Writing

May 22, 2011

Old Filth, (2004), and The Man in the Wooden Hat, (2009), by Jane Gardem

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If I am limited to recommend only one book, I urge you to read these two books. Jane Gardem...

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January 20, 2011

Unbroken (2010)

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Unbroken (2010), Random House, $27.00, by Laura Hillenbrand is a magnificent account of an ordinary boy who became an...

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December 22, 2010

Fortress Rabaul, (2008)

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Fortress Rabaul, (2008) by Bruce Gamble,  is a riveting history of two years of unrelenting conflict in the South...

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October 27, 2010

The American Future: A History, (2008)

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The American Future:  A History, (2008) by Simon Schama, is not so much a history as a magnifying glass...

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September 10, 2010

Inchon and a visit with Don Farinacci

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People who write have good book lists…. My friend and fellow author Donald Farinacci wrote a fine non-fiction book,...

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August 20, 2010

War, (2010)

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War, (2010) by Mr. Sebastian Junger, (http://www.sebastianjunger.com/) is a well-written and provocative book, the product of Mr. Junger’s having...

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August 19, 2010

Truman and MacArthur, Adversaries for a Common Cause

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Truman and MacArthur, Adversaries for a Common Cause, by Mr. Donald J. Farinacci, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrivener-Literary-Productions-Books-by-Donald-J-Farinacci/346933663716 is an elegant political biography...

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August 19, 2010

New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah (2010)

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New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah (2010), by Mr. Richard Lowry, (http://richardslowry.com/) painstakingly details the 2004 battles that ravaged...

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