Sewing continues, and it is intriguing. But over the last year, I’ve been in and out of the loft. Of course I feel the strangeness of our lives. Because I’m retired, and have my time to myself, I spend many hours just reading. My second passion for my entire life. I admit, I want to learn as much as I can now, keeping my noggin bright and indulging in anything that beckons to me.
For the last year or so I’ve been deep into wars of the 20th century.
BarbaraTuchman: The Guns of August. The advent of World War I was so unexpected. Almost a family dispute.
Wade Davis: Into the Silence, Mallory and the conquest of Everest. And I’ve read it three times.
Barbara Tuchman: Stillwell and the American Experience in China.
Winston Churchill : The Gathering Storm ( I have his complete works, so I’m looking forward to many hours with is books. Where did he ever get the time…he is very readable and factual).
Stanley Karnow: Vietnam A History. A note here: I started with Max Hasting’s history, but I was very put off by his personal opinions and interjections. I’m not interested! I want the facts, no sauce.
John Toland: The Rising Sun.
More suggestions, excellent reading:
Ronald Spector: Eagle Again the Sun, the American War with Japan.
Philip Ziegler: Mountbatten.
I’m not a confrontational human, so without opinion and comment, I do recommend all of the above.
As we go into another wonderful week, with gratitude – Coco
Coco's Loft 
Thank you for sharing your reading list. Two other authors your may enjoy are Ben MacIntyre and Margaret MacMillan.
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Thank you for these reading suggestions. I have several on my list to read. Take care.
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Thanks for the suggestions!
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Thank you for these suggestions Coco. I am always on the lookout for something interesting to read.
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I like the patchwork dress too! Good reading suggestions I bet – very educational
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Coco, take a look at Wondrium. It used to be called Great CoursesPlus. Very interesting variety, not expensive and pairs well with sewing. It’s good to be a life long learner. Happy learning and sewing!
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Great blog. I too have been immersed in history during this plague. I reread Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant Mirror, spent a lot of time reading about early English history, read a series of books about NYC, also a-number of WWII histories (Churchill please more Churchill). Recently finished Saigon, a generational novel about Vietnam. I have been focused mostly on nonfiction too. I feel that I need to make my reading count.
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I love a reading list. I have a notebook of lists and now I add your suggestions. Florida in the summer is great reading weather. Just curl up in front of the AC!
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Thank you for the reading recommendations.
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