The International Jew by Henry Ford My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is an unusual book to give a rating to or write a review about. I'd read quite a bit about this book before ever reading this book. (And I'm currently reading two interesting books on the man. They are Max Wallace's The …
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Being There by Jerzy Kosiński My rating: 5 of 5 stars Postmodern brilliance. Stunning in what is says in what it doesn't say. I actually prefer Kosinki's The Painted Bird, which is a little more brutal, but I honestly think Being There is the author's best truly "postmodern" work, translated well to the screen, and …
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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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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 …
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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