Reading List of Historical Books

Herein lies a schedule for the reading of historical books.

• The Histories by Herodotus (441 B.C.)
• The Peloponnessian War by Thusydides (400 B.C.)
• The Republic by Plato (375 B.C.)
• Lives (Volume I and Volume II) by Plutarch (A.D. 100-125)
• The City of God by Augustine (426)
• The Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede (731)
• The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (1513)
• Utopia by Sir Thomas Moore (1516)
• The True End of Civil Government by John Locke (1690)
• The History of England by David Hume (1754)
• The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1762)
  
• Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776)
  
• The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1776-88)
• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft (1792)
  
• Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1835-40)
• The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1848)
  
• The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt (1860)
  
• The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. du Bois (1903)
• The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber (1904)
• Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey (1921)
• The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell (1937)
• The New England Mind by Perry Miller (1939)
• The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith (1955)
• The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan (1959)
• The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (1963)
• Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made by Eugene D. Genovese (1974)
• A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century by Barbara Tuchman (1978)
• All the President's Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (1987)
• Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson (1988)
• A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Marta Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 by Laurel Thatcther Ulrich (1990)
• The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama (1992)
  

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

It is easy to make a grilled chicken sandwich (GCS) and not too difficult to make a good one. But to make a great GCS there are few things to consider. First of all, the bread has to be fresh, moist, and whole grain. Next chicken needs to be seasoned or put in a marinade. Finally, use spread with a flavor that complements the marinade.

Here's a great GCS recipe, but I encourage you to explore and come up with other variations.

Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/4 cup fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Whole Grain Buns

Marinade:
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Dressing:
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

1. Pound chicken breasts to a uniform 1 inch thickness.
2. Cut each breast into two equal parts.
3. Combine marinade ingredients together in resealable bag.
4. Add chicken pieces refrigerate for 15 minutes.
   Remove chicken from marinade, drain and coat with chopped rosemary.
5. Refrigerate for another 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, combine mayonnaise and olive oil.
7. Grill chicken pieces for 5 to 6 minutes per side or until done.
8. Assemble into sandwiches with dressing on top.

Yield: 4 servings