Category: Books

God Save Texas is a love letter to a state and, after reading it, I briefly toyed with the notion of moving to Texas. Wright loves his state

Benjamin Franklin once said we have a republic if we can keep it. And that’s why (in these weird times) we should read Running against the Devil. In

“Lobsters flying through the air,” said Vimes flatly. “And something about sending ships by semaphore, sir.” “Oh dear. And what is Mr. Scrope saying?” “Apparently he says he

Is this the world we created? What did we do it for Is this the world we invaded Against the law So it seems in the end Is

This is a great book.  However, before I tell you why I recommend it, I want to address the objections you might have. There are typos. There are

I loved this story about a people coming into their own.  The Rhunes live in the late Stone Age. The Fhrey, a medieval people who remind me of

This is the first time I read anything by Robert Redick and I am glad I gave him a try.  Master Assassins takes place in a world so

Will we be a functioning democracy after Trump?  After I finished Trumpocracy, I was both more frightened and more hopeful.  In this book, David Frum explains how our

Of course I read it.  Every one of my friends who was interested in politics was talking about it so I wanted to find out what the fuss

We understand a lot more about how we make decisions, the kinds of mistakes we seem to make and how we experience our world thanks to Danny and