Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War Book

This may be one of the best books I have read in a long time--Susan Griffin weaves her personal/family story with the stories of "ordinary" people affected by negative events like nuclear power testing as well as the lives of historical figures. At the center of it all are the secrets and lies that families and individuals construct which plant seeds that affect future events and lives. It's journal format with entries on the development of nuclear weapons and cell biology are juxtaposed with the historical events like Nagasaki, the holocaust, and other events as well as the lives of historical figures including Teddy Roosevelt, Gandhi, Himmler (SS military officer under Hitler), Trenshard, and Hemingway among others. Beautifully written, insightful, disturbing, enlightening--I highly recommend!! (I've ordered all her other books which look equally provocative!)