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| US Presidents Challenge : 3 - Thomas Jefferson | | 60 | lindapanzo, Friday 5:55pm | |
| 999 Challenge : Janoorani's | | 139 | janoorani24, November 30 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : InfoPump since June 2009 | | 95 | infopump, November 25 | |
| Awful Lit. : Jump ship or go down with it? | | 93 | lbradf, November 11 | |
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| US Presidents Challenge : 1 George Washington | | 72 | Garp83, October 4 | |
| Political Conservatives : Presidential Biographies | | 69 | noldaker, October 3 | |
| US Presidents Challenge : 2 John Adams | | 49 | stellarexplorer, September 15 | |
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| US Presidents Challenge : Presidential Tickers | | 33 | auntmarge64, August 20 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Nonfiction | | 448 | Bridget770, July 15 | |
| American History : Looking for a book on James Madison | | 4 | morryb, July 3 | |
| Bug Collectors : I get recommendations for books already in my collection | | 61 | timspalding, July 2 | |
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| Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 19 | | 433 | hemlokgang, March 11 | |
| Non-Fiction Readers : What Non-Fiction Are You Reading Now - Nov. 2007 | | 81 | MrCanoe, March 1 | |
| 999 Challenge : rarm's 999 challenge | | 14 | rarm, February 4 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--January 2009, #2 | | 174 | porchsitter55, February 1 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : ejj1955's 50 book challenge | | 49 | billiejean, January 5 | |
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| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - FEB. 2008 PART Two | | 56 | bettyjo, February 2008 | |
| Dormant: Non-Fiction Readers : 2007 in Review | | 6 | bettyjo, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: Non-Fiction Readers : What Are You Reading in October/07? | | 50 | Peggy77, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Top Books read 4th quarter 2007 October -December | | 50 | jbd1, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Off-topic : The person below me, Part VI... | | 420 | Mr.Durick, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Off-topic : Person Below Me - Part V (we're getting ponderous - like the Super Bowl) | | 411 | xorscape, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 10 November 2007 | | 187 | teelgee, November 2007 | |
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| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 20 October 2007 | | 174 | melsmarsh, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: Historical Fiction : Looking for American Revolution stories | | 18 | Caramellunacy, April 2007 | |
... have been dissimulating and manipulating their followers since we were chimpanzees.
As I recall from Joseph Ellis' Founding Brothers, George Washington was less than candid about the disadvantages of Jay's Treaty. FDR maneuvered the Japanese into firing the first shot so that he could ... Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis - it's on my 999 Challenge list to read this year, but I'm not sure I'll get to it. ... -- or that are at BEST assigned to a particular edition, such as the "Electronic books" heading for Founding Brothers, or the ubiquitous "Large type books" or "Audiobooks" headings (and the odd "Videorecordings" heading).
* such as the Joan of Arc, Saint, 1412- ... ... example:Here is the list for my copy of Founding Brothers, reproduced in entirety:
Ã�tats-Unis › Histoire › 1783-1815 › Anecdotes
Ã�tats-Unis › Politique et gouvernement › 1783- ...Thanks for the review. I have American Creation on my To Read list--and I own it; I'll be adding Founding Brothers to my Wishlist now. I'll skip the Gordon Wood book. I appreciate the way you not only steer me to good reads, you also help me avoid mediocre (or worse) ones! :-)
ETA I also ... ... him. While it was good to see the oft-neglected Burr and Paine included, I would not recommend this too highly. Ellis’ Founding Brothers and American Creation cover similar ground in a more understandable manner. I have heard good things about Gordon Wood and I and will probably try ... ... lives there was no love lost between Franklin and Adams.
I've also never forgotten Joseph Ellis' description of Adams in Founding Brothers as one of 'enlightened perversity'.
All this is very much on my mind since I just finished watching (and enjoying) the mini-series based on McCullough ... I have both American Creation and Founding Brothers on my TBR for next year. Now I think I will read them in that order. I like to save the best for last. :-) 61. American Creation by Joseph Ellis. Written in the style of Ellis' Founding Brothers but not quite as good. He discusses the Revolution, the debate over the Constitution, and the Louisiana Purchase amongst other things.
Overall a good book but I disagreed with one major point. Ellis ... ... written about Jefferson, I've had a hard time deciding what books I want to read about his life. I have read Joseph Ellis' Founding Brothers and enjoyed it greatly. The last part of the book about the debate (in the form of letters written to one another over the years) between Jefferson and Ad ... ... Indispensible Man by Flexner.
I have also read a number of books where Washington is a critical character, including Founding Brothers by Ellis and American Creation also by Ellis ...
