My Year In Books: 2018

Every year, I participate in the Goodreads annual Reading Challenge. At the beginning of each year, you set a goal for how many books you'll read that year. Goodreads keeps track of your running total and then lets you know how you've done and what percentage of your goal you met. You can also see …

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Book Review: The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy: How America’s Civil Religion Betrayed the National Interest

The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy: How America's Civil Religion Betrayed the National Interest by Walter A. McDougall My rating: 2 of 5 stars I didn't like this book. And my criticisms are probably unfair, because the author most likely accomplished what he set out to do. I think I merely misinterpreted or misunderstand the …

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Some Short Book Reviews

I have a ton of books to review, ideally as many as possible before the end of the year. And my health has been extremely bad, so it's hard for me to find the time, energy or inspiration to write any. However, today I got a few knocked out, leaving me with just over 150 …

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Visit Some Of My Updated Social Media Sites

Hi! I haven't been blogging as much as I want to, nor have I been as active on some sites like I'd prefer to be, but lately I have been more active on some of my social media and other sites, and I thought I'd let you know about them. Years ago, I got caught …

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Book Review: Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation

Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation by Philip Matyszak My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was a bitter disappointment for me in a couple of ways, one of which is shared by another book on Sparta that I'm currently reading. I've looked up to and admired Sparta and the Spartans my entire life. …

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