tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post206909870192166863..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: The Island at the Center of the WorldHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-33305851928284162072009-06-03T12:43:43.308-04:002009-06-03T12:43:43.308-04:00Anna - I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! I was...Anna - I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! I was completely ignorant of the Dutch influence on America so this was fascinating to me. Thanks for coming back to let me know what you thought of it!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-17046047053100142892009-06-03T07:29:25.524-04:002009-06-03T07:29:25.524-04:00Hi Heather, I just finished Russel Shorto's bo...Hi Heather, I just finished Russel Shorto's book and found it every bit as good as you said. I liked the lively style, and was also pleased to read that American pluralism and religious tolerance are probably (at least partly) an inheritance from the Dutch. Shorto aslo does a good book job of putting the story in perspective by sketching the historical context: the wars, the intellectual climate of the day. Great book.Anna van Gelderenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224217925580810877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-89749258301731335442009-05-11T09:38:00.000-04:002009-05-11T09:38:00.000-04:00Amy - I certainly learned a lot from this book. :)...Amy - I certainly learned a lot from this book. :)<br /><br />Allison - I'd love to hear what you think of it if you do read it!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-8903181557192252122009-05-09T17:08:00.000-04:002009-05-09T17:08:00.000-04:00Great review!I will need to put this book on my wi...Great review!I will need to put this book on my wishlist..I have Dutch ancestry and it looks like a very interesting book! Thanks!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649052334736493507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-82335747933137145192009-05-07T21:18:00.000-04:002009-05-07T21:18:00.000-04:00This does sound like an interesting book. I find ...This does sound like an interesting book. I find that I learn so much history I don't know through books..fiction and non!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-37852047068732439402009-05-07T16:53:00.000-04:002009-05-07T16:53:00.000-04:00Robin - you are quite welcome!Robin - you are quite welcome!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-77645198574629896362009-05-07T12:24:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:24:00.000-04:00Thank you, Heather for reviewing these books. Both...Thank you, Heather for reviewing these books. Both this and Lost Men sound really interesting. Will have to put them on my wish list.Robin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765229264945106765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-46328428289861318272009-05-07T11:03:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:03:00.000-04:00Amanda - Those Monday night history presentations ...Amanda - Those Monday night history presentations would be a MUST ATTEND for me ... you are so lucky to have something like that nearby.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-71397600105116386252009-05-07T10:05:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:05:00.000-04:00I'm currently reading this and am loving it. I wil...I'm currently reading this and am loving it. I will definitely post my review and let you know when I am finished. I love learning about the area I'm living in because there are so many odd names and places. Our little neighborhood has a lot of history and there's a local cafe that is starting to do history presentations every first Monday of the month. There's also a great website called http://myinwood.net which I am learning a lot about my 'hood. It's all so interesting.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978371169108528359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-38097775354914424392009-05-07T08:40:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:40:00.000-04:00Anna - I would love to hear your perspective on th...Anna - I would love to hear your perspective on this book. Please come back and let me know what you think of it if you do read it. :)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-71582015475839317182009-05-07T08:32:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:32:00.000-04:00This book certainly sounds interesting to me. It h...This book certainly sounds interesting to me. It has been on my wish list for a while - not because I am a New Yorker, but because I am Dutch. <br />It's good to hear you liked the book. I am now certainly going to buy it.Anna van Gelderenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224217925580810877noreply@blogger.com