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Michael Ruhlman: Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing
Walter Isaacson: Einstein: His Life and Universe
Gigantic ... but I'm in no hurry.P.M. Forni: Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct
Refer to this life manual often at work. (*****)John C. Maxwell: Talent Is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent
Share these concepts with my students often. (*****)
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Lee Child: The Affair
Not as as crackling as some of the other Reacher books, but a decent read. (***)Michael Connelly: The Fifth Witness
Mickey Haller's at it again! (****)Michael Connelly: Angels Flight
You have to love Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch! (****)Lee Child: Killing Floor
Finally got around to "reading" Child's first Jack Reacher novel (actually listened on audiobook). Pretty great! (****)Michael Connelly: The Lincoln Lawyer
Just outstanding! I'm now on a quest to read all of Connelly's books! Movie review will come soon ... (*****)Witold Rybczynski: City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World
I'm an urban guy. This book made me feel like I was back at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University. Rybczynski has an easy-reading yet authoritative style. (****)Nicholas Carr: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Fascinating ... and frightening. John Horgan's review in the Wall Street Journal calls it "quite absorbing ... and disturbing." The neuroscience segments can get a little deep, which keeps it from being 5 stars out of 5. (****)Charles Leerhsen: Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America
Enjoyable, interesting and, at turns, entertaining — but there's not enough about horse racing. Dan Patch competed primarily against the stopwatch — he was a time-trialer — thus the book lacks the drama of "Seabiscuit" or other racing tales. (***)Clay Shirky: Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
I liked this book so much I'm going to return it to the library, and then buy a copy for future reference! (*****)Witold Rybczynski: My Two Polish Grandfathers (And Other Essays on the Imaginative Life)
I enjoyed this little book immensely. I plan to read more of Rybczynski's work. (Rekindling the fire that led to an Urban Studies degree.) (****)Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote: A Harry Bosch novel
Outstanding! After reading two of the Harry Bosch novels (Nos. 3 and 4), I'm hooked! (*****)Michael Connelly: The Concrete Blonde: A Harry Bosch novel
I met Connelly briefly at the Storytellers Summit at the University of Florida, March 2010. I liked his presentation, I liked him, and I liked this book. It's his third novel, and his reputation suggests the others will get better and better. (***)Lee Child: Worth Dying For
The Jack Reacher novels are implausible, yet irresistible! This one is another winner! (****)Noah Boyd: The Bricklayer
Steve Vail has potential as an interesting investigator, but right now he's playing junior varsity to Jack Reacher. ... Decent story, but with a few too many too-fast leaps to conclusions. (***)Stieg Larsson: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Not enough Lisbeth Salander action, compared to the first two Larsson books, but worth the effort to complete the trilogy. (***)Lee Child: 61 Hours: A Reacher Novel
A shocking ending ... New book expected in October might explain things. (****)Stieg Larsson: The Girl Who Played with Fire
Would rate this one a hair below "Dragon Tattoo," but don't have the option of 4.9 stars. (*****)Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Very late to this party, but I agree with the tens of millions before me — simply stunning. (*****)Ben Mezrich: The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
Maybe not the greatest writing, but a well-paced, interesting story. A "non-fiction novel." (***)Anthony Bourdain: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
Very tasty ... and left me hungry for more. (****)
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