Book Reviews (D to G)
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| The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982©) |
Stephen King |
Two Towers |
“Give-It-A-Pass” to Moderate |
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| David And Goliath (2013©) |
Malcolm Gladwell |
Inverted U Curve |
Moderate to Strong |
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| Delay, Don’t Deny (2017©) |
Gin Stephens |
Eating Later |
Very Highly |
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| Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Age (1936© reprinted in 1980) |
André Maurois |
Twice Moved |
Very Highly |
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| Don’t Know Much About The Bible (1998©) |
Kenneth C. Davis |
Still Learning |
Highly |
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| The Doors Of Perception (1954©) |
Aldous Huxley |
Things Known And Unknown |
Highly |
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| The Dresden Files #12: Changes (2010©) |
Jim Butcher |
Movies and Book |
Highly |
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| The Dresden Files #13: Ghost Story (2011©) |
Jim Butcher |
A Baker’s Dozen |
Highly |
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| The Dresden Files #14: Cold Days (2012©) |
Jim Butcher |
Chicago Magic |
Highly |
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| The Dresden Files #15: Skin Game (2014©) |
Jim Butcher |
Game And Legend |
Highly |
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| Eat To Live (2011©) |
Dr. Joel Fuhrman |
Live Long And Thinner |
Highly |
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| Ender’s Game (1985©) |
Orson Scott Card |
All A Game |
Highly |
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| The Essential Knuth (2013©) |
Donald E. Knuth, Edgar G. Daylight, Kurt De Grave (editor) |
Talking Knuth |
Moderate to Strong |
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| Everton Strange But Blue (2010©) |
Gavin Buckland |
Mostly Strange, Always Blue |
Moderate (Quirky & Nerdy) unless you are a “Blues” fan, in which case Highly |
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| The Faiths Of Our Fathers (2003©) |
Alf J. Mapp, Jr. |
Faiths And Sorcery |
Interesting, but only a passing recommendation |
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| Fallen Son: The Death Of Captain America (2007©) |
Jeph Loeb |
Weekend Update |
Moderate |
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| The First 90 Days (2003©) |
Michael Watkins |
A Job Well Started Is A Job Half Done |
Highly |
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| The Flash: Omnibus (2011©) |
Geoff Johns |
The Flash: Omnibus |
Weak recommendation |
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| Flash: Rebirth (2010©) |
Geoff Johns |
Flash: Rebirth |
Weak recommendation |
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| The Four-Minute Mile (1955©, 2004©) |
Roger Bannister |
Another Running Book… |
Excellent |
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| The Fourth Star (2009©) |
Greg Jaffe and David Cloud |
Happy New Year – 2010 |
Interesting study in the “new” career military, but mostly self-serving. |
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| Galloway’s Book On Running (1984©) |
Jeff Galloway |
Home Ill… |
A “Classic” in the field / A shelf-reference |
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| Genius – The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (1992©) |
James Gleick |
A Life Of Science |
Highly |
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| The Genius (2008©) |
David Harris |
Super Bowl Prep |
Highly |
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| Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934©) |
James Hilton |
Iterum Vale Tres* |
Very Highly |
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| The Great Gatsby (1925©) |
F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Two Books, Two Movies |
A “classic”, but only moderate |
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| Green Lantern Legacy: The Last Will & Testament Of Hal Jordan (2002©) |
Joe Kelly, Brent Eric Anderson, Bill Sienkiewicz |
Comic Books |
I wasn’t sold on the character, but I enjoyed to book anyway |
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