Cape Disappointment by Earl Emerson; 2009; 353 pages; Ballantine Books, New York, NY; 978-0-345-49301-9;4/22/09-4/23/09 Thomas Black and his wife, Kathy are working for opposite sides in the US Senate race in the state of Washington. There is a ideological battle between the two camps and a hint of some spying. Two of Thomas and Kathy’s [...]
World Wrestling Insanity, The Decline and Fall of A Family Empire by James Guttman; 2006; 235 pages; ECW Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;978-1-55022-728-4;4/20/09-4/22/09 James Guttman takes a look at how the McMahon family has made a monopoly of pro wrestling in the United States and how that hasn’t been good for the product itself or the [...]
Lords of Corruption by Kyle Mills; 2009; 310 pages; Vanguard Press, New York, NY; 978-1-59315-499-8;4/19/09-4/20/09 Josh Hagarty is got some regrets about some past indiscretions so when he is recruited to go to Africa and manage a project to help make life better for villagers. When he gets to Africa and starts work he wonders [...]
The Disneylanders by Kate Abbott; Not Yet Published; 176 pages; 4/17/09-4/19/09 This is an unpublished manuscript by the wife of a baseball card blogger, that I discovered through my Padrographs blog. It tells the story of a tween girl going to Disneyland with her Mom and Dad on vacation from Northern California. While she is [...]
The Prodigal God, Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller; 2008; 139 pages; Dutton, New York, NY; 978-0-525-95079-0; 4/16/09-4/17/09 Both Randy and Kendra Shaw recommended this book to me last Sunday at church. They weren’t together but I asked them each what they were reading and they raved about this little book. [...]
