Books

My last book of 2007 was Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, one of the CIA books recommended in the comments of my post History of the CIA.

I’m looking for a great book on the history of the CIA.  Any recommendations from out there in the blogosphere?

If you’ve noticed that I haven’t been blogging, it’s because I went off the grid for my Q4 vacation with Amy.  As is our habit, we checked out completely, spent

I’ve been in a reading slump lately – I just haven’t felt like reading.  This happens sometimes and whenever I break my "at least two books a week" rhythm, I

Every now and then I read a book that is so delicious that I savor it. Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union was one of those books. I finished it over

Ahhhh. That felt good. In my ongoing commitment to my marriage, I give Amy one solid week a quarter of uninterrupted “Brad / Amy time.” This quarter I handed my

My march through Vonnegut continues. Cat’s Cradle was the best yet – as predicted by everyone that saw me carrying it around the past few days. Ice-Nine was not a new

Shelfari is running a great competition called Seven Days of Harry Potter. The grand prize is a signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. First prize is

Every now and then I read a book that terrifies me. The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor is one such book. I’m not entirely sure why I

I’m not a huge baseball fan. I grew up in Dallas and dealing with the Texas Rangers in the Billy Martin / Jeff Burroughs / Ferguson Jenkins / Jim Sundberg