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 ... working in combination towards the common goal -- our new nation. May I strongly recommend to you the Joseph Ellis book: Founding Brothers -- it will further underscore this appreciation of our good fortune in this regard. ... by Bernard Weisberger – the absolute best book on this pivotal election out there IMHO – and Ellis’s outstanding Founding Brothers.
There are those who dismiss Jefferson for his weaknesses without appreciating his strengths. I would say to them: put your brain back in and read a ... 46 - finished 8/9/2009
Title: Founding brothers : the revolutionary generation
Author: Joseph J. Ellis ... great, much better than His Excellency : George Washington which I suspect was a bit rushed followup to his best selling Founding Brothers. It covers the years after 1800 with flashbacks to his younger days as school teacher, patriot, and president. ... Biography of Louisa Catherine and John Quincy Adams by Jack Shepherd - finished 11/19/2009
#99 - Related Texts
Founding brothers : the revolutionary generation by Joseph J. Ellis - finished 8/9/2009 ... Ralph Ketchum on James and Dolly Madison. Also, Revolutionary Characters has a short segement on Madison and as does Founding Brothers, I believe ... 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 is for Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis. The cited reason is, in part, ... ... read before LT)
#44 - Barack Obama Dreams from my Father **** (read before LT), The Audacity of Hope ***
General: Founding Brothers *** 34. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis. Breaking my streak of mediocre books. I had put off reading this due to my issues with the author. I finally decided to read it anyway, I don't seem to be as strident about some things as I used to. I found this to be an interesting book about a period I ... I just started Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis. So far it's interesting. I suggested Founding Brothers for my book club this year and everyone was quite taken with it. I particularly like Ellis' approach with our American founders - portraying them as gifted but flawed, extraordianry men of greatness who nevertheless made errors of judgment and conscience. They were ... Yeah, His Excellency was my choice for Washington for the Presidents Challenge. It's great! Founding Brothers is on my list, but it'll wait until I get a few more presidents knocked out, I think. ... time of the Revolution and I highly recommend his books. His American Creation, His Excellency: George Washington, and Founding Brothers are all excellent if you want to read further about this time period in American history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis ... G.K. Chesterton
The Longest Winter and The Bedford Boys both by Alex Kershaw
1776 by David McCullough
Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
The Beekeeper's Apprentice and Justice Hall both by Laurie R. King
Enigma: The Battle for the Code by Hugh Sebag-Monte ... ... in the American Revolutionary War period are worthwhile. Besides the book on Washington mentioned above, I would recommend Founding Brothers and American Creation. I know he has written others, but these would be a good place to start.
11. Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis ... recommend Ellis' other books as well, especially those set around the time of the American Revolution: American Creation, Founding Brothers, etc. Hit the Friends of the Library sale today and got:
Alas, Babylon a re-read from 40 years ago
Founding Brothers I love history and it looks good ... L. Friedman
- Cook and Peary: The Polar Controversy, Resolved by Robert M. Bryce
- Collapse by Jared Diamond
- Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
- The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
- The Post American World by Fareed Zakariah
4. Historical Fiction
- K ... Nonfiction
i. South: The Endurance Expedition Finished Mar 16
ii. Founding Brothers Finished Mar 30
iii. Longitude Finished Mar 31
iv. The World Without Us Finished April 27
v. Eleanor Of Aquitaine: A Life Finished May 23
vi. James Tiptree Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon Fi ... ... 20 W.E.B. Griffin novels, Hens Teeth and Horse's Toes by Stephen Jay Gould and a signed Easton Press version of Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis . ... by Winston S. Churchill
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston S. Churchill
PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT
FOUNDING BROTHERS by Joseph J. Ellis
THE NAVAL WAR AGAINST HITLER by Donald Macintyre
FIREBIRDS: Flying the Typhoon in Action by Charles Demoulin
1 ... ... Breen by Eric Berlin (fiction, 215 pages)
82. The Potato Chip Puzzles by Eric Berlin (fiction, 244 pages)
83. Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis (nonfiction, 278 pages)
84. Darkmans by Nicola Barker (fiction, 838 pages)
85. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta ... ...
- Captain Newman, M.D: Leo Roston (prop2gether)
- The Black Swan: Mercedes Lackey (suslyn)
- Founding Brothers/American Creation: Joseph Ellis (alcottacre)
- Cat's Cradle: Kurt Vonnegut (PiyushChourasia)
- Letters From the Earth/Mysterious Stranger ... 107. The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. I have read some of Harrod-Eagles' murder mystery series with Insp. Bill Slider and decided to try her historical fiction - The Founding is the first in her Morland family saga - she has just published the 31st in this series. The Founding begins ... Series
1-Surprise Packages by Nancy Anderson
2-The Brothers by Chris Stewart
3-Cordelia Underwood by Van Reid
4-Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
5-The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
6-Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
7-Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Ffo ... #9 msf59:
I just read Founding Brothers for the second time a little while back. I found it excellent all the way through, but particularly appreciated Ellis's precise and forensic explanation of the Burr-Hamilton duel. ... Sphinx a few years ago. I remember really enjoying it. I'm a big fan of presidential biographies. I also have Ellis's Founding Brothers deep in my tbr. ... e:
Kristin Lavransdatter, for the groupread.
