by Edwin O’Connor, introduction by Jack Beatty, 2016 (originally published in 1956), Kindle Edition, University of Chicago, Reprint Edition This novel was chosen as our November 2016  Men’s Book Club Selection. While it is a book of fiction, it was … Continue reading →
by Tom Brokaw, 2007, Random House, Inc., New York I first encountered this book at a lecture given by Tom Brokaw at Brown University probably back in 2008. His latest book, Boom! was the topic of the lecture. During the … Continue reading →
by Yuen Foong Khong, 1992, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ This is one of the books that my son, Peter, had as a result of his master’s studies at George Washington University. I went through the box and picked out … Continue reading →
by Jhumpa Lahari, Audiobook read by Sunil Maholtra, 2013, Audible.com This is a story about two brothers who grew up in India and the very different paths that they took in their lives. The book attempts to tie the directions that … Continue reading →
by Stephen Kinzer, 2014, St. Martin’s Griffin This book traces the lives and careers of John Foster Dulles and his brother, Allen. It is interesting in that the author contrasts the personalities of each of them and shows how they reacted … Continue reading →
by Michael Grunwald, 2006, Simon and Shuster Paperbacks, New York Prior to reading this book, I really didn’t understand the reasons why the Everglades are such a critical component of the South Florida ecosystem. The bottom line is that, without … Continue reading →
by John Lewis Gaddis, 2010, Penguin Books This book was on my dad’s Kindle which I inherited after he passed away. Dad always had an interest in George Kennan’s career and had read many of his books. Since I already … Continue reading →
by Norman Mailer, 1968, The New American Library I picked this book up and decided to try it again as I had tried to read it back in 1968 in college when I belonged to a book club. I found … Continue reading →
by James W. Douglass, 2010, Touchstone I really don’t know what to say regarding this book. Mr. Douglass has done a great deal of thinking and research on the Kennedy assassination and is convinced that the CIA orchestrated it because … Continue reading →
The Americans who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour by Lynne Olson, 2010, Random House, New York This book is about three Americans who played prominent roles in London during World War II, ambassador John Gilbert Winant, Edward … Continue reading →