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The Kingdom Of Speech, by Tom Wolfe It may not reflect well on my charity, but I have to admit that in reading this book I took a great deal of pleasure in seeing the uselessness of the career of … Continue reading →

Gettysburg, by Stephen W. Sears This particular book is precisely the sort of one-volume battle study one wants for a battle like Gettysburg. For nearly as long as it has taken since the battle itself, Gettysburg was viewed as the high … Continue reading →

One of the things that has struck me the most so far in my travels in and around South Africa is that the prices for many things are so cheap. Currently, for example, the sun is breaking over Mossei Bay … Continue reading →

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to United Church of God congregation in The Dalles, Oregon, on Sabbath, August 26, 2023, and to the United Church of God congregation in Portland, Oregon, on Sabbath, September 9, … Continue reading →

The Loom Of Time: Between Empire And Anarchy, From The Mediterranean To China, by Robert D. Kaplan If you remember where Robert Kaplan left off in the Revenge of Geography, he discussed the need to focus more on China and … Continue reading →

The Energy Of Slaves: Oil And The New Servitude, by Andrew Nikforuk This book is among the worst books I have ever read, and I do not say that lightly. What makes it such a terrible book is that it … Continue reading →

Historical Atlas Of Islam, by Malise Ruthven with Azim Nanaji While some aspects of this atlas may seem outdated, given that it was written in 2004 and misses a great deal of Muslim terrorism in the last 20 years, as … Continue reading →

Why Cities Lose, by Jonathan A. Rodden In reading this book, I not only was annoyed that this is the second book I have read recently which insults my native state for things that are not in fact bad things … Continue reading →