A translation of a well known French author's recent book about Michelangelo's work with the Sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge across the Golden Horn in 1506. Based on historical facts, it was a different read. Something I picked up on the "New Books" shelf at the library. Interesting how those in power manipulated those with talent and genius.
Published: 2010 Read: April 2019 Genre: historical fiction
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
It's an Old Pennsylvania Custom - Edwin Valentine Mitchell
What a delightful bunch of stories on things done in Pennsylvania! Written in 1957, it gave me insight into living in caves, travelling in Conestoga Wagons, Shoo-fly-Pie, and being fond of music.
Some instruments played were the dulcimer, the dudelack, the geik and fiddle - I'll have to look them up!
They told the story of how on the wagons the driver mostly rode the nigh wheel horse, i.e., the one next to the wagon pole on the left hand side. In passing traffic coming from the opposite direction the driver could manage his horses and wagon better by keeping to the right-hand side of the road, and from this practice, the book claims, came the universal American custom of keeping to the right!
It mentioned beliefs in witchcraft and powwow and the book The Long Lost Friend. Another good read for getting familiar with where so many of my family grew up for generations.
Published: 1957 Read: April 2019 Genre: short story, history
Some instruments played were the dulcimer, the dudelack, the geik and fiddle - I'll have to look them up!
They told the story of how on the wagons the driver mostly rode the nigh wheel horse, i.e., the one next to the wagon pole on the left hand side. In passing traffic coming from the opposite direction the driver could manage his horses and wagon better by keeping to the right-hand side of the road, and from this practice, the book claims, came the universal American custom of keeping to the right!
It mentioned beliefs in witchcraft and powwow and the book The Long Lost Friend. Another good read for getting familiar with where so many of my family grew up for generations.
Published: 1957 Read: April 2019 Genre: short story, history
Sunday, April 7, 2019
The Country of Marriage - Anthony Giardina
I liked this book of short stories about marriage from a male's point of view. The author spoke with an authentic voice discussing different experiences of men. One man is living with a cheating wife; another is a stay at home Dad; another ponders the future after a long relationship. An interesting read.
Published: 1997 Read: April 2019 Genre: Fiction
Published: 1997 Read: April 2019 Genre: Fiction
Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker - Jennifer Chiaverini
This story is based on the real life of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom and became a dressmaker in Washington DC during the Lincoln presidency. Her diaries provided the basis for her experience as Mary Todd Lincoln's "modiste", someone who not only constructed her garments but dressed and fitted her for events.
The well known temperamental Mary is illuminated through her interactions with Lizzie. They remain together until shortly after Lincoln's assassination. A great history lesson and a look at the lives of women during the 1860's.
Published: 2013 Read: April 2019 Genre: Fiction
The well known temperamental Mary is illuminated through her interactions with Lizzie. They remain together until shortly after Lincoln's assassination. A great history lesson and a look at the lives of women during the 1860's.
Published: 2013 Read: April 2019 Genre: Fiction
Show and Tell - Dan Roam
Sub-title: How Everybody Can Make Extraordinary Presentations
I picked this book up at OfficeMax in a clearance bin, great find! It has a wonderful, simple approach to creating presentations and making them successful. I got plenty of tips for constructing the presentation based on the audience, the type of message to be delivered and the arc of the story. I'll keep this for reviewing any presentations I put together!
Published: 2014 Read: April 2019 Genre: Non-fiction, business
I picked this book up at OfficeMax in a clearance bin, great find! It has a wonderful, simple approach to creating presentations and making them successful. I got plenty of tips for constructing the presentation based on the audience, the type of message to be delivered and the arc of the story. I'll keep this for reviewing any presentations I put together!
Published: 2014 Read: April 2019 Genre: Non-fiction, business
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