A look at America's attempts to curb alcoholism, from early temperance societies, to Prohibition, to the formation of AA.

Fascinating story of a corrupt administrator of charity funds in New Jersey, his suspicious death, and the subsequent high profile murder trial with "Scottsboro Boys" attorney Samuel Leibowitz for the defense.

Discusses how the varying antebellum opinions on American slavery fractured the Evangelical religions and helped set the stage for a bloody Civil War.

Fast moving, interesting, good summer reading

Good continuation of the Alex Cross series

Fictional story of 3 young women brought together as plebes at West Point. The story tracks their friendship, and their lives both in and out of the military. Besides telling a good story it gives the reader an interesting look into the military world most of us are not aware of, and the sacrifices military personnel make every day.

An interesting look at the young Frederick Douglass and his years spent in the British Isles. During his time in the UK, Douglass honed his skills as a public speaker and gained international renown as an abolitionist, author, and champion of civil rights.

The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's expedition down a never-before-explored tributary of the Amazon River. The grueling journey was poorly planned and put all the men, including Roosevelt's son Kermit, in danger of starvation, in addition to the expected dangers of injury, disease, or indigenous people's attack. Several Brazilian paddlers were lost and Teddy Roosevelt himself was gravely ill by the time they reached their goal. The author did a magnificent job portraying the men of the expedition and their amazing fortitude in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. She evokes the beautiful, interconnected and competing nature of every living thing in the Amazon jungle.

Great book to get ideas how to introduce reading to babies and toddlers.

Great portrayal of the role of nuns in the Catholic Church, and a provacative story about some of the challenges facing the Church today.