The first book up is one I finished up a bit ago, but took me some time to complete: ‘A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900′ by Andrew Roberts. This book presents an interesting take on major historical events, showing how a common language (English) manage to unite the United States and the British Empire (and, subsequently, the nations that came from it).
This book is intended, if not in actuality, then in spirit, as a continuation of the works started by Winston Churchill. While it is an unique view of historical events (and peppered with interesting, yet trivial tidbits), it is a history tome. As such, it will depend on your tolerance for diving into history for how interesting you’ll find the book, or how quickly you’ll go through it.
Personally I found the book interesting, but got bogged down in the history of it (a trait of my own, no fault of the author’s). In general, Mr. Roberts’ style is easy to read, but he does have a tendency of jumping around a bit, or slipping in some minor information that takes you out of the narrative flow. In the end, I’d recommend this book to you if you’re interested in the intertwined history that America and the British Emprire had (and continue to have).
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