Last night at 4:30 AM I've finished reading The Roosevelts: An Intimate History by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns. It was one of those books that one tries to not read too fast because it's SO good.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20257530-the-roosevelts

Bought the book because of FDR, but fell in love with TR. Got to know ER for the first time really.

All three characters - all being fearless leaders and imperfect human beings in their own ways - may make one feel like one is living the most unproductive, aimless & passion-free life. Out of priviledged background or out of boredom but it seems people just had more time to come up with ways to fill their lives with daily self education and meaningful action those days. In addition to that, I can't believe how well they've documented their own lives by writing diaries and so many letters. One may only wonder where did they find so much time for writing and clearing out their own thoughts in between wars, travels, and daily social & political action.

P.S. Beautifully published book with tons of visual references presented in opposite to most (auto-) biographies I've read before. Perfect for a history nerd with no brain power to remeber names and dates like me.