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Gary Presley
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V. B. Presley, US Army 1936-1958, Philippines, Okinawa
My father came home, as did my uncle, James Pope, who was drafted in the middle of his senior year of high school and sent to fly the "Hump."
Others did not. My childhood friend, William Wood, Jr., a graduate of the Citadel, died in a crash of his F-4 Phantom in Vietnam. Marine Sgt. Richard Cutbirth, my sister-in-law's cousin, charged a Viet... read more »
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Seven Wheelchairs: A Life beyond Polio
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There’s minimal character development, and the bad guys are stereotypical, including Daoud al-Amriki, an American jihadist. More action hero than cerebral spy reluctantly wielding an HK416 carbine, Racer is locked and loaded for a series of adventure...more |
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Rogers writes with a superb sense of place and period, delving deftly into true-to-life responses to unexplained loss. The novel's resolution is deeply moving, albeit one perhaps better served by an altered sequence of events. A realistic and resonate...more |
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Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
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| I suppose this book could be characterized as surviving in the corporate world as a noncorporate drone. I suppose too it helps to get in early with an unusually tolerant and open-minded company. | |
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| 'Tis readable if you think Jack Welch contributed good to the nation. 'Tis a warning if you believe "profitability" is the wrong way to run a nation. | |
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Surviving Life as a Dumbass: It Doesn't Have to Be a Life Sentence
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| A weird little memoir with a dichotomy between the opening and the material leading to the conclusion ... but his navy days are a fascinating gauge on the amount of trouble a young man can find when fueled by alcohol. | |
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| I didn't see the PBS special, but this book will have me looking for it in reruns. Think you know comedy? You'll be surprised when you read the short bio of Will Rogers and learn of the social, cultural, and political influence credited to the cowboy...more | |
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