May 1, 2017
April 15, 2017
May 8, 2017 - Maisie Dobbs
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (2003)
Setting: England and FranceTime:
Spring 1929
Spring 1910 - Spring 1917
Summer 1929
Characters:
Maisie Dobbs - M. Dobbs, Trade and Personal Investigations - M. Hobbs, Psychologist and Investigator
Bloomsbury
Mr. Sharp - Billy Beale (William Dobbs)
Christopher Davenham - Celia -
Vincent (Weathershaw) - George - Malcolm
Nether Green Cemetery - Tom Smith - Donald Holden
Frankie, Persephone
Volunteer Aid Detachment - Fourteenth Casualty Clearing Station, Bailleul
Captain Simon Lynch - Iris Rigson
Girton College
Priscilla Rvernden, FANY
Lady Rowan Compton - Lord Julian - James - Carter - Cook Crawford - Enid - Dowager Lady Compton
Belgravia
Dr. Maurice Blanche
Dr, Basil Khan
The Retreat
Major Jenkins (Adam)
Archie
Armstrong Jenkins
Detective Inspector Stratton
April 10, 2017
Good Havana/Cuba Books
Leonardo Padura
Mario Conde Mystery
1. Havana Red (2005)
2. Havana Black (2006)
3. Havana Blue (2007)
4. Havana Gold (2008)
5. Havana Fever (2009)
Novels
The Man Who Loved Dogs (2014)
Heretics (2017)
Blair, Peggy - The Poisoned Pawn (2014)
Greene, Graham - Our Man in Havana (1958)
Kerr, Philip - If The Dead Rise Not: Bernie Gunther #6 (2009)
McKinty, Adrian - Fifty Grand (2009)
Smith, Martin Cruz - Havana Bay: Arkady Renko #4 (2000)
Standiford, Les - Havana Run (2003)
Wilkshire, Nick - Escape to Havana (2016)
Kurlansky, Mark - Havana: A Subtropical Delirium (2017)
A city of tropical heat, sweat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky.
Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures.
Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today--from the native Taino to Columbus's landing, from Cuba's status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista's dictatorship and Castro's revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes: a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since long before the revolution.
Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and José MartÃ, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to Cuban baseball and its highly opinionated fans; the city's music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; its culinary legacy. Through Mark Kurlansky's multilayered and electrifying portrait, the long-elusive city of Havana comes stirringly to life.
Mario Conde Mystery
1. Havana Red (2005)
2. Havana Black (2006)
3. Havana Blue (2007)
4. Havana Gold (2008)
5. Havana Fever (2009)
Novels
The Man Who Loved Dogs (2014)
Heretics (2017)
Blair, Peggy - The Poisoned Pawn (2014)
Greene, Graham - Our Man in Havana (1958)
Kerr, Philip - If The Dead Rise Not: Bernie Gunther #6 (2009)
McKinty, Adrian - Fifty Grand (2009)
Smith, Martin Cruz - Havana Bay: Arkady Renko #4 (2000)
Standiford, Les - Havana Run (2003)
Wilkshire, Nick - Escape to Havana (2016)
Kurlansky, Mark - Havana: A Subtropical Delirium (2017)
A city of tropical heat, sweat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky.
Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures.
Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today--from the native Taino to Columbus's landing, from Cuba's status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista's dictatorship and Castro's revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes: a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since long before the revolution.
Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and José MartÃ, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to Cuban baseball and its highly opinionated fans; the city's music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; its culinary legacy. Through Mark Kurlansky's multilayered and electrifying portrait, the long-elusive city of Havana comes stirringly to life.
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