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The Art of Neil Gaiman by Hayley Campbell

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am not sure you can really know someone by reading about them but I think this is probably as close as you can get to understanding Gaiman without actually kn...

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Ronald Reagan by Michael Schaller

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

If you are looking for a biography that takes Reagan's ideas and policies seriously you will need to look elsewhere. But this short work does nevertheless provi...

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Ronald Reagan by Michael Schaller

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

If you are looking for a biography that takes Reagan's ideas and policies seriously you will need to look elsewhere. But this short work does nevertheless provi...

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Tarnishing an Icon: the perils of biogrpahy

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Jeff Pearlman‘s biography of Walter Payton has stirred some controversy. Shocking, I know, in this culture of celebrity and shock marketing.  But I also t...

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Is James Madison an under-appreciated founding father?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Richard Brookhiser discusses his new biography of James Madison, Madison's battle with Hamilton, his break with Washington, and the last years of his life.

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William F. Buckley (Christian Encounters) by Jeremy Lott

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

William F. Buckley (Christian Encounters Series) Two things drew me to this short bio of William F. Buckley: the author Jeremy Lott is someone whose writings I ...

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