by Charles Gasparino, 2009, Harper Business, New York This book (lent to me by one of our friends in Florida) portrays the steps that led to the financial meltdown in the fall of 2008. The tale is pretty fascinating as … Continue reading →
by Jon Meacham, 2007, read by Grover Gardiner, Random House Audiobook. I got this audiobook from the library last fall to listen to in the car when we made our annual trip to Florida from Rhode Island.  I finally got around … Continue reading →
by Chris Duff, 2003, The Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT I was interesting in reading this, not because I am a kayaker, but because my son who is gave me the book to read. Also, I spent a considerable amount … Continue reading →
by Frank McCourt, 2005, Performed by the Author, 2005, Simon and Schuster Audio This book focuses on the author’s many years of teaching in New York schools. Â There are many interesting stories with flashbacks to his childhood growing up in … Continue reading →
by Stephen E. Ambrose, 2001, Simon & Shuster, New York This book was an okay read and some of it was interesting, particularly the information about George McGovern’s service as a B-24 bomber pilot. There was, however, nothing great about … Continue reading →
by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1988, Alfred A. Knopf, New York The theme of this book was the incident that occurred on St. Eustastia island in 1776 when the Dutch government of island acknowledged a ship flying the flag of the … Continue reading →
by Jon Meacham, 2008 I was extremely disappointed by this book. Mr. Meacham has managaed to take a fairly interesting character and times of our nation and make it exceedingly dull. He does this through too much repetition (as in … Continue reading →
by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter, 2008, Grand Central Publishing, New York This is a nice story, but is probably more interesting because of the story of the author and small-town Midwestern America. Dewey was obviously a special cat, but … Continue reading →
by Banazir Bhutto, 2008, HarperCollins Publishers, New York Banazir Bhutto finished this book shortly before she died in an attack on her car in Pakistan. The book is an overview of the problems facing the Muslim world and its relationship … Continue reading →
by Reeve Lindbergh, 1998, Simon & Schuster, New York I thought this book was somewhat interesting, especially in the passages about her father, Charles. Other passages such as the reminiscences about her sister and her personal emotional experiences were very … Continue reading →