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Yes, I read six books on Vacation. Here are the reviews.

I can hear the question now: You read six books on vacation? Did you spend any time with your family? Yes and yes. Four things contributed to my voracious reading. One, the sun rises on Nantucket at 5...

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February Reading Roundup –“Read, Read, Read.”

“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write....

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Audiobook Review – The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Read by Mike Borris

Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu’s classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed...

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Book Review – Galveston: A History by David G. McComb

Synopsis: On the Gulf edge of Texas between land and sea stands Galveston Island. Shaped continually by wind and water, it is one of earth’s ongoing creations–time is forever new. Here, on the...

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Non-Fiction Challenge Book Review – A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf,...

Look at that beautiful purple! I want this edition! I have read a lot of books in my life.  A Room of One’s Own (★★★★★) is the first book I’ve ever wished I’d read earlier in life. It is a feminist...

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Laugh, Think, Cry, Twitter – Actually, I don’t know what this post is about....

I suppose it’s official. I suck at building a writer’s platform. At least is the prerequisite for building a platform is regular posting about interesting subjects. Because I am 1) not a Type-A...

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March Reading Round-up – Non-fiction: “The man who does not read has no...

In my February Reading Round-up, I set a goal to read non-fiction in the month of March, and even made a list of what I would read. I did surprisingly well, reading six of the nine. One was so horrible...

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The Classics Spin #3

From The Classics Club: It’s time for another Classics Spin for any who are interested. What is the spin? It’s easy. At your blog, by next Monday, Aug 19, list your choice of any twenty books you’ve...

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