Monday, July 30, 2012

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams -- Darcy Frey ------------ 4 Stars

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After a while, I totally forget how I found the books that I have on my list to read.  This is a perfect example.  I just realized I wanted ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Hellhound on His Trial: The Stalking of Marting Luther King Jr. -- Hampton Sides and A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown -- Julia Scheeres ----------------------------------- 4.5 Stars

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For the first time ever, I thought it prudent to do a review of two books at once.  There a couple of reasons.  1. Laziness. As it's...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- Stieg Larsson --------------------- 4 Stars

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It was with much anticipation and excitement that I was able to finally read (the classic?...too early?) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ....
Sunday, June 3, 2012

Emipre Fallls -- Richard Russo ---------------- 2.5 Stars

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Like many things in life, the more you take part in something or try something, the better you get at understanding your own likes and dis...
Sunday, May 6, 2012

Underworld -- Don DeLillo ----------------------------- 4 Stars

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If you are like me, you have probably not heard of Don DeLillo's Underworld . Nonetheless, it is regarded by many as one of the best n...
Monday, April 16, 2012

The Hunger Games -- Suzanne Collins ------------------------------ 4.5 Stars

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So, like pretty much everyone else, I decided to buy into The Hunger Games phenomenon and give it a shot. Although written at an adolescent...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats of the Game - John Feinstein -------------------- 3 Stars

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Not long ago I heard an awesome radio interview with John Feinstein telling some great stories while promoting his book One on One. They w...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Taft 2012 -- Jason Heller ---------------------- 2.5 Stars

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Taft 2012 is a fun read. It's a relatively new book by a first time author, and it is the fictional tale about William Howard Taft com...
Monday, February 13, 2012

11/22/63 -- Stephen King ------------------------ 4.5 Stars

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As I was reading Stephen King's amazing new novel 11/22/63, I knew from about 50 pages in that this would be approaching a 5 star book....
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Scorecasting -- Tobias Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim --------------- 3 Stars

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In the vein of other 'huh, I never realized that was the reason why that happened' books like Freakonomics, Blink, and Tipping Point...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

The Brothers Karamazov -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky ------------------------------ 4 Stars

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This is my first ever read and review of one of those crazy/crazy long Russian novels. One of the few books that was on my 'to read...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Winesburg, Ohio -- Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ 2.5 Stars

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Sometimes there is just not a lot to say about certain books. Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio falls into that category for me. It...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

Consider the Lobster -- David Foster Wallace ------------------------------ 4 Stars

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Very recently I became aware of a wonderful author, who up until a month ago, I absolutely had never heard of. (btw, he would have hated tha...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

To Heal a Fractured World -- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ------------------------ 4 Stars

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As Thanksgiving begins tomorrow, I find no more fitting a time to reflect upon a very enjoyable book I recently finished titled To Heal a Fr...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

ESPN: These Guys Have All the Fun -- James Andrew MIller and Tom Shales --------------- 3.5 Stars

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Well it's been a while since I blogged, but that's because I was working through the monstrous ESPN: These Guys Have all the Fun . ...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Friday Night LIghts -- H.G. Bissinger ------------- 3.5 Stars

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Well, this is a somewhat noteworthy blog. You see, it is my first book I have ever read on this new fangled device called a Kindle. On a s...
Monday, September 5, 2011

The Corrections -- Jonathan Franzen ------------------------ 4 Stars

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I think this is going to be a short blog. Yesterday was the wedding of my brother-in-law (which was great) and tomorrow is the first day of...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Life of Pi -- Yann Martel ---------------------------- 1.5 Stars

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So, I am not sure if this has ever happened to you reading a book or watching a movie, but it did for me with Life of Pi . What I am talkin...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Atonement -- Ian McEwan ------------------------ 4.5 Stars

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It was incredibly strange to read a great novel with a twist for an ending after already having seen the movie, but, in an unexpected but ce...

" I Heard You Paint Houses" -- Charles Brandt -------------------- 4 Stars

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Before I begin the review of "I Heard you Paint Houses" , I have to recognize the accomplishment that is this review: #50! Much l...