Watergate : a new history by Garrett M. Graff From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full scope of the scandal through the politicians, investigators, journalists, and informants who made it the most influential political event of our modern…
This is one of two books I actually tried to read on my Kindle during the early days of the shutdown. I’m more of an actual book person, but I do enjoy reading ebooks while drying my hair. Lady Anne Glenconner and her life as a confidante of Princess Margaret plus her marriage to the…
“As a member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what she could wear and to whom she could speak to what she was allowed to read. Yet in spite of her repressive upbringing, Deborah grew into an independent-minded…
A lot of folks have a very set view of Howard Stern. Now 65, he’s in a new phase of his life and while he still maintains some of his outrageous (some might say offensive) traits, he is one of the most successful interviewers in broadcasting. In this book, he shares the best of the…
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. The cover was the main reason I picked up Buckley’s The Judge Hunter a couple of weeks ago. The parrot and the feel of the dust jacket just sucked me right in and it really paid off. The Judge Hunter is set in 1664 after the…
It’s the 14th century. Two brothers, William and John, are walking home through the hellscape that is the Devon countryside in the grip of the black death. As they walk past piles of bodies, it becomes clear that they too are dying. They are given a choice, by who they don’t really know, go home…
I had kind of gone off John le Carre in the past few years. There was just something about his style of writing that, for me at least, didn’t translate well from Cold War to War on Terror. Maybe it was just the fact that its easier for me to read spy fiction about a…
Jen’s comments: Just read this and loved it. Fascinating read for anyone who’s ever scoffed at the price of music CDs. Like the reviewer suggests, I’m really hoping for a movie. BookPage review by Edward Morris “The story of how the Internet brought the imperious music business to its knees has never been told more…