Saturday, February 28, 2009

Notes from the North: Audiobook Review: 1776 by <b>David McCullough</b>

This month I have been listening to 1776 by David McCullough. When I first discovered audible.com I was a bit sceptical. I enjoy listening to audiobooks in the car but I don't drive so much now and I couldn't think of a time when I had ...

Source: http://readinginthenorth.blogspot.com/2009/02/audiobook-review-1776-by-david.html

Friday, February 27, 2009

Can I Avoid Bankruptcy? : Provanta Corporation

closeAuthor: David McCullough Name: David McCullough. Email: dmccullough@provanta.com. Site: http://www.provanta.com. About: Sales & Marketing Manager at Provanta for four years. Previously a financial advisor with over seven years of ...

Source: http://www.provanta.com/can-i-avoid-bankruptcy/

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Hate Mail O’ The Week | Support Your Local Gunfighter

Wow, Marlene is obviously the second coming of David McCullough. (He’s a writer, Marlene. I doubt you read anything that isn’t penned by Jeremiah Wright . . . and written in crayon.) Undeterred by the spam feature - set up for ignorant ...

Source: http://supportyourlocalgunfighter.com/2009/02/hate-mail-o-the-week-2/

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Turbulent 44 days at Leeds United - Yorkshire Evening Post

"To be honest, my interest in football is about as great as my interest in early American politics. But the scripts were both amazing, and the books on which they were based – David McCullough wrote the Adams one – were terrific reads. ...

Source: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Turbulent-44-days-at-Leeds.5005381.jp

Monday, February 23, 2009

M.U.G.G. (Mom Under God&#39;s Grace): The Trouble With Snakes

Truman by David McCullough; The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey; The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle; The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver; The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs; The House of the Seven Gables by ...

Source: http://momundergodsgrace.blogspot.com/2009/02/trouble-with-snakes.html

Sunday, February 22, 2009

New: Brave Companions by David McCullough (books)

Brave Companions by David McCullough 1.0. Category: Books Price: $14.99 (iTunes) Description: Brave Companions David McCullough Simon & Schuster November, 13, 2007 The bestselling author of Truman and John Adams, David McCullough has ...

Source: http://appshopper.com/books/brave-companions-by-david-mccullough

Friday, February 20, 2009

As the Mind Wanders: Ick. Ack. Ugh. Oh, and Valentine&#39;s

John Adams, by David McCullough; Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott; Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin; Benjamin Franklin, by Walter Isaacson; Undaunted Courage, by Stephen Ambrose. RECENTLY COMPLETED: ...

Source: http://asthemind.blogspot.com/2009/02/ick-ack-ugh-oh-and-valentines.html

Thursday, February 19, 2009

App Shopper: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by <b>David</b> Wroblewski (Books)

At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years by Taylor Branch • Brave Companions by David McCullough • Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time by Valerie Bertinelli • Merv by Merv Griffin with David Bender ...

Source: http://appshopper.com/books/the-story-of-edgar-sawtelle-by-david-wroblewski

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Author <b>David McCullough</b> to Deliver 2009 Commencement Address <b>...</b>

13, 2009 - The University of Utah Board of Trustees announced today that widely acclaimed author David McCullough will deliver the commencement address at the 2009 commencement ceremony, to be held on Friday, ...

Source: http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=011309-1

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Favorite PASTimes: Happy President&#39;s Day

I recently finished watching HBO's John Adams series based on the best-selling book by David McCullough. This book won McCullough the Pultizer Prize. I didn't read the book, but I thought the DVD series was well done. ...

Source: http://favoritepastimes.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-presidents-day.html

Friday, February 6, 2009

1776 By <b>David McCullough</b> « Edged in Blue

If David McCullough wanted to, he could have made this a novel. He conveys not only Washington’s rock solid self-control but a rare phase of unrestrained rage during the rout in New York. The British aren’t depicted as ...

Source: http://eviljwinter.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/1776-by-david-mccullough/

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Scott D Parker: My Twenty-five

David McCullough – As a trained historian, I cringe at the ignorance Jay Leno finds during his Jaywalking segments. I want people to know how exciting history really is. It’s about people who make decisions and we all have to live with ...

Source: http://scottdparker.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-twenty-five.html

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Blarney Girl: Pride &amp; Prejudice Facebook Style

... Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle; Louis De Bernieres - Birds Without Wings; Elizabeth Gaskell - Cranford, Wives & Daughters, North & South; J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter Series; David McCullough - John Adams and 1776 ...

Source: http://blarneygirlblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/pride-prejudice-facebook-style.html

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

UK DVD Releases: Monday 2nd February 2009 — FILMdetail

John Adams (HBO): Based on David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize winning biography of the second president of the United States, this HBO miniseries arrives on DVD in the UK after winning several awards and garnering considerable critical ...

Source: http://www.filmdetail.com/archives/2009/02/02/uk-dvd-releases-monday-2nd-february-2009/