Posted Tue, 02/26/2013 - 3:45pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
February 2013
Michael J. Fox, the actor well-known for his TV and movie roles, has written other books. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, launched in 2000, has leapt to the forefront of the effort to find a cure. This little book was a Christmas gift. Read more
Posted Sat, 08/11/2012 - 3:05pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
August 2012
Richard Feynman (1918-1988), co-winner of the 1965 physics Nobel Prize, was famous for his curiosity about everything. His special love was the challenge (he called it fun) of physics. I read the 1985 first edition when I had free time at night shifts during a year of experiments. Now I own it. It is 'as told to' his good friend Ralph Leighton. Read more
Posted Tue, 10/25/2011 - 11:52am by fred
Date Fred Read:
September 2011
Publisher:
Back Bay Books
Herman Wouk’s acclaimed books include This Is My God, Pulitzer-Prize winner The Caine Mutiny, Marjorie Morningstar, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. To me the subtitle On Science and Religion is misleading, as this book is instead more of a memoir. Read more
Posted Wed, 06/08/2011 - 5:25pm by fred
Wesley Buchele is the last survivor of seven sons. Wes and his fraternal-twin brother Luther Buchele decided they needed to write their family’s history. In 2007 they hired Eve Silberman, a writer for the Observer (of Ann Arbor, MI) provide this condensation of the hundreds of pages the twins wrote. Wes gave me this book. Read more
Posted Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:52pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
January 2011
Publisher:
Cider Mill Press
Iaim C. Martin is a freelance historian with an M.A. in History from Southern Connecticut University. His other books include The Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told, The Greatest U.S. Navy Stories Ever Told, and The Quotable American Civil War. This was a gift book from me to my wife. Read more
Posted Fri, 12/17/2010 - 1:10pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
December 2010
Marjane Satrapi grew up in Tehran, studied at the Lycee Francais, left for Vienna, then studied illustrations at Strasbourg. She has written several children’s books. Her illustrations appeared in many newspapers and magazines. This book is a graphic memoir read by my wife’s book club. Read more
Posted Sun, 05/23/2010 - 3:53pm by fred
Born in Havana in 1950, Carlos Erie was sent out of Cuba in 1962 after Castro gained control. With a Ph.D. from Yale, he taught in Minnesota for 2 years, Virginia for 15 years, and is now a Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale. This gift book is primarily about his boyhood in Havana. Read more
Posted Fri, 11/20/2009 - 5:42pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
November 2009
Publisher:
Hay House; Ill edition
Immaculée Ilibagiza lost most of her family during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The story of her survival and escape from the horror to work at the UN in New York is both exceptionally moving and a powerful testament to the inner strength from her faith in God. This gift book was written with Steve Erwin. Read more
Posted Fri, 11/20/2009 - 5:29pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
November 2009
Publisher:
University of New Mexico Press; Trade edition
Peggy Pond Church is a renowned New Mexican poet and author. She lived at Los Alamos for 20 years. Amazon.com lists other works by her, some with coauthors, about this beautiful region surrounding Los Alamos and about the Los Alamos Ranch School. Read more
Posted Tue, 09/08/2009 - 5:46pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
August 2009
Publisher:
HarperOne; Reprint edition
Asma Gull Hasan, born in Chicago to Pakistani immigrants and raised in Pueblo, CO, she is a self-described Muslim feminist cowgirl and an award-winning writer. Author of 3 books, she’s written for newspapers and has been interviewed frequently on cable news, including FOX and MSNBC. Read more
