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A Briefer History of Time

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 15, 2010 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Steven Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow, unabridged, read by Erik Davies, 2005, Random House Audio I have a remodeling project going on and that is why I have so many audio books listed versus hard print (in addition to the … Continue reading →

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The Path Between the Seas, The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 7, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by David McCullough, 1977, Simon and Schuster, New York This is a fabulous book.  Although it is somewhat detailed and requires a bit of fortitude to read it through, the book chronicles one of the greatest American accomplishments ever.  The … Continue reading →

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The Sellout, How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System

Wilson's Weblog Posted on April 2, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Charles Gasparino, 2009, Harper Business, New York This book (lent to me by one of our friends in Florida) portrays the steps that led to the financial meltdown in the fall of 2008.  The tale is pretty fascinating as … Continue reading →

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American Gospel, God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 11, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Jon Meacham, 2007, read by Grover Gardiner, Random House Audiobook. I got this audiobook from the library last fall to listen to in the car when we made our annual trip to Florida from Rhode Island.  I finally got around … Continue reading →

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Southern Exposure, A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand’s South Island

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 30, 2009 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Chris Duff, 2003, The Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT I was interesting in reading this, not because I am a kayaker, but because my son who is gave me the book to read.  Also, I spent a considerable amount … Continue reading →

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Teacher Man

Wilson's Weblog Posted on November 27, 2009 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Frank McCourt, 2005, Performed by the Author, 2005, Simon and Schuster Audio This book focuses on the author’s many years of teaching in New York schools.  There are many interesting stories with flashbacks to his childhood growing up in … Continue reading →

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Wild Blue, The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24’s over Germany

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 29, 2009 by LarryJune 3, 2015

by Stephen E. Ambrose, 2001, Simon & Shuster, New York This book was an okay read and some of it was interesting, particularly the information about George McGovern’s service as a B-24 bomber pilot.  There was, however, nothing  great about … Continue reading →

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The First Salute

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 23, 2009 by LarryJune 5, 2015

by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1988, Alfred A. Knopf, New York The theme of this book was the incident that occurred on St. Eustastia island in 1776 when the Dutch government of island acknowledged a ship flying the flag of the … Continue reading →

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American Lion, Andrew Jackson in the White House

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 29, 2009 by LarryJune 5, 2015

by Jon Meacham, 2008 I was extremely disappointed by this book.  Mr. Meacham has managaed to take a fairly interesting character and times of our nation and make it exceedingly dull.  He does this through too much repetition (as in … Continue reading →

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Dewey, The Small-Town Library Cat who Touched the World

Wilson's Weblog Posted on January 17, 2009 by LarryJune 5, 2015

by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter, 2008, Grand Central Publishing, New York This is a nice story, but is probably more interesting because of the story of the author and small-town Midwestern America.  Dewey was obviously a special cat, but … Continue reading →

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