Category Archives: Books

William F. Buckley, Three Years Passed

Posted on February 27, 2011 by HumanTouch

Good interview by Kathryn Lopez here with one of the compilers of a recent anthology of William F. Buckley’s work, Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations: A William F. Buckley Jr. Omnibus. Lopez: What does George … Continue reading →

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‘Our Boys’ remains a hit

Posted on September 19, 2010 by HumanTouch

I can’t give this book any greater praise than to say that reading it gave me the same feeling that watching the TV series Friday Night Lights does. What’s remarkable about Our Boys is that it’s a true story. The … Continue reading →

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‘Bob Dylan in America’ by Sean Wilentz

Posted on September 19, 2010 by HumanTouch

Sean Wilentz’s new work, Bob Dylan in America, is a fascinating hybrid of a book. Combining biography, history, literary criticism, and music criticism while using significant events in Dylan’s career as jumping-off points, the book is one of the more … Continue reading →

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Book review: ‘Savages’ by Don Winslow

Posted on September 6, 2010 by HumanTouch

The tale of Orange County’s underbelly is a propulsive yet meditative read. Don Winslow is among the best dozen or so suspense novelists writing today, and in my rankings would be near the top of the list. Due to some … Continue reading →

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White Fang: not just a book, but an attitude!

Posted on August 18, 2010 by HumanTouch

Really fascinating post about Jack London by Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy, directing the reader to a Slate review on a new London biography. Somin: “London’s simultaneous advocacy of racism and socialism was no anomaly among early 20th century … Continue reading →

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Radical-In-Chief: The Prequel

Posted on July 30, 2010 by HumanTouch

Stanley Kurtz has what promises to be a cornerstone work coming out this fall about Obama and his socialist underpinnings. For a small taste of what to look forward to, here’s Kurtz at The Corner answering the pseudonymous activist “Eugene … Continue reading →

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Talking to Girls About Duran Duran

Posted on July 24, 2010 by HumanTouch

Hard to come up with a better post title than the one of Rolling Stone contributing editor Rob Sheffield’s new book of the same name. A brief, easy to read year by year memoir of 80s music, Sheffield’s book will … Continue reading →

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Could George have made it anywhere?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by HumanTouch

Excellent article by Joe Nocera from The New York Times about George Steinbrenner’s business affairs. “Would Mr. Steinbrenner have been as successful if he had owned his hometown Indians rather than the storied New York Yankees? Or was his success … Continue reading →

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Pompous Twits Brought Low Dept.

Posted on July 17, 2010 by HumanTouch

Few things are more fun that seeing gasbags deflated, and there were a couple of prime examples this week. First from The Daily Caller, their purchase of the internet domain keitholbermann.com. Tucker Carlson: “We decided why not become the definitive … Continue reading →

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Islamism Resurgent: A Review of ‘The Grand Jihad’

Posted on July 12, 2010 by HumanTouch

One doesn’t want to devalue the word “essential” by using too often. However, if there is a book in recent memory that deserves being described by that word it’s The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America, by … Continue reading →

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