Einstein His Space and Times by Steven Gimbel, 2015
Steven Gimbel's biography presents Einstein in the context of the world he lived in, offering a fascinating portrait of a remarkable individual who remained actively engaged in international affairs throughout his life.
UNFORGETTABLE STAR ANNA MAY WONG, a pioneering Chinese-American actor whose career spanned screen, stage, radio, and television, is the topic of this fascinating, deeply researched biography. Old Hollywood glam through a very modern lens! B PLUS
Book 22, 2024: Themes for Great Cities by Graeme Thomson. This excellent biography of Simple Minds is a terrific read. Charting the history of the band from their early days, to their ‘cafes of Europe’ period, and stopping after Sparkle in the Rain, before their ‘stadiums of America’ period, it features in-depth interviews. Singer Jim Kerr in particular, is very open about how utterly driven he was to make the band a success.
If nothing else it made me fall in love again with albums such as Empires and Dance, Sons and Fascination, Sister Feelings Call, and New Gold Dream.
Today In Labor History March 26, 1918: American anarchist Philip Grosser wrote about being tortured in the prison on Alcatraz Island, while serving time there for refusing to serve in World War I. By 1920, he was the only draft resistor still serving time at Alcatraz. Alexander Berkman referred to him as "one of [my] finest comrades."
A quick post, after a big distance trip, to show a second hand #BookHaul
Found these delights at Bookshop Bivar in Lisbon, and if you're in Portugal and looking for second hand books in English, this is the bookstore to go. They also send by post to other places in Portugal.
I'm looking for a good #history of #autism and #ADHDbefore medicalisation. I want to know how people with these symptoms were described, conceptualised and classified in the centuries prior to WW1, when they were simply seen as lazy or eccentric or a little funny, not recognised as having developmental disorders. No history of 20th century psychiatry needed.
The Apprentice of Buchenwald: The True Story of the Teenage Boy Who Sabotaged Hitler's War Machine by Oren Schneider
This universal, true story of inner strength, resourcefulness and optimism was documented and written by Alexander's grandson, Oren Schneider. It is dedicated to brave people everywhere who choose not to give up.
I get the Beatles = $ but how much more do we need to know. What important information do we not have? And what detail can you get from a mainstream film? Let’s delve into other bands maybe. #TheBeatles#Biography#Film
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
The hidden history of one of the world’s greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I—this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel.
If anyone is looking for a good biography, I’ve really been enjoying “Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” by Joy-Ann Reid.
It has a conversational writing style that works well with the stories about Medgar and Myrlie’s life before and during the civil rights era in the U.S. There’s so much about them I never learned in school.
Just finisihed this & it's brilliant: Katalin Kariko's story of her life. She was convinced that mRNA therapies could work decades ago & did the foundation work, all while being ignored, never promoted & struggling for jobs.
Today, millions are vaccinated with mRNA vaccines & she has a Nobel prize.
It's a great story, and leaves a lot for the scientific system to think about. Highly recommended.
A PROUD FAMILY LEGACY—the pioneering accomplishments of the US military’s first Black generals, a father and son—serves as the center of a close, thoughtful look at the history of military inclusion and segregation. B PLUS