Mosque, Mill, Underground, and The Way We Work by David Macaulay
Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis
Mysterious Flame by Colin McGinn
The Farewell Party by Milan Kundera
And I'm sure a couple more that haven't occurred to me yet. ... ... to message #80
I listen to lots of recorded books and find that for me most non-fiction doesn't work. I did listen to Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis but found it hard to do. There were lots of things that I would hear and wanted to go back to look up and doing that in a recorded ... ... and suffering. So far I've suggested Brave New World, which they mostly didn't like; Persuasion, which ditto (!); Founding Brothers, which I'm not sure people got all the way through, but at least we had a good discussion; and A Room with a View, which one person (a former teacher, ... ... It's a re-read, so what? Why own books if you aren't going to re-read them! And I love Cherryh beyond measure.
2. Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis. Halfway through. Forced this book on my book club, which usually choses weepy chick lit that I hate.
3. Three Wishes, Barbara Delinsky. ... ... a nice change from the straight 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, ... ... America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines
* Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (New!)
* David Hackett Fischer's Washington's Crossing
* Carol F. Karlsen's The Devil in ... ... comes to nonfiction I have to be in the mood to read that genre and/or subject; I couldn't get through the first chapter of Founding Brothers so I put it away to read again when I had more interest in American history. ... Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words, David Hackett Fisher's Washington's Crossing, and Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation.
There were a few curveballs (like Victoria Finlay's Color: A Natural History of the Palette) and even an ... Batch the first includes Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers and Marina Warner's Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism.
If you're counting when we finish a book, I'd include Helen Castor's Blood and Roses: One Family's Struggle and Triumph During the Tu ... No, two: Founding Brothers and Nearly Human.
The person below me knows why the touchstone for Nearly Human isn't fixed yet. bfertig -- I liked Founding Brothers. It's interesting how much our Recieved Notions are on the money and wide of the mark -- often at the same time. It moves quickly, though, and doesn't cover anyone in particular depth (mostly this is because there are already plenty of biographies about ... AnnaClaire, how did you like Founding Brothers? I've been looking at that for a bit, but have been trying to figure out what his angle is before committing to reading it. I enjoyed 1491 immensely, and found that it really fit well within the context of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Changes in ... I finished Founding Brothers the other day. Now I'me turning my full bookreading attention to my Early Review book, Andrew Y. Grant's Nearly Human. I just finished one (Founding Brothers) last night, in fact. But I was too sleepy to wright a review then, and was just a little too busy this morning. And now my boss is in an annoying phone argument that's audible out here.
The person below me regularly wishes people pipe down. I'm on the last chapter of Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers. Then I'm turning my (full) attention to my Early Review book, Andrew Y. Grant's Nearly Human Working on Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers. I'm moving along at a pretty good clip now that I'm not on vacation, despite what the thingey on my profile page says. The internet was down at work yesterday, but I think I'll update it now.
I'm also starting to work seriously on my Ea ... ... have a lot of time to read this week (busy being a tourist in Texas), so I'm still in chapter 2 of Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers. I'll be working on Andrew Y. Grant's Nearly Human: The Gorilla's Guide to Good Living. (There's no touchstone for that last one, but I've ... Finished The Circus Fire last week. Started Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers, which will be my airplane reading on my flight this afternoon. I just started Founding Brothers yesterday. ... and impeding (temporary) departure, I thought about reading Letters to Father before settling on the lighter Founding Brothers. (Both books are hardcovers, but my copy of Letters to Father contains the original Italian letters as well as the English translations. I ... ... by Sylvia Frey, Rough Crossings by Simon Schama and The Forgotten Fifth by Gary Nash
Biographies:
- Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis is a very readable and decent vignette-based group biography of the "main guys."
- The Old Revolutionaries by Pauline Maier ... ... Was King is already on my TBR shelf (although maybe not on LT yet), so I will definitely get to that one. Same with Founding Brothers.
Unfortunately, I have already read Dutch (can't get the touchstone to work), so can't avoid it. What was all that with the fictional, personal ... ... but is nonetheless a necessity to look into the heart of Reagan.
Avoid Dutch by Edmund Morris.
After reading Founding Brothers, I intend to read Joseph J. Ellis' biographies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. A wonderful writer.
Not a president, probably a good thing he ...
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