Miniature Book Clubbing

Books to be explored by our miniature book club:

Catherine De' Medici: And The Protestant Reformation (European Queens)
by Nancy Whitelaw

This book is only 160 pages and promises to be an interesting view of a world changing event through the eyes of a key character there.  Alternatives on the same subject and book include "Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France" (464 pages) and the novel "The Confessions of Catherine de Medici: A Novel" (416 pages).

I would love to read the confessions book, because it is always interesting to see people from great historical events brought to life. Also, although we went through to Protestant Reformation in class we didn't explore much about the aftermath in the political level, especially the following clashes with Catholicism all over Europe.



Another interesting subject would beCharles Darwin and Evolution. Here are two books I found that looked pretty good:

The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries)

A 304 page biography on a man who rocked his world, and would cause one of the biggest divisions of mankind.

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution [Paperback]

This slightly longer (496 page) book, covers the same material but should prove an equally interesting view of Charles Darwin and his life.

Either of these would be good reads I believe, but perhaps not as exciting because they are not told in the novel format.