Patton (The Generals) by Agostino von Hassell

General George Smith Patton Jr. was a Us army officer, most famous for his leadership commanding corps and armies as general in World War II. Patton is also known for his controversial outspokenness. Patton graduated from West Point Academy in 1909. He unsuccessfully participated in the Pancho Villa Expedition.During World War I, he was 1st officer to the new US Tank Corps. Patton commanded corps and armies in North Africa, Sicily and the European Theatre of Operations during World War II, the service he is best known for. During his duties in World War II, he is best known for his disengagement of his army during the Battle of the Bulge.

This book originally caught my attention because of the mild obsession my 10 year old cousin has for World War II; made me think it would make a great book for him to read. I decided to read it before handing it over to him to make sure it was easy enough for him to read. After only a few chapters I found myself equally fascinated with one of the most famous generals in US history. Love him or hate him, Patton was one of the best generals this country has ever had. This book is a wonderfully written narrative about a man who lived for his country. If you love to learn about historical military figures, this is the book for you!

I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby

In the book "I Am Hutterite" by Mary Ann Kirkby, Mary Ann goes in to detail to describe the history and life of a little known religious group known as the Hutterites. She describes the life that is lead in this community, from the food to the religion to the activities they participate in. This book is great for anyone who is interested in finding out what this religious community is like. I found the book to be too detailed. The author describes the day to day life excellently but I felt as if she could have left out many of the details she added in, including the detailed description of the wedding rituals the community practiced. I also did not like the author using the Hutterite vocabulary because every time she used one of the Hutterites words it may have been translated for you, but most of the time it was not and although there was a glossary in the back of the book I found it to be distracting to have to stop and look it up and then continue on. I also found myself forgetting what some of the words meant even though I had already looked them up or were told what they meant and would have to look them up all over again. Besides the book being a little too detailed and the use of Hutterite vocabulary, I found it to be a very interesting look into a community I had never heard of. I am well aware of the Pennsylvania Amish community but I did not know about this group of individuals from Canada. Unless you would like to learn all about the traditions, religious beliefs, and practices of this group I would not read this book but I did find it very interesting to learn about a whole new group of individuals.