Biography

It's Me. Hi. I'm the Problem, It's Me.

Psychoanalyzing the President after a disastrous negotiation. Sound like a headline from today's news? No, it's a glimpse into the mind of Woodrow Wilson.

A Man of Means by No Means

On a ramble with Isaac Fitzgerald in the footsteps of Johnny Appleseed

Sharp Words Like Knives

Family dysfunction lies at the heart of this science fiction tale about a threat to the Rube Goldbergian machinery that keep our universe intact.

Habemus Papum - We Have a Pope

Behind the scenes of the conclave that elected Pope Leo, and an exploration of the papacy of Francis, which made his election possible

I'm Giving My Best to You Lord

Jimmy Carter, from birth to post-presidency in Jonathan Alter's 2021 biography of our nation's 39th President

A Nasty Reputation as a Cruel Dude

What really happened that night in 1958 at Hollywood star Lana Turner's house when Johnny Stompanato met his end?

Love and Language

Two books this week - one explores the women in Theodore Roosevelt's life, and the other examines the impact of social media on the future of language.

War Is A Racket

The making of American Empire before World War II seen through the life of Smedley Butler

The Founding Father Who Started It All

Samuel Adams was a key instigator of American independence whose crucial role has been overlooked by history.

A Hero and Then A Traitor

ARC Review of the New Biography "God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated Man"

Book Review: Bush Runner

The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson

ARC Review: The Hank Show

How a House-Painting, Drug-Running DEA Informant Built the Machine That Rules Our Lives

Book Review - Columbus: The Four Voyages

ARC Review: Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

Book Review: Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Age – #7 In My Modern Library Classics Challenge

ARC Review: Barack Obama: Conservative, Pragmatist, Progressive