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Joe Pace

Feb 9, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #40: A Short History of Nearly Everything

I’ve mentioned Bill Bryson earlier in this series, with a brief aside that his writing can be both funny and irritating. His style is a...

Joe Pace

Feb 8, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #39: Passionate Sage, The Character and Legacy of John Adams

I've always been a John Adams guy. Before the HBO series, before even the 2001 McCullough book the series was based on. It most certainly...

Joe Pace

Feb 7, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #38: Nicholas and Alexandra

I'm no expert on Russian history. I do have fond recollections of Russian-Soviet Studies back in 1990/91 with Mrs. Dierdorf, learning the...

Joe Pace

Feb 6, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #37: The Presidents Speak

There was an episode of Seinfeld in which Jerry’s dentist converted to Judaism and began telling Jewish jokes. This irritated Jerry, and...

Joe Pace

Feb 5, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #36: The Island of Seven Cities

I'm a little hesitant to categorize Chiasson's book as non-fiction, as I'm largely unconvinced by his arguments. An architect, not a...

Joe Pace

Feb 4, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #35: The Education of a Coach

One last football book (at least until this fall!). Players get the lion's share of credit for wins and championships, and often they...

Joe Pace

Feb 3, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Book, #34: Tom Brady vs the NFL, the Case for Football’s Greatest Quarterback

I was tempted to present this without comment. Instead, the following. Seventeen seasons as starter (excepting 2000 when he backed up...

Joe Pace

Feb 2, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #33: The Kingdom of Matthias

In the 1830s, parts of young America were caught up in the apex of the Second Great Awakening, the mass spiritual enthusiasm that...

Joe Pace

Feb 1, 2019

Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #32: One-Car Caravan

The steady stream of Democratic candidates announcing their pursuit of the presidency reminds me of Shapiro's book chronicling the...

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