I feel like I’m one of the very few people who read this book and didn’t feel the urge to rave about it. I read […]
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The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
I have to wonder if people who were not old enough to remember 9/11 can have any concept of what it felt like to live […]
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In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
“Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the […]
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Everything Trump Touches Dies by Rick Wilson
“In Everything Trump Touches Dies, political campaign strategist and commentator Rick Wilson brings his darkly funny humor and biting analysis to the absurdity of American […]
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Monkey Mind by Daniel B. Smith
“Daniel Smith’s Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety. As he travels through anxiety’s demonic layers, Smith […]
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The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
“October 1991. It was “the perfect storm”–a tempest that may happen only once in a century–a nor’easter created by so rare a combination of factors […]
Read moreThe Cactus Eaters by Dan White
“The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their […]
Read moreGeek Wisdom by Stephen H. Segal (ed.)
“Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book superheroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, geeks know something […]
Read moreTudors by Peter Ackroyd
“Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. […]
Read moreCaesar’s Last Breath by Sam Kean
“It’s invisible. It’s ever-present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. With every breath, you literally inhale […]
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