Monthly Archives: July, 2017
Flash of Genius (John Seabrook)
This title story of this book tells of Bob Kearns, tinkering inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper, whose patented invention was stolen by Ford...
Hue 1968 (Mark Bowden)
I have a confession to make. The first history I learned about the Vietnam War was from watching the move Rambo, in 1985. Around...
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
I’ve always liked Bruce Springsteen, but never knew much about him beyond what could be read in the news. His autobiography, Born to Run,...
Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency (Joshua Green)
From when he won the Republican nomination, until Election Night, I told anyone who would listen that Trump would win, and win handily. I...
Naked Money (Charles Wheelan)
Naked Money, by Charles Wheelan, has a primary goal and two secondary goals. The primary goal, admirably accomplished, is to simply, but not simplistically,...
Scars of Independence (Holger Hoock)
Scars of Independence should carry a big banner across its front, shouting “New & Improved!” The book’s central, and only, claim to relevance is...
How Civilizations Die (David Goldman)
I have read David Goldman for a long time, under his alter ego, Spengler, a columnist for the Asia Times. His columns are invariably...
Armada (Ernest Cline)
Most bad books have some redeeming feature. This one doesn’t. Ernest Cline’s first book, Ready Player One, was quite good for what it was—an...