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Forum: Off-topic 05-31-2020, 06:17 PM
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Posted By d-ray657
McCullough's Truman is in the queue, which is...

McCullough's Truman is in the queue, which is probably a year long. I decided on just having some fun with the next one - Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut.
Forum: Off-topic 05-06-2020, 10:48 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Currently reading "The Accidental President"...

Currently reading "The Accidental President" about Harry Truman's momentous first four months in office. Imagine having a President whose motto was "The buck stops here."
Forum: Off-topic 04-19-2020, 06:26 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
With no baseball, I'm finding some great baseball...

With no baseball, I'm finding some great baseball writing a solid replacement. An online sports magazine - The Athletic - rivals the writing of Sports Illustrated in its heyday, when it had Dan...
Forum: Off-topic 03-28-2020, 05:24 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
"The Soul of Baseball, A Roadtrip through Buck...

"The Soul of Baseball, A Roadtrip through Buck Oneil's America" by Joe Posnaski. I was first introduced to Buck in Ken Burns' great Baseball documentary, and had the good fortune to hear him speak...
Forum: Off-topic 04-14-2019, 08:55 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
The Quartet, by Joseph J. Ellis. A discussion of...

The Quartet, by Joseph J. Ellis. A discussion of the efforts involved in and odds against enacting the US Constitution.

Ellis has quickly become one of my favorite authors. He has a novelist's...
Forum: Off-topic 12-26-2016, 01:40 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Finished the Foundation Trilogy yesterday and...

Finished the Foundation Trilogy yesterday and then read Stars, Like Dust. Asimov makes for some obsessive reading.
Forum: Off-topic 12-18-2016, 07:05 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Nope, Amaranth. I got it used through Amazon. I...

Nope, Amaranth. I got it used through Amazon. I doubt that anyone in the business would miss the value you discuss. I am satisfied having some good escapism in a volume that I will enjoy having in...
Forum: Off-topic 12-18-2016, 07:17 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
This should almost be in the "Latest Finds"...

This should almost be in the "Latest Finds" thread. I found a leather bound collection of 6 Isaac Asimov books in one volume: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, The Second Foundation, The Stars,...
Forum: Off-topic 12-12-2016, 08:07 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
I'm on Book 2 of Isaac Asimov's Foundation...

I'm on Book 2 of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy. Fun reading.
Forum: Off-topic 11-28-2016, 11:56 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Found a great old bookstore in Santa Monica. ...

Found a great old bookstore in Santa Monica. Picked up "Fate Worse Than Death" by Kurt Vonnegut. It was written in 1990. This is a telling quote. "The most extraordinary change I have seen in my...
Forum: Off-topic 07-17-2016, 07:06 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Calvin Trillin - Messages From My Father.

Calvin Trillin - Messages From My Father.
Forum: Off-topic 10-03-2015, 12:53 AM
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Posted By d-ray657
I just ordered Volumes I and II of the Age of...

I just ordered Volumes I and II of the Age of Roosevelt series by Arthur Schlesinger. I had picked up Volume III at a thrift store a few years ago and found it fascinating.

Regards,

D-Ray
Forum: Off-topic 12-28-2014, 10:18 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
A biography: Archibald Cox - Conscience of a...

A biography: Archibald Cox - Conscience of a Nation. He is likely most famous for his role in the Watergate investigation, but I more frequently see his writings on labor law quoted by the courts. ...
Forum: Off-topic 11-27-2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Last weekend it was a memoir by Doris...

Last weekend it was a memoir by Doris Kearns-Goodwin: Wait 'til Next Year. It was a nice comfortable read. She told the story of her idyllic childhood in the New York CIty suburbs commingled with...
Forum: Off-topic 07-07-2014, 07:34 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
You are doing your bit to help the world with...

You are doing your bit to help the world with that exercise. Lots of studies show how involvement from family members or others creates a much greater chance for academic success. And Lord knows we...
Forum: Off-topic 06-23-2014, 08:09 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Just finished the joint biography of Muhammad Ali...

Just finished the joint biography of Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell, "Sound and Fury." I remember much of the history described in the book. The intersection of two radically different lives makes...
Forum: Off-topic 05-17-2014, 12:58 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Sound and Fury - a book about the relationship...

Sound and Fury - a book about the relationship between Howard Cosell and Muhammad Ali.

Regards,

D-Ray
Forum: Off-topic 01-27-2013, 08:09 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Got the feds filed. Since I work in one state...

Got the feds filed. Since I work in one state and live in another, the state returns are a little more complicated.

Regards,

D-Ray
Forum: Off-topic 01-27-2013, 07:47 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Instructions for tax forms. Regards, ...

Instructions for tax forms.

Regards,

D-Ray
Forum: Off-topic 01-27-2013, 04:45 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
I'll have to remember your previous admonition...

I'll have to remember your previous admonition that, just because you find something funny, doesn't mean that you agree with it. :cool:

That was some funny stuff.

Regards,

D-Ray
Forum: Off-topic 01-21-2013, 08:52 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Is he the physician who suffered the near death...

Is he the physician who suffered the near death experience? I heard him interviewed on NPR.

Regards,

D-Ray
Forum: Off-topic 01-20-2013, 02:05 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Picked up a labor history, "There is Power in a...

Picked up a labor history, "There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America," by Philip Dray. It looks to be a fascinating and inspiring read.

Regards,

D-Ray
Forum: Off-topic 01-15-2013, 10:24 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Finished "Theodore Rex." The level of...

Finished "Theodore Rex." The level of accomplishments by the man - before and during his presidency - leaves one feeling seriously inadequate. By the time he reached the White House, he had already...
Forum: Off-topic 01-05-2013, 07:21 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
Just started another of my Christmas books:...

Just started another of my Christmas books: Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris. So far it is captivating. Morris does a wonderful job of making history come alive. He is as much a story-teller as a...
Forum: Off-topic 01-04-2013, 09:34 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,388
Posted By d-ray657
I have to admit that I was a little disappointed...

I have to admit that I was a little disappointed by Waging Heavy Peace. It lacked any real structure, which some might find entertaining, but I found difficult to follow. At times it seemed like...
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