Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town By: John Krakauer John Krakauer grabbed my attention many years ago when he wrote “Into Thin Air” regarding his breathtaking adventures climbing Mt. Everest. His ability to put the reader on that mountain with...
Jul 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Man’s Search for Meaning By: Victor Frankl Everything I read alters my worldview to some degree; however, there are a couple of books that have changed my life. This is one of them. Victor Frankl, an Austrian psychologist, wrote this memoir about his experience...
Jul 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed By: Jon Ronson After journalist Jon Ronson first revels in, and is later revolted by the nasty comments viewers leave on a YouTube video, he realizes public shaming for ordinary folks is back. Instead of old-school punishments...
Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Light Between Oceans By: M.L. Stedman What an extraordinary book this is. Tom, traumatized on the western front, takes a job as lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, 100 miles off the Australian coast between the Indian and Southern oceans, where he hopes that the vast...
Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Gym Show By: Kelly Springer One of the things I love about my job is sharing good books with people who love to read. When I finished reading The Gym Show, by Kelly Springer, the first person I described it to did not want to read it. Nor did the second. Yes,...