Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a lengthy but fascinating book to read. I'd had it for awhile, but had never opened it. Now I'm glad I did. Daniel Ellsberg was an analyst with the State Department, Department of Defense, was …
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Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam by H.R. McMaster My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very detailed and somewhat shocking book telling of how America sunk itself into the Vietnam war fiasco, and it's truly a sorrow to read. I never …
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life by Marshall Frady My rating: 4 of 5 stars I came to read this book because I admittedly don't know much about Martin Luther King, Jr, and I decided that now that I'm middle aged, it's high time I learn something about such an influential man. And so, this …
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The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church by Gregory A. Boyd My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Myth of a Christian Nation is a pretty good book that makes some excellent points while at the same time hitting the reader over the head with some …
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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 …
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