Great story.

Me too ... very popular with many of those in this neighborhood ...

"The Given Day" by Dennis LeHane

Can't recall right now what it was, but we read some of his work at my church's men's group lead by our now retired Minister. Our Minister, whom I miss dearly, is one of the few people in the world I've ever trusted their judgement so deeply. He was such a deeply kind, caring, level headed man. I'd have no issue reading anything by Warren. That's not to say I'd take everything he says to heart, or not question it, but the vote of confidence by my Minister (who did preread stuff so it wasn't blanket approval) is meaningful to me.


Interesting story about my Minister. After getting out of Minister school (forgot what it's called LOL) he was assigned to a small church deep in the south (I think Mississippi but I can't remember) as an associate pastor. Part of what he did was form bonds with the other churches (denominations) in the area. As an aside he kept doing so with our church which is why we host multi denominational meetings with Catholics, all protestant groups, Jewish, Muslim etc. Very cool group and it is amazing how well everyone gets along and what you can learn. But I digress.

Back then the black churches were separate from white even within the same denomination. He formed a really close tie to one of the black Baptist churches. When the church burned down (suspected arson) he went to console them and offered the use of his church while they built a new one. He did so immediately without consulting the main Pastor and took a little grief for it (he downplays this .... humblest guy I've ever met). They used the church as he offered (and received threats) and ultimately his boss and the church received all sorts of accolades for their action in the face of unpopular public opinion etc. We forget how close we still are to those times.

Sorry to hijack the thread. Some of warren's work is pretty good.

just finished The One Man by Andrew Gross

tailgater suggested it. Liked the last half more than the first

"Churchill- a Life" Martin Gilbert
1984- Orwell

"Mississippi Blood"
Greg Iles

"The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty" - A.N. Roquelaure

The Guns of August - Tuchman

Trying to learn more about WWI. Pretty good but it can get bogged down a bit in the details of battles. It's interesting to see how events in WWI still contribute to today's problems.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” -Santayana 1905

Loved that book. When I realized I needed to know more about WWI, that, along with a few others, were incredibly helpful.

Right now: "When Breath Becomes Air" By Paul Kalanithi. Amazing story. Read it, and tell me if you didn't like it.

Neil Gaiman: American Gods
Fantastic so far.

Blood Meridian. By Cormac McCarthy ( The Road )

Old west novel, about a group of Scalp Hunters working their trade. Violent.

Calvin & Hobbs "Weirdos from Another Planet".

The Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman

choose...interesting word there

might be interested, let me know what you think

just started Hillbilly Elegy~ J.D. Vance

on deck: When Breath Becomes Air~ Paul Kalanithi I have faith in fiddler

The Ebb Tide, Robert Louis Stevenson.

starting like a first person sociology report, more about a segment of society than flowery prose, that's for sure.

Bringing up girls

once it started, it became the story of his family, he makes ties to the commonality of his family's story with the families of this particular slice of American society, and it appears he is headed toward his version of the reasons for their failure to advance.

It does not appear he will blame the usual targets, so I am hanging in. It's an easy read, but I read at the speed of speaking, so I just do it in spurts when bored.

"Pale Horse Coming" by Stephen Hunter

Darwin's doubt

not gonna recommend Hillbilly Elegy.
Didn't finish When Breath Becomes Air

reading Devil in The White City.

"The Day Before Midnight" by Stephen Hunter ... excellent read ...