Category Archives: Politics

The Targeter by Nada Bakos

Posted on December 17, 2021 by craigmaas

The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House B- 369 pages Amazon Book Preview of “The Targeter”

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Life After Google by George Gilder

Posted on July 16, 2021 by craigmaas

Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy B- 349 pages Amazon Book Preview of “Life After Google”

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History Of Christianity by Paul Johnson

Posted on March 31, 2021 by craigmaas

History Of Christianity B 578 pages Amazon Book Preview of “History Of Christianity ”

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Out Of The Vinyl Deeps by Ellen Willis

Posted on October 11, 2019 by craigmaas

Out Of The Vinyl Deeps: On Rock Music C- 232 pages Amazon Book Preview of “Out Of The Vinyl Deeps“

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Florence Of Arabia by Christopher Buckley

Posted on May 22, 2019 by craigmaas

Florence Of Arabia is a satire that isn’t played for laughs so much as written as a spy thriller. Not Buckley’s best novel but still worth reading. I could see it being made into a movie. B- 274 pages Amazon … Continue reading →

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In The First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted on January 9, 2019 by craigmaas

In The First Circle; translated by Harry Willets. Russ Roberts on EconTalk interviewed Kevin McKenna (University of Vermont) about this book. I couldn’t wait to read it. I was warned not to read the 1968 (self-censored) version; yet that’s the … Continue reading →

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Arc Of Justice by Kevin Boyle

Posted on August 8, 2018 by craigmaas

Arc Of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age is the winner of the 2004 National Book Award for Nonfiction. I enjoyed the book once the story got into the courtroom. Rest of the … Continue reading →

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The Great Revolt by Salena Zito

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Suzanne

Journalist Salena Zito hit the road and spent quite of bit of time interviewing voters in the Rust Belt – those states that were hit hard during the decline of manufacturing in the United States.  States like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, … Continue reading →

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Upstairs At The White House by J.B. West

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Suzanne

For nearly 30 years, J.B. West worked for the first families of the White House, as Chief Usher.  His book shares the intimate details of his job, the Presidents and First Ladies he worked for, from Franklin Delano and Eleanor … Continue reading →

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America Alone by Mark Steyn

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Suzanne

One of the most fascinating things about America Alone was it’s predictions, in 2006, that the demographics of America and Europe were going to change.  No one seemed to be talking about it then.  The birth rates of the Western World … Continue reading →

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