Tag: books
Inspiration
Extraordinary, Ordinary People By Condoleezza Rice If you want to understand nuances of the black experience in America read this book. Put aside your politics and your preconceptions and immerse your... Read More
Reconstruction
There is a feeling, often expressed, that we live in particularly tumultuous times. I often politely ask when we were not in “tumultuous times.” My argument is that “presentism”... Read More
A Rift in the Earth
A Rift in the Earth by James Reston This is a short book that tells the story of the building of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC. “Our nation lost its will for the war, and yet didn’t ha... Read More
Crucible of War
Written by Fred Anderson. This is a book about the war that the British and the French fought about North America among other things. Most of what I learned about it was about the important role that ... Read More
Expectations
“Most of us expect too much from others and not enough from ourselves.“ William Feather... Read More