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Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I listened to the audiobook in the car during my daily commute and enjoyed it. I really liked the sections dealing with Owen Brick and the other world of civil ...

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Pacific Air by David Sears

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Popular history at its best ... an excellent job of writing about the American effort to defeat Japan during World War II in an easy-to-read format.

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Quick Takes: American Grace

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I found this to be a fascinating and informative look at religious life in America.

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Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern by John Gray

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am not sure you really read a book like this for policy prescriptions or fine tuned philosophical analysis. Instead, you want to have Gray get on his soap box...

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Martin Luther King Jr.: A Life by Marshall Frady

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

History is indeed messy, and prophets and heroes are rarely simple, but in the hands of skilled writers and thinkers this only makes the past more interesting. ...

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In the Mail: Where Does the Money Go?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Where Does the Money Go? Rev Ed: Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis Synopsis Revised and Updated to Include the Probable Effects of the Great Recessi...

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