A Review of Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis My rating: 3 of 5 stars Boy. After reading Scar Tissue, I think Anthony Kiedis is a royal scumbag. And that's disappointing. I wanted to like him. I've loved the Red Hot Chili Peppers since the mid-80s and have seen them in concert, but nothing prepared me for this drugged …

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A Review of The Presidents Club

The President's Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book wasn't a page turner, but it did prove to be an interesting read. It's about the relationships, bonds, and occasional bouts of bitterness between former presidents, current presidents, and future presidents, dating from Truman and …

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An Edited Review of Charles Bukowski’s Scarlet

Charles Bukowski's Scarlet by Pamela Wood My rating: 1 of 5 stars January 6, 2013 -- EDIT: The author of this book emailed me today and wrote me a very gracious email when she could have rightly attacked me for being so mean spirited in my short, bad review of her book. She assured me …

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A Review of On Wings of Eagles

On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett My rating: 5 of 5 stars Now this is a five star book if I've ever read one! I couldn't put this book down. It was an amazing story told masterfully by Ken Follett. In looking over some reviews on Goodreads, I was surprised to see a couple …

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A Review of Reading the Bible Again for the First Time

Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally by Marcus J. Borg My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found this book really engaging, but I can now see why so many fundamentalists/evangelicals view Marcus Borg as little more than a heretic. He argues that you shouldn't read …

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