Fall 2006 Virginia Blogosphere Book Fair
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Part One. I haven’t submitted my own list yet, but I’m going to try to get it to you soon, Bwana. Hope it isn’t too late!
Just a great idea.
Archive for the ‘Books and Writing’ Category
Ten second book review
Monday, September 25th, 2006
I just read “A Long Way Down,” by Nick Hornby. Unsurprisingly, it’s laugh-out-loud funny.
In terms of fiction, is there a more entertaining writer than Hornby out there?
Four stars out of five.
Virginia Blogosphere Book Fair
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
I love this idea:
So, in an effort to facilitate a greater sense of intellectual comity to the Virginia blogosphere, Renaissance Ruminations host the Fall 2006 Virginia Blogosphere Book Fair. Please send me a list of books you recommend others read, and I will put it up with your comments. Structure will be similar to that [...]
American Conservativism
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
If William F. Buckley says this reference book is excellent, that’s good enough for me: “American Conservatism.”
Ten second book review
Monday, June 19th, 2006
Up late tonight finishing a book: “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” by Jonathan Eig. Wow, what a great read. I knew the story, but it was still heart-breaking to read the details (and there were plenty of details; Eig, a correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, had [...]
Ten second book review
Monday, June 19th, 2006
Up late tonight finishing a book: “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” by Jonathan Eig. Wow, what a great read. I knew the story, but it was still heart-breaking to read the details (and there were plenty of details; Eig, a correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, had [...]
Ten second book review
Monday, June 19th, 2006
Up late tonight finishing a book: “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” by Jonathan Eig. Wow, what a great read. I knew the story, but it was still heart-breaking to read the details (and there were plenty of details; Eig, a correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, had [...]
Ten second book review
Monday, June 19th, 2006
Up late tonight finishing a book: “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” by Jonathan Eig. Wow, what a great read. I knew the story, but it was still heart-breaking to read the details (and there were plenty of details; Eig, a correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, had [...]
Ten Second Book Review Review
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006
This week's Washington Post Book World has reviews of what appear to be a great group of books about sports, including baseball books by former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent and one-time Clinton chronicler David Maraniss. There's also a review of Mike D'Orso's book on basketball in Alaska. Mike was a classmate of mine [...]
Ten second book review
Friday, April 14th, 2006
Style Weekly has a good review of two recent books on Virginia politics: Barnie Day's brainchild, "Notes from the Sausage Factory," and Steve Sisson's "Adventures in Warnerland."
I haven't finished "Warnerland" yet, so I'll save my thoughts for later (I will confess that it has been entertaining, thus far).
For some time, however, I've [...]
Ten second book review
Monday, April 10th, 2006
I recently read this book -- "His Excellency," by Joseph Ellis -- and I share many of the thoughts expressed by Lattimer in this review. It's a good read, especially if you are interested in the history of the American Revolution.
I had forgotten to mention the book until I saw that review over [...]
The Venerable Book Meme
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
I don't know why, but I'm going to follow Ken's lead with what he calls the "Venerable Book Meme." Here's how it's supposed to work:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open it to page 161.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for [...]
In the mail: Getting America Right
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
Just received in the mail: "Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today" by Edwin Fuelner and Doug Wilson.
Rick Sincere has some thoughts on the book (and other things) here, and I am certainly looking forward to digging into it. Says Publishers Weekly:
Flag, faith and family; free markets [...]
Campaigns & Elections contributing editor
Monday, March 6th, 2006
You may have seen the news over at Waldo Jaquith's blog, but if not, I thought it appropriate to announce this here.
Waldo and I have been named contributing editors for the technology section of Campaigns & Elections magazine. What that means in practice is that we will each be writing a monthly column for [...]
In the mail: Menace in Europe
Thursday, February 16th, 2006
Arriving in the mail yesterday was "Menace in Europe," by Claire Berlinski. Can't wait to read it; looks like an interesting examination of the problems -- including Islamic radicalism -- facing Europe in the 21st century, and what it means for America.
In the mail
Thursday, February 9th, 2006
I see that Will mentioned Steve Sisson's new book, "Adventures in Warnerland" below. When I finally got home from work this evening, I discovered that my copy of the book had arrived in the mail. I look forward to reading it, and I'll have a full review when I have finished.
At the moment, [...]
Blue Dog Book Tour
Monday, February 6th, 2006
Adventures in Warnerland, by Steve Sisson, the "Blue Dog," is out and his book tour is underway. With any luck, a review will appear here this month.
Say "Hi" to Oprah from us, Blue Dog.