

All Over but the Shoutin’, Rick Bragg
It’s easy to see after the first two chapters why this book was a NY Times bestseller back in 1997. Bragg is one of the most eloquent...


Drowning, TJ Newman
So, I haven’t read a beach-read book in a while.. the Grisham, Patterson-type book that takes a few hours to read in one go. I was...


Camera Girl, Carl S Anthony
I’m not all things Kennedy when a book is released, but this one was of interest... what made the extremely private Jackie Bouvier tick...


Lost in the Valley of Death, Harley Rustad
The story on the disappearance of a world traveler, Justin Alexander Shetler, who vanished in the Indian Himalaya in Sep of 2016. He was...


Finding Everett Ruess, David Roberts
. If you know adventure, solo exploration, and mystery, you know the story of Ruess. He vanished without a trace in 1934 leaving...


Why Bob Dylan Matters, Richard Thomas
The author, who is a professor of the classics at Harvard University is obsessed with Dylan. I think you gotta be if you’re writing a...


The Passenger, Cormac McCarthy
The first of what was supposed to be a two-volume story. Bobby Western is a salvage diver who is overcome with losing his sister, now...


Chronicles, Bob Dylan
I selected this memoir because I wanted to know what all the fuss was about in Dylan’s play within the history of rock. Sure, I know his...


Talk Show, Dick Cavett
His online columns he wrote for the opinion section of the NY Times. These are from 2007-2010. A wide range of subjects including: Pres...


Why Buddhism is True, Robert Wright
An introspective look at Buddhism through Western eyes. What’s fundamental to the Buddha’s teachings is the general dynamic of being...