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Glance at the Past
Podcast
The Grand Rapids Historical Commission Podcast features "A Glance at the Past," a local history...

Quotable Austen
Book
These entertaining collections gather together the wisest and wittiest quotations from some of...

Vladimir Putin recommended A Farewell to Arms in Books (curated)

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The Historic Barns of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Architecture & Preservation, Built 17501900
Book
For anyone who has ever admired a barn on an old country lane, this is the story of that barn and...

graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated Read On...Historical Fiction: Reading Lists for Every Taste in Books
Feb 15, 2019
Is there anything better than a book about books? :D Very handy little book, especially if you're a novice to the historical fiction genre and aren't quite sure where you'd like to travel next. How the author categorized books was very helpful and inventive too. Altogether it may not be the most comprehensive guide to historical fiction, but it's a darned good place to start your journey in the field or just to decide what's next. Is it weird that I read it cover to cover? ;P

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated In Dublin's Fair City (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #6) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Irish immigrant Molly Murphy returns to Ireland on a job to find a missing relative. Unfortunately, she gets involved with a murder on board the boat taking her back to her native country. I normally love this historical series, but this one was up to par. The mystery was sacrificed in favor of the historical plot, which was good enough to redeem the book.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-in-dublins-fair-city-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-in-dublins-fair-city-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

Europe's Changing Woods and Forests: From Wildwood to Managed Landscapes
Keith Kirby and Charles Watkins
Book
Our understanding of the ecological history of European forests has been transformed in the last...