Joe Pace
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #91: Four Trials
A Cautionary Tale Folks, we've all heard the line before: Republicans want to fall in line, Democrats want to fall in love. Case in...
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Joe Pace
May 12, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #90: Billy Joel, The Definitive Biography
It's popular to dismiss Billy Joel as a schlockmeister, a muzak maestro, a lesser light in American popular music. Like many other things...
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Joe Pace
May 10, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #89: The Big Bam, The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
1. Boy, do I hate the Yankees 2. Boy, was this a fun read I can’t help but like the Babe. And Mickey Mantle, and Mariano Rivera. Ability...
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Joe Pace
May 9, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #88: William Henry Seward, Lincoln's Right Hand
In the 1850s the Republican Party emerged as a coalition of former pro-commercial growth Whigs and anti-slavery "Free Soil" Democrats....
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Joe Pace
May 8, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #87: Becoming Charlemagne
I have a fascination with Middle Ages Europe, in particular with the period between the fall of Rome and the coming of the Renaissance....
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Joe Pace
May 7, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #86: John Quincy Adams, A Public Life, a Private Life
During the 2016 election, we often heard from supporters that Hillary Clinton was the most qualified candidate ever to run for president....
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Joe Pace
Apr 29, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #85: Combat, My Years in the US Senate
New Hampshire used to be a Republican state. Reliably red, as was the rest of New England. Even Massachusetts ("where Lodges speak only...
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Joe Pace
Apr 28, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #84: Marvel, The Characters and Their Universe
In a couple of hours I'm heading to soak up the experience of Avengers: Endgame, the capstone of the unprecedented and magnificent...
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Joe Pace
Apr 18, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #83: The History of Iceland
Part of the fun of travel is doing the homework ahead of time. I’ve always tried to cultivate some level of understanding of areas I’m...
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Joe Pace
Apr 17, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #82: American Reformers, 1815-1860
I've made mention before on this list - and will again, with some of the books I've yet to cover - of my fascination with the era of the...
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Joe Pace
Apr 16, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #81: Fatal Shore, the Epic of Australia's Founding
I've never been to Australia. I've spent some weeks in New Zealand, and adore it, but I've never visited big brother down under. One...
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Joe Pace
Apr 15, 2019
Favorite Non-Fiction Books, #80: Robert's Rules of Order
Back in high school, I had the great opportunity to participate in the YMCA Youth & Government program. More than a mock legislature,...
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