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Category Archives: Books
Henry Kissinger "White House Years" is Reviewed
The White House Years by Henry Kissinger My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book, due to length and level of detail, will not be for everyone. But it is a vitally important work for those who want to understand … Continue reading
Review of American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J Daley
American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley – His Battle for Chicago and the Nation by Adam Cohen My rating: 5 of 5 stars A masterpiece that not only serves as a biography of Richard Daley, but shows us how the … Continue reading
Review: China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice
China 1945: Mao’s Revolution and America’s Fateful Choice by Richard Bernstein My rating: 4 of 5 stars A scholarly look at the U.S. policies in China prior to the ultimate takeover by the Chinese Communist Party. The old political battle … Continue reading
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Review of Tom Menino's Mayor for a New America
Mayor for a New America by Thomas Menino My rating: 3 of 5 stars A good book that is surprisingly candid in many areas. Tom Menino was a true Mayor, and has left us a book with interesting stories, and … Continue reading
Nixonland- Master of Division.
Nixonland: America’s Second Civil War and the Divisive Legacy of Richard Nixon 1965-72 by Rick Perlstein My rating: 4 of 5 stars Perlstein brings us back to Nixonland, and it is not a pretty picture. I had read the earlier … Continue reading
Review of "Thirteen Days in September" by Lawrence Wright
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David by Lawrence Wright My rating: 3 of 5 stars A pretty good accounting of the Camp David Agreement forged by President Jimmy Carter. Lawrence Wright manages to weave in … Continue reading
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Review of Richard Ben Cramer's "What it Takes"
What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer My rating: 5 of 5 stars A tour de force by Richard Ben Cramer. At over a thousand pages this look at the 1988 Presidential campaign may … Continue reading
Review of "Kissinger" by Walter Isaacson
A recent book that I reviewed over at Goodreads. Well worth your time if you are interested in this very interesting time and very complex man who elicits such broad emotions even today. <a href="Kissinger by Walter Isaacson My rating: … Continue reading
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