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We are apolitical on Delphinium’s blog, so we will not weigh in with an opinion about the recent attacks on Amazon leveled by the White House. But watching Amazon’s stock withering under the president’s criticism gives one momentary pause. Do we in the book industry want Amazon to fail? [Read more…]
The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman is considered by many World War I experts as a must-read for anyone interested in the geographic chess game that led up to what is arguably the greatest war the world has ever seen. The book’s wide scope combined with a riveting narrative is perhaps what makes it stand out among the drier, more academic World War I books. Leaving the story of the buildup to World War I to Tuchman, it’s fascinating to read up on how the author came to write the book. [Read more…]