The Road – Cormac McCarthy
Peter Ibbetson
Book Review: The Road A lot of people felt fear when they watched 2012, in 2012. December 21 was supposed to be the day when we, as the human race,…
Non Fiction
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – Juno Diaz
Book Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao No man can run away from his ‘roots’. It’s probably the reason why Sociology as a study regards the institution of…
Becoming Evander Holyfield – A Fighter’s Journey – Evander Holyfield
Writing books that document the struggles, losses and victories of teams and individual stars are commonplace but this is Evander Holyfield we’re talking about. The guy who got his ear…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Rick Riordan
Book Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympian (Series) I’ve always asked myself what would happen if Enid Blyton, England’s most prolific children storywriter, were still alive. Would we even bother…
A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini
Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns The media can be a beguiling lot. It’s strange how the simplest of events are twisted into stories that convey the opposite, and which…
Bill Clinton – My Life
Book Review: My Life – Bill Clinton The impeachment of Bill Clinton was forgotten completely in Obama’s second campaign. Of course, the Democrats needed some of his mojo, if you…
God’s Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible book by Adam Nicolson reviewed by Paul Gleason
Very little is known about the making of the King James Bible. Few primary sources remain to give a glimpse into the formation of one of the most famous pieces…
The Bronte Myth book by Lucasta Miller reviewed by Julia Wallace
Very little is known about the making of the King James Bible. Few primary sources remain to give a glimpse into the formation of one of the most famous pieces…
Living to Tell the Tale book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez reviewed by Meredith Garagiola
Review provided by Soccer ABC. Over lunch with his father, a twenty something Gabriel García Márquez was discussing the difficulty many writers have in writing their memoirs when they can…
Party of the People book by Jules Whitcover Grand Old Party book by Lewis L. Gould reviewed by David Noyola
When the tenor of politics is inflamed, partisan bickering precludes historical perspective. As attacks and recriminations pile up, politicians and pundits focus on the contests at hand and resort to…