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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 13, 2021 by LarryNovember 30, 2021

by Malcolm Gladwell, 2021, Kindle Version, Allen Lane This book is about a group of Army aviators in the bomber school in Alabama. The thrust of the book is that General Haywood Hansell, who was in charge of the school, … Continue reading →

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The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

Wilson's Weblog Posted on September 25, 2021 by LarryOctober 19, 2021

by Michael Lewis, Kindle version, W.W. Norton & Company This is a fascinating (and sad) story that centers on our public health system in the U.S. and how it responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s difficult to believe that the … Continue reading →

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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 24, 2021 by LarryOctober 20, 2022

2021, by Walter Isaacson, Kindle version, Simon & Shuster I was amazed by this book and the discoveries that it described. I was also impressed by the accomplishments of the female scientists, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuel Charpientier among others. Our … Continue reading →

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Becoming

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 19, 2021 by LarryJuly 19, 2021

by Michelle Obama, 2018, Crown Publishing Group, New York This book is a personal memoir of Michelle’s life from when she was a young child through her tenure as First Lady. The book highlights her struggle to find her role … Continue reading →

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What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 23, 2021 by LarryJune 23, 2021

by Dr. Sharon Saline, forward by Dr. Laura Markham, 2018, Tarcherperigee One of our grandchildren has been diagnosed with a form of ADHD where he focuses so hard on whatever he is doing that he has difficulty transitioning to another … Continue reading →

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The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

Wilson's Weblog Posted on April 19, 2021 by LarryApril 19, 2021

by Hyeonseo Lee, 2015, Kindle Edition, William Collins If her story is all true, this is a great book about an incredible journey to freedom.  Each chapter ends with, Oh, No! What Next?  Just when you think she is finally … Continue reading →

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When Breath Becomes Air

Wilson's Weblog Posted on April 3, 2021 by LarryApril 3, 2021

by Paul Kalanithi, with forward by Abraham Verghese and epilogue by Lucy Kalanithi, 2016, Random House, New York This book is a memoir by a young neurosurgeon who is just about to complete his residency when he discovers that he … Continue reading →

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The Stranger in My Genes, a memoir

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 5, 2021 by LarryJune 3, 2023

by Bill Griffeth, 2016, New England Historic Genealogical Society I heard about this book at one of my genealogical society lectures and thought I would pick it up as it relates to one of our family member’s situation.  The book … Continue reading →

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The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 9, 2020 by LarryDecember 16, 2020

by Fred Kaplan, 2020, Simon & Schuster This book is about the development of the strategy of national defense and how we would utilize nuclear weapons in the event of a threat to our country.  Actually, that statement isn’t exactly … Continue reading →

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Finding Darwin’s God, A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution

Wilson's Weblog Posted on September 29, 2020 by LarryOctober 14, 2020

by Kenneth R. Miller, 1999, Harper Perennial, New York Ken is a professor of cell biology at Brown University who is known for his defense of the science of evolution against the attempts to teach creationism and/or intelligent design in … Continue reading →

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