Madame Marie Tussaud is known throughout the world for the chain of waxworks that continue to showcase her name. At the age of 28 Tussaud was a tutor at Versailles, teaching the youngest sister of Louis XVI how to make waxworks, but this is not what would lead to her famous future. Tussaud created visceral displays of events that she experienced. The French Revolution and the horrors it entailed gave a frighteningly real element to her work. In Madame Tussaud: Her Life and Legacy the woman’s life is shared through unique and informative stories about her own life and the historical events she experienced. Continue reading “Madame Tussaud: Her Life and Legacy Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Melody Foreman brings to life the story of Mary Ellis within the pages of A Spitfire Girl: One of the World’s Greatest Female ATA Ferry Pilots Tells Her Story. The qualified journalist and graduate with experience in newspapers and television documentaries is the author of the best-selling Bomber Girls and has written two books on the history of Kent. Her avid interest in the Air Transport Auxiliary is maintained and is something that made telling the life story of Mary Ellis so perfect. Her story is remarkable and brings to light the powerful actions she completed during the war. While she stayed in the background and let others take the spotlight, this is the moment for Ellis to shine in her own way. Continue reading “A Spitfire Girl Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Chris Epting’s Roadside Baseball: The Locations of America’s Baseball Landmarks returns in a newly updated third volume with a foreward from Joe Buck. This new edition includes more than 500 important events in baseball history with descriptions of these events and locations. For baseball fans this new volume will include a variety of great new information and details that will make for perfect future baseball themed trips. Continue reading “Roadside Baseball Book Review from @kleffnotes”