David McCullough Read: Jan 6 - 11 Category: Biography Pages: 1123 It is a true shame that John Adams did not get the credit for which he was due because he was squeezed between the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson. This book by David McCulloug ...

I made it through John Adams by David McCullough It was a great book about a great man. BOY, AM I GLAD I'M READING THESE BOOKS! It is a true shame that John Adams did not get the credit for which he was due because he was squeezed between the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson. This ...

... I forgot to do this morning! *blush* I'll be shovelling more snow, and watching the last two episodes of that wonderful John Adams HBO mini-series. What do the rest of you have planned? (edited to add the 'w' to the word 'two')

... February 2009 4. Life in a Medieval Village March 2009 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. IV. Biographies 1. John Adams April 2009 2. 3. Queen Victoria February 2009 4. Cicero 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. V. Science Fiction/Fantasy 1. The Hobbit Febru ...

I started John Adams yesterday. So far, great ---- it's 26 discs and I'm up to 12th disc.

I started John Adams - serving quadrupal(sp?) duty -- 75 challenge, 100 challenge, 999 challenge, and the Presidents

... Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman 19. In the Woods by Tana French 20. Invisible Prey by John Sandford 21. John Adams by David McCullough 22. The Know-It-All by A. J. Jacobs 23. The Long Tail by Chris Anderson 24. Love is the Killer App by Tim Sanders 25. Made to Stick ...

John Adams by David McCullough (in my TBR pile)

... Castle Mysteries of the Middle Ages finished February 11, 2009 Life in a Medieval Village Biographies: John Adams Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt Queen Victoria Sci Fi/Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone finished January 12, 2009, The Hobbit En ...

... - done 5. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - done 6. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne - done 7. John Adams by David McCullough - done 8. Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs - done 9. The Girl in the Orange Dress by Starbuck - done 3. Biog ...

... to basics Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper Gift From the Sea The Time Traveler's Wife The Art Thief John Adams An Irish Country Christmas Off the Beaten Path Pennsylvania A Walk In the Woods The Lost Continent Sarah's Key The Spy Who Came for Christmas ...

... Howell Nightingales : The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill John Adams by David MCCullough Wild Rose : The True Story of a Civil War Spy by Ann Blackman

Thank you Carolyn. I also loved the David McCullough bio of John Adams although there are several who find it too flattering. I for one think that while admittingly curmugeonly, Adams is one of the underappreciated founding fathers, and I, like you, enjoyed McCullough's portrayal of his warts ...

McCullough, David: John Adams This is one of the best biographies I have ever read. Although McCullough obviously admires (loves?) his subject he presents him realistically without down playing some of his “faults” that interfered often with his effectiveness and not shying away from ...

... 10/8/09 9. Julie and Julia - Julie Powell 10/20/09 10. Kabul Beauty School (4, 8) 11. John Adams (5, 7) 12. Dreams From My Father (5) 13. Lipstick Jihad (5, 8) 14. I am America (And So Can You!) (4) 15. Three Cups of Tea ...

#111 Bookmarque Loved your review on John Adams. It was in my top 5 last year. It's one of the best biographies I've ever read and really gives the reader insight into the making of this country. It's better than any history course I ever had! BTW Have you read his "companion" book, 1776? ...

Not including re-reads here are the best of the year. 5 stars – John Adams by David McCullough As an American who isn’t ashamed of being so, perhaps my view is a bit biased, but this is a powerful book that documents one of the most world-changing events in history; the creation of a ...

... Award 5.2 Butcher's Hill -Agatha Award 5.3 CHARM CITY - Edgar Award READ 3/19/09 BONUS POINT 5.4 JOHN ADAMS- Pulitzer Prize READ 1/11/09 BONUS POINT 5.5 The Husband Trap - RITA Award 5.6 The Time Traveler's Wife British Book Award 5.7 AMERICAN SPHI ...

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... It looks as though 1776 and The Devil in the White City are the nudges. I think I'll go with 1776. I've read McCullough's John Adams, which was terrific. Right now my nonfiction book is The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism, and I think my next fiction book will ...

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... which I picked up on sale so I am a little hesitant about, and Samuel Adams A Life which I got because I liked John Adams so much. Has anyone heard of either of these?

