The Bully Pulpit
Last year I wrote about my favorite books of the year and mentioned The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin as the one most deserving of a Pulitzer Prize. At that time I had not…
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2013 Reading List
Another year, another 100+ books. My reading list for 2013 was varied and fun. I already posted my favorites here, but below is a complete list of all the books I read this year. You…
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The World Atlas of Wine
My brother-in-law gave me a great Christmas gift: The World Atlas of Wine for my iBook reader. Written by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, this beautifully done book made my Christmas evening. If you love…
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Best Books of 2013
Wow, the year has flown by! I can’t believe it’s already time to list my favorite books of 2013. Now remember, this is highly subjective, very biased, and aiming to to be on the fun…
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Junkyard Planet
Despite the title of this blog, I did not grow up in an actual junkyard. It’s might be splitting hairs, but my family owned automotive dismantling centers (or simply wrecking yards). To most folks it…
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Say This Prayer Into the Past
When I think of my friend Paul Willis I think of a person with a gentle soul. But at the same time I think of a person with a wise soul, a man of depth…
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David and Goliath
When I was growing up one of my favorite Biblical stories was David and Goliath. Okay, so it didn’t work out so well for Goliath or the Philistines. But it’s a story a kid can understand…
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Empty Mansions, by Paul Clark Newell and Bill Dedman
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune is one of those books written for a reader like me. A lover of history, curious about the ethics…