tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36976142011-04-21T17:26:55.038-07:00Some books that Sasha likesHelena Handbaskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940269683982034247noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697614.post-801170502002-08-11T18:21:00.000-07:002002-08-11T18:21:21.260-07:00<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060932872/sasha01-20">The Thurber Carnival</A> by James Thurber <br /> <br />All of the best stuff from one of the greatest humorists of the 20th century. Make sure not to miss "The Night The Bed Fell", "More Alarms at Night", "The Catbird Seat" and of course, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385312113/sasha01-20">The God Particle</A> by Leon Lederman <br /> <br />Particle physics can be fun! <br /> <br /> <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375706364/sasha01-20">Crucible of War</A> by Fred Anderson <br /> <br />A bit dry, but still the best history of the Seven Years War (aka the French and Indian War). <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345298063/sasha01-20">Peter the Great: His Life and World</A> by Robert K. Massie <br /> <br />Absolutely sensational, gripping and thorough. Eight hundred pages and worth every one. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0737016116/sasha01-20">Breathe In, Breathe Out</A> by Jim Loehr and Jeffrey Migdow <br /> <br />Think you know how to breathe? Think again. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375702024/sasha01-20">The Man Who Ate Everything</A> by Jeffrey Steingarten <br /> <br />Imagine P.J. O'Rourke as a food critic. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006440577X/sasha01-20">The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia</A> by Esther Hautzig <br /> <br />A young Polish girl and her family are exiled to Siberia during WWII. An incredible testament to the power of family.If you have or know children age 11 and up, buy this for them. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380715430/sasha01-20">The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way</A> by Bill Bryson <br /> <br />This great language of ours. Too much fun. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385495323/sasha01-20">The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography</A> by Simon Singh <br /> <br />Just like the title says. The chapters about quantum cryptography are explained clearly enough for a math dope like me to understand them. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140299874/sasha01-20">Empire of the Bay: The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent</A> by Peter Newman <br /> <br />Another long-but-worth-it title.The history of North America (basically Canada but parts of the Pacific Northweat too) as seen through the story of the Hudson's Bay Company. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140299963/sasha01-20">Budding Prospects: A Pastoral...</A> by T. Coraghessan Boyle <br /> <br />Amateur pot farmers in California, by one of my favorite modern novelists. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0780620704/sasha01-20">Full Circle with Michael Palin</A> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3697614-80117050?l=sashabooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Helena Handbaskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940269683982034247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697614.post-801052712002-08-11T11:35:00.000-07:002002-08-11T16:06:49.000-07:00 <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375701214/sasha01-20" target="_NEW">The Diving Bell and the Butterfly </A> by Jean-Dominique Bauby <br />The greatest memoir I've ever read, by the late editor of French <i>Elle</i>. A modern-day "My Left Foot". <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345349571/sasha01-20" target="_NEW">A Distant Mirror : The Calamitous 14th Century</A> by Barbara Tuchman <br />Medieval history, brought to immediate and fascinating life. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140249281/sasha01-20" target="_NEW">The White House Mess</A> by Christopher Buckley <br />A hysterically funny mock-political tell-all. Buckley needs to write more books. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451525027/sasha01-20" target="_NEW">The Innocents Abroad </A>by Mark Twain <br />The bible for European-bashers. We can all take pointers from Sam, who was a master at this. <br /> <br /><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385425651/sasha01-20" target="_NEW">The Joy of Sects </A> by Peter Occhiogrosso <br />Comparative religion made fun. And you've just got to love the title. <br /> <br /> And remember, if you click on the links above, I'll get a tiny cut of whatever you buy.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3697614-80105271?l=sashabooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Helena Handbaskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940269683982034247noreply@blogger.com