I give a firm nudge to 1776. I haven't read it, but have read McCullough's John Adams and Truman biographies, and I've heard him speak. He has the ability to get me totally engrossed in his subject matter, even at the lengths of those two volumes. His Johnstown Flood is very high on my ...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens Through Charley's Door by Emily Kimbrough Truman by David McCullough A Stone For Danny Fisher by Harold Robins Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow

... about Andrew Jackson's presidency 3. Tried by War by James McPherson - about Abraham Lincoln's Presidency 4. John Adams by David McCullough 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

A. Books bought in airport shops 1. The Sanctuary* by Raymond Khoury 2. John Adams by David McCullough (supports the US President's Challenge) 3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 4. Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palin 5. Obama: From Promise to Power by David Mendell ( ...

... Calark and Nothing like it in the World was Civil War and post Civil War. David McCullough has written bioraphies on John Adams Harry Truman and Theodor Roosevelt. Ron Chernov wrote biographies on Alexander Hamilton and John Rockerfeller.

For me it will be the David McCollough books 1776 and John Adams. I want to read them and I'm looking forward to it but it will be a change from my usual fiction or non-fiction for coursework.

... some historical books about the area. I read 1776, Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara and am currently finishing John Adams by David McCullough. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two and very much engaged in John Adams. I would appreciate any other suggestions. Thanks, Mike

Music Matters 12:15 to 13:00 (45 minutes long). Petroc Trelawny talks to leading American composer John Adams about his new musical memoir Hallelujah Junction, and how he has been blacklisted by US security for the perceived morality of his political stage works. Authors David Huckvale, Peter Dick ...

... it's back to Hamlet, for Friday. I also finished The History Boys for another course yesterday. For fun, I'm reading John Adams by David McCullough. I have a massive intellectual crush on that man. (Adams, not McCullough.) I'm casually reading Fadeout, a mystery from the '70s, too.

From John Adams by David McCullough -- well, from the man himself really: "We may please ourselves with the prospect of free and popular governments. But there is great danger that those governments will not make us happy. God grant they may. But I fear that in every assembly, members will ...

Tentative categories, for books finished on or after 1/1/09 (OCD person that I am!) This will change many many times, I'm sure. Each book will have start date, finish date, and rating. Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs - a favorite category 1. John Adams by David McCullough 05/31/09 ...

... Red Bow *** 5. I Am a Mother **** 6. The Long Walk **** 7. John Adams ***** 8. The Sea for Breakfast **** 9. The Hiding Place *****

#205 nancywhite I read 1776 this year as a follow up to John Adams by McCullough and loved it--and it was quite a fast read, which is a bonus. I hope you enjoy it. I be interested in how you like Eric Clapton--I love books about music and musicians.

... and military views and I found it as easy and fast to read as a good novel. I read that last year as a followup to his John Adams biography (which I also loved) which is what McCullough intended it to be when he wrote it. The Sunne in Splendour is a favorite of my older son, who is an L ...

I'm reading Four to Score by Janet Evanovich and have the next two books in the wings. Also finishing Truman by David McCullough but it's hard to tote around.

... of an African Explorer that you didn't want to know? Your comment reminded me of the exact point at which I abandoned John Adams: when McCullough started describing in detail how Adams' house was perpendicular to the road while his father's house sat at a slight angle...I'm just proud of ...

... They won't satisfy you if you're wanting an in depth examination - like McCullough is going to provide (I loved his John Adams), but they are a nice introduction and are perfect for your project (I have the same complete presidential biography goal on my wish list), especially if you ...

The only biography I've ever *really* enjoyed was John Adams by David McCullough, but since you mentioned liking him you've probably read that one already...

The only biography I've ever *really* enjoyed was John Adams by David McCullough, but since you mentioned liking him you've probably read that one already...

... David Halberstam The Stone of Heaven: the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott Clark John Adams by David McCullough The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

... including here. For Adams, John Adams by David McCullough includes original source material. For Madison, they can read the Federalist Papers, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Better ...

I finally tracked down John Adams on DVD, so my mother and I have been watching that together. After that, I'm planning to re-watch Torchwood Series 1.

11. John Adams by David McCullough (Finished 7/6/08) - Rating: 8/10

Today I was fortunate enough to catch a marathon of the excellent HBO miniseries John Adams. Paul Giamatti is so wonderful to watch; you believe he is Adams.

... y The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Only two nonfiction books, Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick and John Adams by David McCullough, made it into my top reads of the quarter.

Fair enough. You'll have to let me know what you think of it once you get further into it. :) I did like John Adams, but then, I'm rather a geek and think that The Histories by Herodotus was one of the more entertaining, chatty, and gossipy books I've ever read. :D I do have to say, ...

... in early American history because I kept changing schools. I hope this will be a fun way to catch up. So you liked John Adams?

