“Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy.” Those were the opening words of President Franklin Roosevelt’s address to Congress the day after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. There have been many such traumatic events in our country’s history, such as 9/11, another date which will never be forgotten. It
11/22/63: Another Date That Forever “…will live in infamy…”
November 25, 2015 in Books, Events, History
“Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy.” Those were the opening words of President Franklin Roosevelt’s address to Congress the day after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. There have been many such traumatic events in our country’s history, such as 9/11, another date which will never be forgotten. It
Do You Believe in Miracles? Owen Me...
November 18, 2015 in Authors, BooksOwen Meany is the main character in the book I just reread, A Prayer For Owen Meany, many years after I first read it. The book was written by the fabulous author John Irving, who came to fame with his fourth novel, The World According to Garp,...
Tom Clancy’s CIA Novels Were...
September 23, 2015 in Books…fiction is most times more exciting than real life. Then, again, sometimes truth can be more stranger than fiction, many times hidden away from the public eye. And that truly is a case-in-point when it comes to the CIA. But all those Tom Clancy...
The War in the Pacific Up Close and...
September 16, 2015 in Books, HistoryOn a recent television show I saw an author who is an acquaintance of mine doing an interview. One of the questions he was asked was what books he recommended for reading regarding WWII. And lo and behold, one of those books was one that...
Stephen King is #1 on My Top-Ten Li...
September 3, 2015 in BooksI’ve been thinking much as of late about making other top-ten lists, and what better place to start than with my top ten Stephen King books by the man I consider to be “King” not only in name, but also the king of his genre. In...
The Cincinnati Reds’ “B...
August 26, 2015 in Books, SportsContinuing my theme from a couple of posts ago about baseball, books and movies, I’ll now share another of my favorite teams, the Cincinnati Reds. As I’ve already stated numerous times, my most favorite team is the Atlanta Braves. I began my journey to...
Battery Park Book Exchange and Cham...
August 19, 2015 in Books, StoresIn one of my wife Lynndee’s recent posts, she told of the wonderful evening we spent with my life-long friend Lewis. He was in town visiting from the Philippines where he now lives after retiring. But not only did he treat us to a...
Shoeless Joe, a Tragedy on the so-c...
August 12, 2015 in Books, Entertainment, Movie, SportsThough I’m an avid book lover, I’m not a stick in the mud when it comes to my leisure activities. I have other loves, as well. I’m the quintessential baseball fanatic when it comes to following my favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, and movies...
William Manchester; Marvelous Maste...
July 15, 2015 in BooksIn my last post here, I spoke of my favorite author, Stephen King. That was in the realm of fiction, though. I also mentioned and told a little about my most favorite non-fiction author, William Raymond Manchester, a brilliant historian and biographer. And between Manchester...
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