tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914928929372319722024-03-28T16:10:43.417-07:00David's Reading LogDavid T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14828502773466162990noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-5372218537454387512024-03-28T16:10:00.000-07:002024-03-28T16:10:11.878-07:00Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly<p> A Lincoln Lawyer novel featuring Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch. A solid court procedural.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-22613441393638959502024-03-17T05:31:00.000-07:002024-03-17T05:31:08.140-07:00Shadows Reel by CJ Box<p> #22 in the Joe Pickett series. The series is not as compelling as it once was, but still eminently readable. They've become more generic action stories than stories revolving around the details of Joe's Game Warden job in Wyoming. This story fits that description but is still good. Box knows how to tell a good story.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-81230996758512260282024-03-09T10:00:00.000-08:002024-03-09T10:00:23.515-08:00The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon<p> #3 in the Hardy Boys series. This one was pretty good, with the Hardys on the track of a band of counterfeiters.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-36237992245733970702024-01-27T12:05:00.000-08:002024-01-27T12:05:25.081-08:00The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett<p> Written in 1930, it later became a film noir classic starring Humphrey Bogart. The movie follows the book very closely, including the dialog, so if you've seen the movie, you've essentially listened to the book as an audiobook.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-20515331634072185472023-09-04T18:17:00.001-07:002023-09-04T18:17:45.622-07:00The Talk by Darrin Bell<p> A graphic novel (comic book?) that serves as a memoir of Bell's life.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-15898825169047397192023-07-14T14:08:00.003-07:002023-07-14T14:08:25.639-07:00Six Years Later by Harlan Coben<p> Another taut thriller by Coben.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-40233621527633325302023-07-09T12:12:00.001-07:002023-07-09T12:12:08.754-07:00Just One Look by Harlan Coben<p> Another good thriller by Coben</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-59117476166304606692023-06-16T06:40:00.003-07:002023-06-16T06:40:52.390-07:00The Stranger by Harlan Coben<p> Another good thriller by Coben</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-81386645593095195462023-06-11T07:23:00.002-07:002023-06-11T07:23:43.689-07:00Stay Close by Harlan Coben<p> 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.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-56710979576696598322023-04-17T11:30:00.002-07:002023-04-17T11:30:26.033-07:00Curing Mad Truths: Medieval Wisdom for the Modern Age by Remi Brague<p> Excellent analysis of the deterioration of modern culture and its cure in ancient wisdom</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-28450043468618546812023-02-24T11:19:00.003-08:002023-02-24T11:19:36.203-08:00The Kingdom of Man: Genesis and Failure of the Modern Project by Remi Brague<p> Excellent analysis of the philosophical and social consequences of the Enlightenment</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-71897986225183323162023-02-18T10:41:00.002-08:002023-02-18T10:41:21.614-08:00Natural Law and Human Rights by Pierre Manent<p> 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.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-76428709390014419202023-01-29T06:05:00.003-08:002023-01-29T06:05:56.129-08:00Lost Light by Michael Connelly<p> 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.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-37905580954197355062023-01-21T08:54:00.005-08:002023-01-21T08:54:29.700-08:00Treasure State by CJ Box<p> 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.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-43094256720094759202023-01-21T08:51:00.002-08:002023-01-21T08:51:27.240-08:00The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties<p> Excellent analysis of the effect of civil rights laws on our history since the 60's.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-58495870138945898782023-01-13T13:01:00.003-08:002023-01-13T13:01:21.296-08:00Challenge for the Pacific by Robert Leckie<p>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 <i>The Pacific</i>.</p><p>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.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-71811814695762683372023-01-10T14:58:00.003-08:002023-01-10T14:58:23.051-08:00The Closing of the American Mind<p> I've read this many times - it's one of my favorites - and somehow it didn't make it on to this reading log. </p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-53538450976570268512023-01-10T14:55:00.005-08:002023-01-10T14:55:57.881-08:00The Dumbest Generation Grows Up by Mark Bauerlein<p> A follow-on to his earlier The Dumbest Generation. An excellent analysis of the failure to educate the Millennial Generation and its unfortunate consequences.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-47468941223866192242023-01-09T14:38:00.001-08:002023-01-09T14:38:15.063-08:00An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume<p> A philosophical classic and essential Enlightenment reading.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-47765816582246715292022-12-26T13:41:00.002-08:002022-12-26T13:41:11.181-08:00Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger<p> Book 4 in the Cork O'Connor series. I didn't have a post for this but I know I've read it.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-53514876216924362912022-12-26T13:34:00.004-08:002022-12-26T13:34:53.438-08:00Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger<p> A Cork O'Connor mystery/adventure story. In this one, O'Connor searches in the wilderness near the Canadian border (Lake Superior) for a girl named Shiloh who, it turns out, is being hunted by some bad men. It's a bit formulaic but well done nonetheless. This is a good series.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-3070882688980743502022-09-27T16:01:00.004-07:002022-09-27T16:01:48.316-07:00Thomist Realism and the Critique of Knowledge by Etienne Gilson<p> Gilson's penetrating analysis of the difference between realist and critical philosophies. </p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-693482766374838032022-09-20T16:49:00.004-07:002022-09-20T16:49:38.942-07:00The Enemy at the Gate by Andrew Wheatcroft<p> Excellent history of the great Siege of Vienna in 1683, when the Habsburgs, supported by other European forces, defeated the last great attempt by the Turks to overrun Europe.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-79834975080499235572022-08-28T16:12:00.005-07:002022-08-28T16:12:57.357-07:00Mind, Language and Society by John Searle<p> Written in 1998, Searle develops an analysis of social structure in terms of his philosophy of mind and language. Searle is always an interesting read even if I usually have problems with what he writes.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491492892937231972.post-31343399670200365612022-08-12T16:26:00.001-07:002022-08-12T16:26:03.496-07:00The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly<p> I got this for a quarter at a library book sale. The latest in the Mickey Haller "Lincoln Lawyer" series, it's an excellent courtroom mystery.</p>David T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12465166826152433002noreply@blogger.com0