Hi. This is my 100th blog post here. Just thought I'd mention it. Here's something else I've got to mention. Remember last month when Republicans and most of the media were bashing President Obama for high gas prices and the public bought it and his approval ratings dropped? Yeah, I remember that too. Well, now …
Author: Scott Holstad
A Review of More Ready than you Realize
More Ready Than You Realize: The Power of Everyday Conversations by Brian D. McLaren My rating: 2 of 5 stars I usually like McLaren's books and I wanted to like this one, but in the end, I didn't finish it because I just couldn't buy the primary premise. It's a book about how the Christian …
A Review of A Complicated Man
A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know Him by Michael Takiff My rating: 4 of 5 stars I generally enjoyed reading this comprehensive book on Clinton, ranging from his childhood to his post-presidential years. The author had quite an undertaking, interviewing more than 170 people who knew/know him …
A Review of Bad Religion
Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics by Ross Douthat My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book has strengths and weaknesses. One thing that was an initial turnoff to me, although I got used to it, is it's quite dry and has an almost textbook feel to it, particularly the first half …
A Review of I Am Alive and You Are Dead
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: The Strange Life and Times of Philip K. Dick by Emmanuel Carrère My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow! What can you say about Philip K. Dick and this biography? I mean, I knew Dick was a paranoid, but I had no idea to what degree he was. …
