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The Creepy Mitford Sisters

Posted on November 17, 2006 by sheila

I’ve always been a bit fascinated by the semi-creepy Mitford family (that is, if I’m guessing right, Nancy, Unity, Decca and Diana. The only one I am not sure about is the one whose head is the highest. That is … Continue reading →

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Today in history: Sept. 1, 1939

Posted on September 1, 2006 by sheila

Germany invaded Poland. SEPTEMBER 1, 1939 W.H. Auden I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade: Waves of anger and fear Circulate over the bright … Continue reading →

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Light Reading

Posted on May 18, 2006 by sheila

I’m tearing my way through Viktor Klemperer’s Language of the Third Reich: LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii. Can’t put it down. I’ve been waiting to read this a long long time. When I stayed with Carrie in Belfast – (“Take a … Continue reading →

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The Books: Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself (Judy Blume)

Posted on May 17, 2006 by sheila

Next book on my YA fiction shelf: Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume. In the author’s note at the end of this book, Blume reveals that this is her most autobiographical book. The book takes place in … Continue reading →

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Hitler and Stalin: The Roots of Evil

Posted on March 29, 2006 by sheila

Watching it now on the History Channel. Thoughts to come. — Stalin had a ‘warfare psychology’ … an ‘enemy complex’ — a lot of the experts are people who try to retrospectively psychoanalyze these people. I have some doubts about … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Berlin Diary : The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941″ (William L. Shirer)

Posted on March 26, 2006 by sheila

Next book on history shelf: Next book on the shelf is Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 by William Shirer. Last Shirer book I have – this one is, well, what the title says: his diary from … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Nightmare Years: 1930 – 1940″ (William L. Shirer)

Posted on March 25, 2006 by sheila

And here is my next excerpt of the day from my library. Next book on the shelf is The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 by William Shirer. A first-person memoir of Shirer’s time living in Nazi Germany, and covering not just Germany … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich” (William L. Shirer)

Posted on March 24, 2006 by sheila

And here is my next excerpt: History bookshelf Next book on the shelf is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William Shirer. So deciding on an excerpt here was daunting. There’s so … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past” (Peter Balakian)

Posted on February 3, 2006 by sheila

My history bookshelf. Onward. Next book on this shelf is a memoir called Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir by Peter Balakian. FanTAStic book if you haven’t read it. He came out with a new book last year – not … Continue reading →

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Today in history: Nov. 9, 1938

Posted on November 9, 2005 by sheila

Today is the anniversary of Kristallnacht – or Night of the Broken Glass. On this day the gloves came off. It was a nationwide attack on Jewish synagogues, businesses, homes. The destruction was massive. The message was clear. The attacks … Continue reading →

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