The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick; 1958; 285 pages; W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY; 5/12/09-5/15/09 In the days when the French where still fighting in Vietnam and Americans thought it could never happen to them, Lederer and Burdick wrote a scathing book about diplomacy among Americans. Most of the [...]
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris; 2006; 96 pages; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY; 0-307-26577-3; 5/11/09-5/12/09 After writing The End of Faith, Sam Harris received many letters from Christians condemning him and telling him he was going to Hell. They were highly critical of him and told him in no certain terms [...]
Tuck, King Raven Trilogy, The Legend Triumphs by Stephen R. Lawhead; 2009; 452 pages; Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN; 9781595540874; 5/7/09-5/11/09 Finally Lawheads’ retelling of the Robin Hood trilogy is completed. Epic battles, guerrilla warfare, headstrong women and the restoration of a kingdom. I would like to have seen another volume featuring Allen O’Dale, who [...]
