Tag Archives: United States

Pacific Air by David Sears

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jeff Grim

Popular history at its best … an excellent job of writing about the American effort to defeat Japan during World War II in an easy-to-read format. Continue reading →

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Quick Takes: American Grace

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

I found this to be a fascinating and informative look at religious life in America. Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern by John Gray

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

I am not sure you really read a book like this for policy prescriptions or fine tuned philosophical analysis. Instead, you want to have Gray get on his soap box and rant; which he does in interesting and entertaining fashion. Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Jr.: A Life by Marshall Frady

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

History is indeed messy, and prophets and heroes are rarely simple, but in the hands of skilled writers and thinkers this only makes the past more interesting. Or at least to me. Continue reading →

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In the Mail: Where Does the Money Go?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

Where Does the Money Go? Rev Ed: Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis Synopsis Revised and Updated to Include the Probable Effects of the Great Recession, the Government Stimulus, and President Obama’s Health Care Overhaul Federal debt will … Continue reading →

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