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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
These are all short essays David McCullough has written and published compiled into one book. I listed to this on tape and loved it. Reminds us of what amazing people have come before us and the things they have done to change our world.
A few gems (esp. in the last section), but — even for a David McCullough fan — the essays seemed overall disjointed and, to me, unappealing.
I could read a 15 to 20 page history story from David McCullough every day forever. His love for history is apparent and abundant, which makes his stories a joy and a pleasure to read. Keep them coming, please!
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
One of my favorite non-fiction writers, producing a book of short stories on men and women "who have changed the course of history or changed how we see the world."
One of my favorites was not about a person but about a city-Washington, D.C. I enjoyed his take on the city on the Potomac. He had me walking those streets and viewing the monuments late at night while curled up in bed.
A perfect book to carry around as I ran all my errands and visited physician offices this week.
One of my favorites was not about a person but about a city-Washington, D.C. I enjoyed his take on the city on the Potomac. He had me walking those streets and viewing the monuments late at night while curled up in bed.
A perfect book to carry around as I ran all my errands and visited physician offices this week.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
This was a very diverse and interesting book of essays, covering a lot of unknown topics and people. A couple were a bit boring (the railroad photographer), but many were 5-Star essays. I enjoyed getting a taste of so many different people and ideas. For some people, an essay was just enough to feel like I met them and could move on. For others, I was inspired to learn more. And they lead to many tangents about similar events or people. I also really enjoyed reading McCullough’s own words about why he became a writer. He wanted to be an artist, but ended up writing. He still sees things like an artist, though, which explains his ability to describe things in such vivid detail. I just love McCullough!