... sometimes come out in trade paperback now. Trade paperbacks can be almost any price, between I'd say $12-17, though my John Adams has a list price of $20. Hardcovers are usually $25 and up, with non-fiction being especially expensive, I've found. I'm in NJ, so sales tax is 7%.

... ookstore. The White Mary, Kira Salak - Received from a Shelf Awareness ad, and I found Shelf Awareness through LT. John Adams, David McCullough - I heard some good things about this book in school and I was missing history, so I got it at BJ's. Year of Wonders, Geraldine Brook ...

Those are all acceptable choices to me. I've read a couple of McCullough's books, they can drag on a bit if you don't have an interest in the subject but I generally like him. I haven't read anything yet by any of the other authors you named. I really do like the idea of something with a Missou ...

Does "listening to" count? I am currently listening to John Adams and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I am loving them both!

... loved it. Great wrap-up to the Kushiel's Legacy series. Up next is probably Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks and John Adams by David McCullough.

... ller Nonfiction 1. Night by Elie Wiesel 2. Manhunt: the 12-day chase for Lincoln's Killer by by Swanson 3. John Adams by David McCollough Historical Fiction 1. The Queen's Fool by Phillippa Greggory 2. Sarah's Quilt by Nancy E. Turner 3. The Star Garden ...

... tz Nonfiction 1. Night by Elie Wiesel 2. Manhunt: the 12-day chase for Lincoln's Killer by by Swanson 3. John Adams by David McCollough Historical Fiction 1. The Queen's Fool by Phillippa Greggory 2. Sarah's Quilt by Nancy E. Turner YA 1. Skulduggery P ...

My top 5 would have to be: 1. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 2. John Adams by David McCullough 3. The Kite Runner 4. Don Quixote and 5. Anna Karenina

... I have just been reading the new edition of Medal of Honor as well as Killer Angels and David McCullough's John Adams. All TRULY inspiring. Yeah, I'm a little ADD, but there is at least a common theme...honor and sacrificial courage. This, in a society that wishes above all not ...

I am shamelessly allowing my TBR pile to attain new heights. I got The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease and John Adams by David McCullough today. I'm hoping that once I've finished the school year I can start making some solid progress on these.

An update on my reading (since I am having a heck of a time keeping up with reviewing): 21. John Adams by David McCullough (nonfiction, 656 pages) 22. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (fiction, 190 pages) 23. The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie (fiction, Early Revi ...

... on Nonfiction 1. Night by Elie Wiesel 2. Manhunt: the 12-day chase for Lincoln's Killer by by Swanson 3. John Adams by David McCollough Historical Fiction 1. The Queen's Fool by Phillippa Greggory 2. Sarah's Quilt by Nancy E. Turner YA 1. Skulduggery P ...

#133 imanivrn - I love your selection of books. I am reading Three Cups of Tea right now, and wanting to read the John Adams book and Ladies of Liberty. I read Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough and halfway through 1776. He is a great author. Let me know what you think of the ...

... Paul Curtis 2. These is My Words by Nancy E. Turner 3. The Captain's Wife by Douglas Kelley 4. John Adams by McCollough Contemporary 1. The Heartbreaker by Susan Howatch 2. The Double Bind by Bohjalian 3. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult ...

I finished John Adams by David McCullough, which I shouldn't have read while the miniseries was on, since the inaccuracies in the miniseries are then that much more obvious and grating. Now I'm reading Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence, and Early Reviewers book. I have ...

... Scientific Revolution by Lisa Jardine London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd although I am in the midst of John Adams by David McCullough and I'm sure that will be on my top 5 for the first half of the year.

Out of 11 books read - John Adams by David McCullough takes the cake. The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber gets the strawberry/rhubarb pie. Tie for the chewy chocolate chip cookies - The Bridesmaid by Ruth Rendell Twilight at Mac's Place by Ross Thomas

Difficult to get to 5. That 5th one is eluding me. 5 stars - 1. John Adams by David McCullough - very emotional and educational and no doubt will be memorable as well. 2. Duma Key - Stephen King - the best novel he's written in years, maybe the best novel he's written period. 4.5 stars ...

I wanted to see that, but I don't have HBO. Did you watch it spaz? Anybody, was it good? I read the book it was based on (John Adams by David McCullough). I liked it, but I don't know if I could every read it again. It is looooong.

... In The World by Stephen E. Ambrose To America : Personal Reflections of an Historian by Stephen E. Ambrose John Adams by David McCullough Personal Memoirs: Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant Lincoln by Gore Vidal

... by John Hersey The Caine Mutiny: A Novel of World War II by Herman Wouk The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck John Adams by David McCullough The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbe ...

