Dave's recommendations (last updated November 21,2007)
This is a list of the books that I have read that I've enjoyed. Some fit the profile (almost) for the Readable History Bookclub, others are just good books that I want to share.
November 2007 John Paul the Great. Remembering a Spiritual Father by Peggy Noonan
December 2006 Timeline by Michael Crichton
December 2006 Apocalypto a film by Mel Gibson
October 2006 Mother Theresa, by Katheryn Spink.
Summer 2006 Triumph. The Power and Glory of the Catholic Church. A 2000 Year History
by H.W. Crocker
July 2006 The Ghosts of Tsavo by Philip Caputo and
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo by Lt.Col. J.H. Patterson
March 2006 The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
January 2006 His Excellency. George Washington by Joseph P. Ellis
November 2005 1776 by David McCullough
September 2005The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
October 2005 The Savage Wars of Peace. Small Wars and
the Rise of American Power by Max Boot.