Monday, September 4, 2023

The Talk by Darrin Bell

 A graphic novel (comic book?) that serves as a memoir of Bell's life.

Friday, July 14, 2023

Six Years Later by Harlan Coben

 Another taut thriller by Coben.

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Just One Look by Harlan Coben

 Another good thriller by Coben

Friday, June 16, 2023

The Stranger by Harlan Coben

 Another good thriller by Coben

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Stay Close by Harlan Coben

 This is the first Coben I've read in a long time (2014), and it's a good book, a real page-turner. I'll try another one.

Monday, April 17, 2023

Curing Mad Truths: Medieval Wisdom for the Modern Age by Remi Brague

 Excellent analysis of the deterioration of modern culture and its cure in ancient wisdom

Friday, February 24, 2023

The Kingdom of Man: Genesis and Failure of the Modern Project by Remi Brague

 Excellent analysis of the philosophical and social consequences of the Enlightenment

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Natural Law and Human Rights by Pierre Manent

 Another great book by Manent, among the most penetrating political philosophers of today. He is excellent at diagnosing the modern malaise that afflicts the West.

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Lost Light by Michael Connelly

 Book 9 (of 20) in the Harry Bosch series.  A pretty good entry, with Bosch determined to solve an old case involving the murder of a movie production assistant.

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Treasure State by CJ Box

 The latest in the Cassie Dewell series. The Joe Pickett series by Box ran out of steam a couple of entries ago, but the Dewell series is still fresh and excellent.

The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties

 Excellent analysis of the effect of civil rights laws on our history since the 60's.

Friday, January 13, 2023

Challenge for the Pacific by Robert Leckie

Leckie was a WW2 Marine veteran of Guadalcanal and several other campaigns. His story is included as part of the HBO Band of Brothers series The Pacific.

This book is Leckie's account of the Guadalcanal campaign. It's an excellent, engaging read, mixing description of the high level strategy with in-the-foxhole details. There are a lot of personal details about the individuals involved, and Leckie's own experiences on Guadalcanal give a realism not often reached in these type of histories.

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

The Closing of the American Mind

 I've read this many times - it's one of my favorites - and somehow it didn't make it on to this reading log. 

The Dumbest Generation Grows Up by Mark Bauerlein

 A follow-on to his earlier The Dumbest Generation. An excellent analysis of the failure to educate the Millennial Generation and its unfortunate consequences.

Monday, January 9, 2023

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

 A philosophical classic and essential Enlightenment reading.