Am on the 4th and final part of John Adams by David McCullough. Interesting, but very, very long. Haven't quite gotten to the Hamilton/Burr duel, but it's imminent & Hamilton is really doing a number on old John during the Presidential re-election campaign.

... history (such as Washington's Crossing and 1776) and the biographical (Founding Brothers, John Adams, and His Excellency). The second book I got today is Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality< ...

Audio book for my commute is John Adams by David McCullough. Finished The Water's Lovely the other day, which was like Rendell Lite. Am now onto Rubicon by Tom Holland which has been languishing on my TBR shelf for 2 years. In anticipation of reading the latest Colleen McCullough ...

Funny #188, I'm listening to a biography of John Adams, the one by David McCullough. It is quite good so far. I'm woefully ignorant of my own country's history and am trying to put that to rights.

... and thought LT the perfect venue to find that one highly regarded volume for each. So far I have read Donald on Lincoln, McCullough on Truman, Adams and T.R., Morris on Reagan and an Eisenhower whose author I can't recall. Shortly it will be Ellis on Washington. If anyone drifts by ...

Finally finished David McCullough's John Adams. Great biography, good American history and long overdue. Don't know if it changed my opinion of Adams historically, but it gave me greater respect for the man. I'm at a dead standstill with Mommsen's A History of Rome Way too dry. I may ...

... that approaches the Republic period through an analysis of Roman Law. I'm beginning to get the hang of it. Also started John Adams by David McCullough. 200 pages in and it is fantastic. Reads like good fiction.

... a lot of good books this year, but these are my top 5, in no particular order: The Sunne in Splendour Atonement John Adams Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The Other Boleyn Girl

From the charity shop: The Book of Guys by Garrison Keillor Global Village Idiot by John O'Farrell

... here. People like Susan B. Anthony (Failure is Impossible), for starters. I'd have read David McCullough's John Adams when I was in storage for that renovation, except that it's in storage. There's no way in hell -- or anything else I can think of -- that I'm the only ...

... the Vietnam literature previously mentioned by KromesTomes and rebeccanyc are all excellent...i would add 3 more options: John M. DelVecchio's The 13th Valley, Tracers-a play performed at The Public Theater and the non-fiction, The End of the Line:The Siege of Khe Sanh by Robert Pisor- a ...

... of Jefferson could be drawn from a 1799 campaign speech by one of the Federalists (or, alternatively, from McCullough's Adams, which is not much different); you've limited the Jeffersonian inheritance, focusing on the "French" disputes and ignoring the importance of positions developed from ...

I started Marley and me by John Grogan during my lunch hour. Can't wait to go home and finish it.

... in her series). I really advocate Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Excellent all the way around and may I suggest John Connolly? His books make my soul feel dirty after I read them, they are very very dark but EXCELLENT...I admit not romances but excellent jsut the same.

Butterfield 8} by John O'Hara The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Moon Handbooks: Washington John Adams by David McCullough Watership Down by Richard Adams Jefferson and His Time Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

... spies, but the closest I can come in my own reading is When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka and Harbor by Lorraine Adams. Can anyone help with suggestions? Thanks in advance.

... the material will probably be dry, but I'd like the best book I can get my hands on. I've already read His Excellency and John Adams, and I've got American Sphinx, by Joseph Ellis for Jefferson. I liked these books, because the authors crafted history into a great story. I'd like to continue ...

One fiction and one non-fiction: The Poet by Michael Connelly and What Good Are the Arts by John Carey both excellent in their very different ways.

I'm reading What Good Are the Arts? by John Carey. Would write 'thought-provoking' but know it's a cliche!

I enjoyed David McCullough's biography of John Adams.

... Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway * Bill Peet by Bill Peet * Boy by Roald Dahl And biographies: * John Adams by David McCullough * The Nightingale's Song by Robert Timberg * almost anything by Antonia Fraser

... The Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson by Bernard Bailyn George Washington - His Excellency by Joseph Ellis John Adams by David McCullough and Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams by Lynne Withey Thomas Jefferson is a little trickier: American Sphinx by Joseph ...

... Pratchett and Neil Gaiman ... which is in my catalog. I got back 17 books that are also in my catalog, including John Adams, 1776, Skipping Christmas, Seabiscuit, Democracy in America, and The Year of Magical Thinking. Hmm. When I initially put in Good Omens:..., it ...

... week ago, and afterwards I had a choice--stand in line to buy 1776, or stand in line to have him autograph the copy of his John Adams biography that I had with me. So I opted for the autograph, and took me to Borders a day or so later, where, of course, I could not limit myself to just one ...