Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1848) - Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter old man whose life is focused on making and keeping as much money as possible. Visits from ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future give him a reason to change. If there is a story in the English language more beloved than... Continue Reading →
The Once and Future King by T.H. White (1958) A fantasy novel about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It begins with Arthur pulling Excalibur from an anvil and extends through the downfall of Camelot. What we know today as a single book is actually a compilation of four earlier works. They... Continue Reading →
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894) - A collection of stories about communities of wild animals mixed in with narrative poems. The best known stories are the title story, and "Rikki Tikki Tavi". There are also stories about seals, elephants and animals working with the Royal Army serving in India. Since the release of... Continue Reading →
Enemies - A History of the FBI by Tim Weiner (2012) - Pulitzer Prize winning writer and journalist Tim Weiner looks at the long history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an intelligence agency. From the very earliest days, the Bureau made gathering information about threats to their vision of the United States a... Continue Reading →
Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine by George M. Taber (2009) In 1976 the French wine making industry was certain of two things. First, that no one was their equal in wine. Second, that the Americans in California were certainly NOT even close. A small tasting... Continue Reading →
The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva (2012) - Gabriel Allon is a gifted art restorer. Under his care great masterpieces return to life after years of neglect. He is also a former Israeli Mossad spy and assassin who fervently wants to put that part of his life behind him. But his former associates in "The... Continue Reading →
The Mythology of Grimm - The fairy tale and foklore roots of the popular TV show by Nathan Robert Brown (2014) NBC has found an interesting source for a hit television show, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Most people are familiar with the sterilized modern versions of these stories but the originals are... Continue Reading →
Trust Me by Earl Javorsky (Story Plant, 2015) Jeff Fenner needs to face his demons. The cops are after him and so is a drug dealer. When his sister commits suicide Jeff refuses to believe. As he tries to dig himself out of the hole his life has become he will begin digging into his... Continue Reading →
Blind Justice by Ethan Cross (2015, The Story Plant) - Deacon Munroe is an agent of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. He is smart, experienced, plugged into the circles of power in Washington, D.C., and blind. Munroe will need all his skills and influence to help his team solve a mystery that gets deeper with... Continue Reading →
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice - series) by George R.R. Martin - (1996-?) The sweeping story of the lands of Westeros where seasons last for years. Summer is ending, Winter is coming and the world of the Seven Kingdoms must face more than just the beginning a long hard winter.... Continue Reading →
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