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Despite its potential as metaphor, this biography of one of London's hip couples of the "Swinging '60s" suffers from unsympathetic subjects.
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Book Review: The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History by Justin Marozzi
Some 2,500 years after his death, the "Father of History" serves as traveling companion and guide for British journalist.
Read More »Book Review: To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander by Georg von Trapp
A name made famous by an award-winning musical provides a rare insider's view of U-boat warfare in World War I.
Read More »Book Review: The Think Big Manifesto: Think You Can’t Change Your Life (and the World)? Think Again by Michael Port
Revolution is about one person at a time experiencing their own personal empowerment against an existing, deficient (small thinking) system.
Read More »Book Review: A Trance After Breakfast: And Other Passages by Alan Cheuse
We tag along as Cheuse travels in Mexico, Bali, New Zealand, and less exotic locales, full of shared insights.
Read More »Book Review: Waiting For The Sun: A Rock ‘N’ Roll History Of Los Angeles by Barney Hoskyns
The Glory Days Of L.A. Music.
Read More »Book Review: Women, Reform and Community in Early Modern England: Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, and Lincolnshire’s Godly Aristocracy, 1519-1580 by Melissa Franklin Harkrider
Note to David Starkey - here's a woman making a difference in Tudor England.
Read More »Book Review: The Soul of Medicine by Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland
Physicians' tales of their most memorable patients includes characters both inspiring and scandalous.
Read More »Book Review: Dragon’s Dream By Roger Dean
If you are into visionary artwork, this is a must have - even more so if you have been impressed by Dean’s album covers.
Read More »Book Review: Seattle’s Best Dive Bars: Drinking & Diving In The Emerald City by Mike Seely
Geezer Grunger's Favorite Watering Holes.
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