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July 06
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Jason
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The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year (Paperback)
by Armin A. Brott
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recommended for: New Dads
Jason said:
"Perfect book for the first-time dad. I'm glad to have it.
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Jason
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Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by Ron Chernow
bookshelves:
history,
politics
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Jason said:
"This is an honest but sympathetic portrait of one of the titan's of American history. Though his vision is not as romanticized as that of the other Founders, today's America bears Hamilton's imprint far more than Jefferson's or Madison's. The robus...more
This is an honest but sympathetic portrait of one of the titan's of American history. Though his vision is not as romanticized as that of the other Founders, today's America bears Hamilton's imprint far more than Jefferson's or Madison's. The robust industrial economy, the strong Executive, the "energetic" judiciary, and even the abolition of slavery were Hamiltonian ideas opposed by Jefferson's "democratic" minions. Chernow does a fantastic job chronicling Hamilton's remarkable political vision and accomplishments in the formative years of our republic. It's a must-read for students of American politics and even constitutional law.
Like most books about the Founding Generation, Chernow's book also brings the Founders down to earth. Their generation was made up of real men and women just like ours, and Hamilton is as fallible as any other. After reading this book you'll probably never find yourself saying something like "Politics is getting so polarized these days." You think it's bad today, just take a glimpse at how bitter things were at the beginning - complete with uncomfortably public sex scandals and all.
The book is also extremely well-written. It sent me to the dictionary more than any book I've read in a while....less
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Jason
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The Road (Hardcover)
by Cormac McCarthy
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read in July, 2008
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March 23
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Jason
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to:
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Hardcover)
by Flannery O'Connor
bookshelves:
short-stories
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read in January, 2003
Jason said:
"Morbid, brutal stories by a devout Southern Catholic. Quite the combination. My favorites are "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "The Misfit." O'Conner's stories penetrate the most rotten underside of human nature and offer just ...more
Morbid, brutal stories by a devout Southern Catholic. Quite the combination. My favorites are "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "The Misfit." O'Conner's stories penetrate the most rotten underside of human nature and offer just a glimpse of the divine. If nothing else, you won't forget her stories....less
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March 21
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Jason
marked as to-read:
Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography (with CD)
by William F. Buckley
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to-read
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Jason
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to:
A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by Stephen W. Hawking
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read in January, 1999
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Jason
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to:
The Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by Sheila Fitzpatrick
bookshelves:
history
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read in January, 2004
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Jason
marked as to-read:
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession (Hardcover)
by Daniel J. Levitin
bookshelves:
to-read
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Jason
marked as to-read:
Melville: His World and Work (Paperback)
by Andrew Delbanco
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to-read
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