Book Reviews (D to G) |
|||
(Backfill will occur as time permits…) | |||
Title | Author | Review Link | Rating |
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982©) | Stephen King | Two Towers | “Give-It-A-Pass” to Moderate |
David And Goliath (2013©) | Malcolm Gladwell | Inverted U Curve | Moderate to Strong |
Delay, Don’t Deny (2017©) | Gin Stephens | Eating Later | Very Highly |
Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Age (1936© reprinted in 1980) | André Maurois | Twice Moved | Very Highly |
Don’t Know Much About The Bible (1998©) | Kenneth C. Davis | Still Learning | Highly |
The Doors Of Perception (1954©) | Aldous Huxley | Things Known And Unknown | Highly |
The Dresden Files #12: Changes (2010©) | Jim Butcher | Movies and Book | Highly |
The Dresden Files #13: Ghost Story (2011©) | Jim Butcher | A Baker’s Dozen | Highly |
The Dresden Files #14: Cold Days (2012©) | Jim Butcher | Chicago Magic | Highly |
The Dresden Files #15: Skin Game (2014©) | Jim Butcher | Game And Legend | Highly |
Eat To Live (2011©) | Dr. Joel Fuhrman | Live Long And Thinner | Highly |
Ender’s Game (1985©) | Orson Scott Card | All A Game | Highly |
The Essential Knuth (2013©) | Donald E. Knuth, Edgar G. Daylight, Kurt De Grave (editor) | Talking Knuth | Moderate to Strong |
Everton Strange But Blue (2010©) | Gavin Buckland | Mostly Strange, Always Blue | Moderate (Quirky & Nerdy) unless you are a “Blues” fan, in which case Highly |
The Faiths Of Our Fathers (2003©) | Alf J. Mapp, Jr. | Faiths And Sorcery | Interesting, but only a passing recommendation |
Fallen Son: The Death Of Captain America (2007©) | Jeph Loeb | Weekend Update | Moderate |
The First 90 Days (2003©) | Michael Watkins | A Job Well Started Is A Job Half Done | Highly |
The Flash: Omnibus (2011©) | Geoff Johns | The Flash: Omnibus | Weak recommendation |
Flash: Rebirth (2010©) | Geoff Johns | Flash: Rebirth | Weak recommendation |
The Folksinger’s Guitar Guide (1962©) | Jerry Silverman | Folk Guitar | Excellent |
The Four-Minute Mile (1955©, 2004©) | Roger Bannister | Another Running Book… | Excellent |
The Fourth Star (2009©) | Greg Jaffe and David Cloud | Happy New Year – 2010 | Interesting study in the “new” career military, but mostly self-serving. |
Galloway’s Book On Running (1984©) | Jeff Galloway | Home Ill… | A “Classic” in the field / A shelf-reference |
Genius – The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (1992©) | James Gleick | A Life Of Science | Highly |
The Genius (2008©) | David Harris | Super Bowl Prep | Highly |
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934©) | James Hilton | Iterum Vale Tres* | Very Highly |
The Great Gatsby (1925©) | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Two Books, Two Movies | A “classic”, but only moderate |
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 |