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On Great Literature (Featuring T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets)

Book Review Title: Four Quartets Author: T. S. Eliot Publisher: Mariner Books Date: March 20, 1968 ISBN: 978-0156332255 When you go to pick up a book to read, what normally comes to mind is, “Where’s a good story I can … Continue reading

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Plato’s Phaedo and Its Theory of Forms: Conversations and Language Games

Title: Plato’s Phaedo Author: Plato, Translated by Hugh Tredennick Publisher: London: Penguin Books; First Edition Date: January 1, 1954 ASIN : B0017DM39A My first question upon reading Plato’s Phaedo was, “How and why did Plato invent the Theory of Forms?” … Continue reading

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P. V. LeForge’s Principle of Interchange

Book Review Title: Principle of Interchange and Other Stories Author: P. V. LeForge Publisher: Paperback Rack Books Date: April 1, 1990 ISBN: 978-0962487804 A collection of sixteen stories, Principle of Interchange holds its share of surprises, mostly pleasant surprises. The … Continue reading

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Bennett Cerf’s At Random

Book Review Title: At Random Author: Bennett Cerf Publisher: Random House Date: March 5, 2002 (origin. 1977) ISBN: 978-0375759765 Bennett Cerf founded Random House in 1927. It was privately held until going public in 1959. Over the next couple of … Continue reading

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Myrtle Scharrer Betz’s Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise

Book Review Title: Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise: The Story of Caladesi Island Author: Myrtle Scharrer Betz Publisher: University of Tampa Press Date: October 1, 2007 ISBN: 978-1597320337 Myrtle Scharrer Betz wrote Yesteryear in 1981. She describes her father’s life … Continue reading

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Daniel Defoe’s The Storm

Book Review Title: The Storm Author: Daniel Defoe Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition Date: May 31, 2005 (First published 1704) ISBN: 978-0141439921 The Storm is centered on a hurricane that hit England, including London, on November 26–27, 1703. The … Continue reading

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Bennett Cerf’s Great German Short Novels and Stories

Book Review Title: Great German Short Novels and Stories Editor: Bennett A. Cerf Publisher: Modern Library Date: 1933 ASIN: B000BTPSYS This collection of German short novels and stories includes works by Thomas Mann (Death in Venice), Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe … Continue reading

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John Sitter’s Literary Loneliness

Book Review Title: Literary Loneliness in Mid-Eighteenth-Century England Author: John Sitter Publisher: Cornell University Press Date: 1982 ISBN: 978-0801414992 For a critical study of a literary period, this book is a gem for readers who love history, literary insights, and … Continue reading

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Hintikkas’ Investigating Wittgenstein

Book Review Title: Investigating Wittgenstein Author: Jaakko and Merrill B. Hintikka Publisher: Blackwell Date: 1986 ISBN: 978-0631141792 The book Investigating Wittgenstein by Jaakko and Merrill B. Hintikka was special to me for several reasons: Jaakko Hintikka was one of the … Continue reading

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Oliver Bullough’s Moneyland

Book Review Title: Moneyland Author: Oliver Bullough Publisher: Profile Books Date: May 1, 2019 ISBN: 978-1781257937 For those who already know how the wealthiest among us protect their money from the IRS, from law enforcement agencies, and from the scrutiny … Continue reading

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Ernst Junger’s Storm of Steel

Book Review Title: Storm of Steel Author: Ernst Junger Publisher: Penguin Classics; 1st edition Date: May 4, 2004 ISBN: 978-0142437902 Ernst Junger’s Storm of Steel tells the story of the author’s experiences as a special forces soldier, then as an … Continue reading

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R. Bruce Bickley’s Joel Chandler Harris: A Biography and Critical Study

Book Review Title: Joel Chandler Harris Author: R. Bruce Bickley, Jr. Publisher: Brown Thrasher Books, The University of Georgia Press Year Published: 1978 ISBN: 978-0820331850 Professor Bickley does a magnificent job bringing out the heart and soul of his subject, … Continue reading

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Walter Cronkite’s A Reporter’s Life

Book Review Title: A Reporter’s Life Author: Walter Cronkite Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf> Date: December 16, 1996 ISBN: 0-394-57879-1 Walter Cronkite’s autobiography fascinates on at least two levels: 1. the storied life of a well-traveled and internationally acclaimed television journalist; … Continue reading

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Oleg Kalugin’s Autobiography Spymaster

Book Review Title: Spymaster Author: Oleg Kalugin Publisher: Basic Books, Perseus Books Group Date: 2009 ISBN: 978-0465014453 Spymaster is an espionage thriller. It is also a true story—it is the autobiography of Oleg Danilovich Kalugin, Soviet General and head of … Continue reading

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