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The Rooney Rules
Dan Rooney is the same age as the Pittsburgh Steelers his father Art started as one of the founding franchises of the NFL, which outgrew its birthplac …

updated "Worst of the worst" about The World's Worst Cars April 18

posted "Worst of the worst" about The World's Worst Cars. April 18

Worst of the worst
We love to make (and read) lists of best things, but the worsts of things--whether books, movies, or cars--are also endlessly fascinating. who t …

updated The World's Worst Cars. April 18

review of Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend, "Tribe of one" was complimented. April 16

posted "Tribe of one" about Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend. April 15

Tribe of one
Bill Russell (most recently seen as one of quartet of retired NBA Hall of Famers in the hilarious ATT commercials during the 2013 NCAA March Madness c …

rated In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin a 4.0. April 10

posted "This ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around" about In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin. April 10

This ain't no disco, this ain't no fooli …
Larson turns his story telling skill to an amazing slice of history from a time most Americans, Germans, and citizens of the world would like to forge …

review of Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count, "He built it; they came" was complimented. April 08

rated Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count a 3.0. April 05

posted "He built it; they came" about Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count. April 05

He built it; they came
Jonnes sums up her history of the Eiffel Tower: "no other man-made artifact has ever rivaled the tower's potent mixture of spare elegance, am …

review of ARGO: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Author: Antonio Mendez and coauthor Matt Baglio, "The Artist 2: The exfiltrator" was complimented. March 18

review of Moral Dilemmas: Biblical Perspectives on Contemporary Ethical Issues, "Dilemma indeed: how to review fairly in context" was complimented. March 11

posted "Dilemma indeed: how to review fairly in context" about Moral Dilemmas: Biblical Perspectives on Contemporary Ethical Issues. March 11

Dilemma indeed: how to review fairly in …
When I opened this book to begin to read it this weekend my adult daughter said "Dad you know that was an old freshman-level textbook of mine tha …

posted "Dilemma indeed: how to review fairly in context" about Moral Dilemmas: Biblical Perspectives on Contemporary Ethical Issues. March 11

Dilemma indeed: how to review fairly in …
When I opened this book to begin to read it this weekend my adult daughter said "Dad you know that was an old freshman-level textbook of mine tha …

updated and rated Moral Dilemmas: Biblical Perspectives on Contemporary Ethical Issues a 1.0. March 11

rated ARGO: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Author: Antonio Mendez and coauthor Matt Baglio a 3.0. March 11

posted "The Artist 2: The exfiltrator" about ARGO: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Author: Antonio Mendez and coauthor Matt Baglio. March 10

The Artist 2: The exfiltrator
Tony Mendez tells the story that won the Oscar in this slim volume that became the basis for the movie Argo. Each is a good companion to the oth …

review of Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age (Writing Baseball), "The Historical, cultural, and political biography of Willie's time" was complimented. March 08

rated Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age (Writing Baseball) a 4.0. March 07

posted "The Historical, cultural, and political biography of Willie's time" about Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age (Writing Baseball). March 07

The Historical, cultural, and political …
I was a boy turning toward teenhood and puberty, and deeply committed to the Pittsburgh Pirates when Willie Mays retired, and I vaguely remember him a …

updated Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age (Writing Baseball). March 07

rated A Brief History of Ireland (Brief History (Running Press)) a 3.0. March 03

posted "Biography and natural history of the Celtic Tiger" about A Brief History of Ireland (Brief History (Running Press)). March 03

Biography and natural history of the Cel …
In response to my reading of Leon Uris's Trinity, a historical fiction of Ireland's struggle for independence and nationhood, I wanted to lear …

updated A Brief History of Ireland (Brief History (Running Press)). March 03

review of The Everlasting Man, "God is a Caveman" was complimented. February 26