I really enjoyed your responses, Bob. I loved hearing how your thoughts about Troy and the Trojan War have changed. That was fascinating. I absolutely agree with what you are saying about social media and the assault on truth. Terrific discussion, Bob.
Thanks as always, Pat. I sometimes think it's the book lovers like us and all our friends on BookTube who form the frontline against the assault on truth, which IS getting more brazen.
I actually cannot remember what was my first nonfiction book! I know i read Truman by David McCullough (i went to Harry S Truman elementary school, after all)! But the first i really remember was during spring and summer 2020... The Great Bridge by McCullough. It was fantastic, and i could not put it down! I had always wondered what was holding bridges up, but not enough to look it up in my childhood encyclopedia in the 60s. I finished it in about a week (thanks to the pandemic), and then read The Johnstown Flood and one other also by McCullough. Since then, i now read non-fiction and biographies more than fiction.
Oh fun stuff! The first non- fiction book I remember reading on my own was The Passover Plot by Hugh Schonfield. And now I've done the Google search, I may have to see if the library still has a copy.
"A frightful queerness has come into life",wrote H G Wells in A Mind At The End Of Its Tether We have grown used to crisis and horror. most men want peace but do not know or want the things that make for peace. We cannot count on history to repeat itself. the saving power of historical knowledge will not save us from the ancient enemy. The world has been brought together too suddenly and too forcibly to be a good neighborhood; the unaccustomed intimacy has intensified the differences between people, multiplied the possibilities of friction.
Great answers. I aways think of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood when I think of storytelling within a nonfiction. Even though he was one of my favorite writers when I was young, I've never been able to read that particular one because of the subject matter. Enjoyed your post.
I almost included a mention of "In Cold Blood" in my video. I didn't though as I thought I was rambling too much haha. But it's a great example of non-fiction storytelling.
Wow Robert. I enjoyed immensely getting an in-depth take about both the books and what was taking place during the time from your perspective. You read alot of books i have never heard of, which i enjoy learning about. To me, this is like watching a documentary. I also like to read what i feel for, although i have goals and series I want to continue. Enjoying my small entry into NF so far (read 3 books so far in the genre). Pat mentioned to me that you were an educator, which you hinted at here. My middle child will graduate in May with an Elementary Ed degree. Kudos sir on another great video!
Thanks, Kevin. Congratulations to your middle child earning a degree in education. .And Pat is correct, I am an educator, though at the college level. A degree in education isn't required (though maybe it should be). At the college and university level, one is hired for one's expertise in a specific discipline. Mine was, and is, history. Anyway, thanks again. I enjoy your posts as well. Your enthusiasm for reading is contagious.
Excelllent presentation Robert. I’m much older than you but I do not remember that book. I remember Edgar Cayce having a huge influence on some folk. And I certainly remember the flying saucer craze. It astounded me (although it probably shouldn’t) when the government only a couple of years ago began investigating “sightings”. Quote from George Orwell “in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”.
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I learn so much from your videos, thanks for sharing your reading experience and thoughts!
Thank you, Robert.
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Oh my. Chariots of the Gods.
"Midnight in Chernobyl" is an excellent book, bearing in mind there are number of books covering the same subject. Always enjoy your monologues.
Delightful! Thank you, Robert!
I really enjoyed your responses, Bob. I loved hearing how your thoughts about Troy and the Trojan War have changed. That was fascinating. I absolutely agree with what you are saying about social media and the assault on truth. Terrific discussion, Bob.
Thanks as always, Pat.
I sometimes think it's the book lovers like us and all our friends on BookTube who form the frontline against the assault on truth, which IS getting more brazen.
@ I think you’re right!
I actually cannot remember what was my first nonfiction book! I know i read Truman by David McCullough (i went to Harry S Truman elementary school, after all)! But the first i really remember was during spring and summer 2020... The Great Bridge by McCullough. It was fantastic, and i could not put it down! I had always wondered what was holding bridges up, but not enough to look it up in my childhood encyclopedia in the 60s. I finished it in about a week (thanks to the pandemic), and then read The Johnstown Flood and one other also by McCullough. Since then, i now read non-fiction and biographies more than fiction.
Thank you for always ending “class” on a positive note! Great discussion today.
Erik Larson has never written a bad book!!
Never? I haven't read all of his books, but what I have read suggests you might be right!
Thanks, Robert.
I'm reading Jane Austen.
Oh fun stuff! The first non- fiction book I remember reading on my own was The Passover Plot by Hugh Schonfield. And now I've done the Google search, I may have to see if the library still has a copy.
"A frightful queerness has come into life",wrote H G Wells in A Mind At The End Of Its Tether
We have grown used to crisis and horror.
most men want peace but do not know or want the things that make for peace.
We cannot count on history to repeat itself.
the saving power of historical knowledge will not save us from the ancient enemy.
The world has been brought together too suddenly and too forcibly to be a good neighborhood;
the unaccustomed intimacy has intensified the differences between people,
multiplied the possibilities of friction.
Great answers. I aways think of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood when I think of storytelling within a nonfiction. Even though he was one of my favorite writers when I was young, I've never been able to read that particular one because of the subject matter.
Enjoyed your post.
I almost included a mention of "In Cold Blood" in my video. I didn't though as I thought I was rambling too much haha. But it's a great example of non-fiction storytelling.
Wow Robert. I enjoyed immensely getting an in-depth take about both the books and what was taking place during the time from your perspective. You read alot of books i have never heard of, which i enjoy learning about. To me, this is like watching a documentary. I also like to read what i feel for, although i have goals and series I want to continue. Enjoying my small entry into NF so far (read 3 books so far in the genre). Pat mentioned to me that you were an educator, which you hinted at here. My middle child will graduate in May with an Elementary Ed degree. Kudos sir on another great video!
Thanks, Kevin. Congratulations to your middle child earning a degree in education. .And Pat is correct, I am an educator, though at the college level. A degree in education isn't required (though maybe it should be). At the college and university level, one is hired for one's expertise in a specific discipline. Mine was, and is, history. Anyway, thanks again. I enjoy your posts as well. Your enthusiasm for reading is contagious.
Excelllent presentation Robert. I’m much older than you but I do not remember that book. I remember Edgar Cayce having a huge influence on some folk. And I certainly remember the flying saucer craze. It astounded me (although it probably shouldn’t) when the government only a couple of years ago began investigating “sightings”. Quote from George Orwell “in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”.
I remember Cayce, too, but "Chariots" really ran away with the prize for silliest "non-fiction" book ever written, haha.