commentary by Michael L. Bromley
copyright 2005

Books Index
(by date of entry)

Moby Dick by Herman Melville (starting thoughts)

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (review)

Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King (review)

Hard Times by Studs Terkel (notes)

French Revolution by H.A. Taine (notes)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (notes)

Automotive book reviews here

Bromley's Readings & Reviews

The following is my current reading and notes and reviews thereof, starting Feb/2005. I usually have three or more books going at once, some for research, some for enjoyment. I won't mention a research book unless there's something remarkable in it. I just wish I had more time for more books, or that my brain could do more...

Suggestions and comments are welcome. Enjoy!

Book Reviews
Start here, or see index to the left for individual entries.
Reviews are posted chronologically as I read 'em.

Current Reading:
(title links to Amazon.com listings)

Moby Dick
by Herman Melville (1851)
Another of the classics we never read... What a great book! I just started and can't stop laughing. Whatever this book is it is funny!
Here for my initial thoughts...

Sloan Rules
by David Farber (2002)
Biography of Alfred P. Sloan, the father of General Motors as-we-know-it and of American corporate management and culture. I went to this book for an article I wrote on the Great Depression. It was a great resource but flawed. Now I'm giving it a fuller, more careful read.

Book Notes & Reviews
Quick notes on recent readings

Bromley's Automotive Book Reviews
Here for a section devoted to automotive history.

Progressive Era Histories
I should like to put together a fuller bibliography of this remarkable period, especially since its historiography has been so dominated by mid-20th century liberalism. For starters, see Bromley's Taft Bibliography