If there is one negative to being in school for a year, it means I have a ton of reading to do each week that isn’t exactly what one would call fun. Sure, it’s fun because I’m utilizing those brain cells and growing my skillset, but it’s such technical reading that there isn’t a way […]
Gotta give quick props to the new job on this latest book that I read. It was featured in a book review in the first issue of the magazine that I worked on. And when the reviewer gave it back to the office and it was available to anyone for free, I quickly snatched it […]
To me the biggest takeaway from this book was something I obviously/kinda sorta/already knew but never thought about in a way like this until reading this book and also having a conversation with my grandmother about its details. And the big detail is the creation of the interstate highway system. That it was really only […]
My journey down the corridors of history (how’s that for some schmaltz?) takes me out West, as I explored the Battle of the Little Bighorn, which was one of the major turning points in American/Indian relations after the Civil War. Part of my work at CFED over the years was designing reports for Tribal areas […]
My sister, bless her heart, keeps trying to get me books that she thinks I’ll like. Now, to her credit, she got this one half-right. Looking at the title, the Guinness part is right up my alley. In the beer world, no pint gets me close to sheer happiness than Sir Arthur Guinness’ finest. It’s […]
Erik Larson has not disappointed me as a writer yet, so digesting every word of his newest book was an easy assignment for me. He’s written fantastic books like Thunderstruck and Devil in the White City, so if you haven’t read those yet you just haven’t experienced compelling writing that is all nonfiction but reads […]
I picked up this book for two reasons. 1) It was part of a “buy 2, get 1 free” when the Borders down the street was having a closeout sale; 2) It is about whiskey. I’m becoming ever-more enamored with whiskey, and more specifically, bourbon. Sure, I loved drinking the stuff when I was in […]
As a big fan of dogs, my two in particular of course, it was about time that I read a book about dogs. Yes, I did read ” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” but I thought it completely sucked, so I’m acting like that book never happened. Instead, being the […]
It tooks weeks longer than I had hoped, but I finally conquered this mammoth, deep dive into the rise and fall of Prohibition. Being an avid drinker, this book is right up my alley and the 14 years of Prohibition (and the years before and after it) are filled with more interesting stories than I […]
This was the third book that I read on my Hawaiian vacation, and it was a pleasant and quick read. I’ve always enjoyed Martin’s early work and think he’s been unfortunately forgotten in the discussion of great American comics. It’s certainly because the roles he’s taken in the last decade or so have not resulted […]