Jeff:

I have to believe that there are more readers out there, especially those forum members over the age of 40-45....

Like you, I also read A Year In Provence by Peter Mayle, prior to our going over to Provence for a 3 week vacation several years ago, and enjoyed the book, but Provence even more.

I enjoy reading/listening to non-fiction books mostly, but after reading a number of books on the cause of the Great Recession and the reasons behind the political polarization and growing inequality in our country, I get rather aggravated, frustrated and depressed and then need to escape into a good novel to get my mind off of the direction this country is taking.

I enjoyed the book on Rockefeller. It really detailed how he was probably one of the last true American aristocrats who was enabled due to his family's, wealth to learn to appreciate art, as well as having the idealized attitude and energy to attempt to solve multiple social problems and issues in the US and in Latin America. He was a traditional moderate Republican, (remember those....), who was proudly liberal on most social issues, while also being very conservative with regards to the military. He probably would have been one of our better President's if he had not gotten divorced or failed to go to Attica during the riot/hostage taking.

Oh well, on to my next book...... The Churchill Factor

AVB-AMG

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