Common Sense is a best selling book written by Glenn Beck. As you can guess, the subject is politically charged and does not disappoint in its coverage of the current popular political issues.
What I Liked?
To say that Glenn Beck does not elicit a strong reaction would be a misstatement. He has become a topic of [...]
Under The Banner of Heaven is another book written by Jon Krakauer.
This one takes a look an in-depth look into the fundamentalist Mormon church in America. For the uninitiated, This group is a splinter group that broke off the current Morman church in Utah. The fundamentalist Mormons have a number of strong views including [...]
The Road is book written in 2006 by Cormac McCarthy.
This one is has become very popular again thanks to a new movie based on the book coming out this fall. Cormac McCarthy is a popular author who has written popular books like “No Country For Old Men”, and “All The Pretty Horses”. The Road [...]
In The Heart of The Sea is written by Nathaniel Philbrick which covers the tragedy of the whaleship Essex. This book takes us back to the 19th century when follow the whaling industry of New England and the Essex whaling ship in particular. As it so happens the whales fight back in this story as [...]
Coming Back Alive is written by Spike Walker and explores some of the amazing and death defying search and rescues of the Alaskan coast guard. This story sheds light on a little discussed group of heroes that are actually widely acknowledge at the best in their field and work in the most dangerous waters of [...]
A Song of Fire and Ice is a series of fantasy/adventure books written by George R.R. Martin. These books are placed back in a mythical world that is similar to England in the Middle Ages where Knights, Dragons, and magic rule. There currently are four books already available with the final book being planned to [...]
Into The Wild was a book written by Jon Krakauer that chronicles the journey and final years of the life of Christopher McCandless.
His journey was one of self exploration where he was essentially a modern day tramp that began traveling the country by various means and culminated with his big trip into the Alaskan [...]
Dies The Fire is a book written by S.M. Stirling. This book is a post apocalyptic style book where the world is suddenly left without electricity and firearms no longer work. The result is an amazing story of several different people who struggle to survive in this new world.
What I Liked?
The book has a style [...]