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Historical Fiction Done Right – Beneath a Scarlet Sky
An incredible and almost improbable story about an unsung hero of WWII.
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An incredible and almost improbable story about an unsung hero of WWII.
The dangers of faith and fear, and the only truth we should seek.
A pure joy – that’s the best way I can describe A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Not only will you learn lessons in sophistication, but more importantly, what it means to have purpose.
Why this unassuming and simple man presents the archetype of American leadership and the model for what a President should be.
Many may know this fact by now, but Stephen King, the decorated novelist, once wrote a non-fiction book. Although I am fairly late to the game, considering he published On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft in 2000, I am happy to have finally discovered this gem. By way of Read more…
What a delightful read. I purchased this book at an independent bookstore in Austin, Texas (BookPeople). Nothing about it screams Austin, nor does it have anything to do with Texas or the American south. Far from it, in fact. It is a story of a Frenchman who lives in Paris Read more…
Much has been said about George Orwell’s classic, 1984, as of late. This dystopian novel has recently shot to the top of the bestseller list in the current age of alternative facts and critical thought suppression. The book had been on my reading list for some time, so I thought Read more…
Sleep and I have never cooperated. When Arianna Huffington published a book called The Sleep Revolution in 2016, I barely flinched. Who needs sleep? As Nas ingrained in me from a young age, “I never sleep – ’cause sleep is the cousin of death.” I used to think that 5 or 6 Read more…
I have forever been a hard copy reader. Most of the news I consume is from paper newspapers. Rarely will I read an iBook or any other electronic novel. I disdain reading documents on the computer at work and instead print out anything longer than a few paragraphs. Many of Read more…