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Midnight in Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham

Midnight in Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham

The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster. April 25, 1986.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and learned how old nuclear reactors were crazy dangerous, but many were built, anyways. I learned that the unfolding disaster destroyed the Soviet Union.

A sailor’s Story, Sam Glanzman

A sailor’s Story, Sam Glanzman

Third book. I didn’t like the forward or the Introduction, but the book itself was OK. Lots if iconically drawn WWII scenes of ships and soldiers. It wasn’t a page-turner for me, but the longer it has been since I read it, the more I like it.

Krakatoa by Simon Winchester

Krakatoa by Simon Winchester

I decided to start reading again. First book: Krakatoa.

Very enjoyable book about how the world became smaller and more connected with one event that effected the skys worldwide, and was reported in near real time over telegraph.

It was also a primer on continental drift.

The new thing I learned was about the existence of the Wallace Line.