Tag Archives: Ken

Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

Posted on June 20, 2014 by bseat

” Nothing frightens me more than the faith in my daughter’s eyes. How many men deserve that kind of trust? One by one, the mentors I’ve most admired eventually revealed their facades, and tired feet of clay-or worse. But not … Continue reading →

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How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

Posted on June 13, 2014 by bseat

“Look, unless you’re writing one, a self-help book is an oxymoron. You read a self-help book so someone who isn’t yourself can help you, that someone being the author…None of the foregoing means that self-help books are useless. On the … Continue reading →

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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Posted on June 6, 2014 by bseat

On a remote island in Canada, Ruth, a novelist who has been struggling with ennui and writer’s block, comes across a small package in the surf on the beach near her home. When she unwraps the package she finds a … Continue reading →

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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-44 by Rich Atkinson

Posted on May 23, 2014 by bseat

The war in Italy was horrific. “The 608-day campaign to liberate Italy would cost 312, 000 Allied casualties, equivalent to 40 percent of Allied losses in the decisive campaign for northwest Europe at Normandy.  Among the three quarters of a … Continue reading →

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The Son by Phillip Meyer

Posted on April 25, 2014 by bseat

This is a sweeping saga of the rise and ebbing fortunes of a Texas family who through sheer grit and ruthless tenacity create an empire but seem to lose their souls in the process. In 1849 Eli McCullough is captured … Continue reading →

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The Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before And After Jesus by Thomas Cahill

Posted on April 18, 2014 by bseat

On this Good Friday in 2014 it seems appropriate to consider the impact of Jesus on our history, culture and thought. Thomas Cahill in his continuing series on the Hinges of History takes up the question of Jesus and his … Continue reading →

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A Deniable Death by Gerald Seymour

Posted on April 11, 2014 by bseat

The Engineer, an Iranian bomb maker, is being sought by the US and British spy services.  They believe that almost 80% of the injuries and losses suffered by US and British forces in Iran and Afghanistan are attributable to the … Continue reading →

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Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Posted on March 21, 2014 by bseat

In a post apocalyptic world, Beatrice Prior has known only a world divided by factions. Her family is part of the Abnegation faction, a selfless group that puts others before themselves and where service to others is the highest goal. … Continue reading →

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The Wind Is Not A River by Brian Payton

Posted on March 14, 2014 by bseat

On June 6, 1942 the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska and occupied the islands of Adak and Kiska.  This little known military encounter during WWII becomes the backdrop of Payton’s novel of devotion between a … Continue reading →

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Command Authority by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney

Posted on March 7, 2014 by bseat

Present Day Crimea: Russians invade on a pretext, saying the area is unstable and they must protect Russian nationals in the Ukraine. Russian President, with ties to the KGB and a nostalgia for the good old days of the former … Continue reading →

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