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Simon’s Book Sanctuary

Posted on June 7, 2019May 20, 2019 by Simon
In Kanab, Utah there is Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Its mission is to be sure that every pet has a home. It is so successful that it is the largest employer in the area. I propose copying the busin... Read More

Book Review: First, Sandra Day O’Connor

Posted on May 31, 2019May 10, 2019 by Simon
First, Sandra Day O’Connor by Evan Thomas Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman on the Supreme Court. She was nominated by Ronald Reagan and was confirmed by an overwhelming majority in the ... Read More

Book Review: The Last Days of Night

Posted on May 24, 2019May 10, 2019 by Simon
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore The book is historical fiction and the story is compelling but the historical inaccuracies, even though admitted, left me wanting stronger fare. It tells the sto... Read More

Boulevards

Posted on May 16, 2019May 10, 2019 by Simon
“Boulevards too broad to barricade” From Civilization by Niall Ferguson... Read More

Book Review: John Marshall

Posted on April 26, 2019April 7, 2019 by Simon
John Marshall by Richard Brookhiser John Marshall was an aide to George Washington during the revolution. He was not a signer of the Declaration of Independence and he was not a delegate to the Consti... Read More

Book Review: De Gaulle

Posted on April 12, 2019April 7, 2019 by Simon
De Gaulle by Julian Jackson Having read quite a few histories of the 20th Century including a run of Winston Churchill books in 2018 I was pleased to hear about Jackson’s De Gaulle biography. It... Read More

Book Review: The Water Knife

Posted on March 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by Simon
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi The Water Knife is a dystopian novel about a time in the near future when water wars are breaking out throughout the Western USA. The action is compelling and vivid... Read More

Book Review: Those Angry Days

Posted on March 12, 2019February 26, 2019 by Simon
Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson I read Those Angry Days in my history book club and I enjoyed it and learned from it. It was an interesting perspective on the 1930’s and the strength of the isol... Read More

Book Review: The End of History

Posted on March 5, 2019February 26, 2019 by Simon
The End of History  by Francis Fukuyama I tried to read The End of History back in the 1990s when it first came out and failed. I couldn’t follow the arguments at all and gave up. This time I l... Read More

Climate Change

Posted on December 21, 2018December 10, 2018 by Simon
“The consequences of climate change, whatever they turn out to be, will be easier to confront the more prosperous the world is.”... Read More
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