pick#4: I completed this look at presidential speeches and speech writers (the first WH speech writer was during the Harding administration) A analytical look at the professional art of managing a nation and its policies through written and spoken word. #45thMakesAllTheOthersLookGood #17booksin2017
pick#2 So I just finished this page turner... Truly a riveting read on the years, days, and hours that led to the end of the USSR. Made me think of my undergrad studies with Dr. Barbara Chotiner... #UAPoliSci #17booksin2017
so-so#6: This book was recommended by A friend. It was an interesting look at our 2016 presidential election. See what comes from it all! #strangebuttrue #17booksin2017
so-so#14 Ms. Marple accompanies us to the beach (Cape Cod). Not a big fan of the vignettes though... #17booksin2017
so-so#13: Easy beach read courtesy of Agatha Christie and Monsieur Hercule Poirot! #17booksin2017 #queenofmurdermysteries #nofilter
pick#12: Perhaps my favorite book of the year! A sweeping tale of far away lands, enchanting characters, and ancient practices facing change... Highly recommend! #17booksin2017 #afganistan #historicalfiction
pick#11: The completion of this book required lunch...Harland Sanders worked a RR in Jasper AL where he met his 1st wife, did not hit it big until he was in his mid 60's... A great read! A nice, interesting, and not too long biography. #17booksin2017 #TheColonel
pick#10: This book was my intro to James Michener... It won't be my last, and now I have a musical to rewatch... 👍🏻👍🏻If you are a WWII buff! #🇺🇸Vs🇯🇵 #17booksin2017 #historicalfiction
pick#9: I wanted to read a classic. I enjoyed this tale of guerrillas during the Spanish Civil War, and figuring out "For Whom The Bell Tolls". #17booksin2017 #hemingway #americanliterature
so-so#16: A study of Vatican policies and actions leading to and during WWII. An interesting and comprehensive study. Don't know if it's right down the middle though... #17BooksIn2017 #HistoryMajor
