Tag Archives: Keith

The Good Son by Michael Gruber

Posted on January 5, 2013 by bseat

I began reading books by Gruber a few years ago. The first was The Book of Air and Shadows, the next was The Forgery of Venus. Both were very good and so I was excited to read this new book … Continue reading →

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Posted on December 21, 2012 by bseat

For my first Christmas posting it seems appropriate to talk about the wonderful book by Barbara Robinson called The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.  For years now, our family has read this out loud as part of our Christmas celebration, either … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill

Posted on December 14, 2012 by bseat

I first encountered Cahill when I read “How the Irish Saved Civilization,”  the first volume in his  “Hinges of History.” It  was a joy to read!  Cahill likes to use themes in writing about history and he takes seemingly simple … Continue reading →

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The Passage and The Twelve by Justin Cronin

Posted on December 7, 2012 by bseat

When I picked up this book last year I knew it had to do with vampires and a US military experiment gone haywire.  But that hardly even scratches the surface of what this book and this series is about.  Once … Continue reading →

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11/22/63 by Stephen King

Posted on November 30, 2012 by bseat

There are quite a few people who relegate anything written by Stephen King as “horror” and therefore will not read it, which to my mind is a big mistake!  11/22/63 his most recent book couldn’t be farther from the horror … Continue reading →

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Manhunt by Peter Bergen

Posted on November 9, 2012 by bseat

A little while after the 9/11 Commission released its’ report in 2004, I saw a review of it in the Washington Post and was interested that they found it ‘highly readable,” unlike many such reports which are dry and incomprehensible.  … Continue reading →

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The Man in the High Castle by Philip Dick

Posted on November 2, 2012 by bseat

Philip Dick is an author I have liked for a long time without having read any of his books.  I have seen many of his works as movies, like Blade Runner, Total Recall ( a remake of which is in … Continue reading →

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