Home and Away by David and Nancy French
Overall, an interesting story that offers a unique and valuable perspective for our times.
Surprised By Oxford
Surprised by Oxford: A Memoir
Known and Unknown: A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld
My most recent read is about a very polarizing figure in the George W. Bush Administration – Donald Rumsfeld. His book, Known and Unknown: A Memoir, chronicles his life – mainly his political life. It is not a quick read by any imagination at 726 pages, but it flows well …
In the Mail: Into My Father’s Wake
“Into My Father’s Wake” records the 5000-mile solo sail of journalist Eric Best as he struggles to come to terms with a recent divorce, solitude at sea and the impact of his powerful father in his life.
In the Mail: Looking East
–>Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistanby Ali Eteraz Publishers Weekly Eteraz, known for his blog Islamophere, opens his memoir with a …
In the Mail: Out in Paperback
I hope to actually start to digging my way out of my read-but-not-reviewed hole this week. In the meantime, checkout these well …
Are You Kidding Me? by Rocco Mediate & John Feinstein
As the players struggle to get their rounds in at rain soaked Bethpage Black what better time to take a look back …
In the Mail: Weekend Edition
–> The Stalin Epigram by Robert Littell Publishers Weekly Veteran espionage novelist Littell (Vicious Circle; The Company; etc.) trades cold war spies …
Plain Secrets: An Outsider among the Amish by Joe Mackall
I first heard about Joe Mackall at an event at Ohio State this past summer with Dinty Moore. I like what I …
The Last Street Before Cleveland by Joe Mackall
For some reason if a book doesn’t get reviewed relatively quickly I struggle mightily to get around to it at all. This …