Now I'm getting the chance to read books I didn't have time for before. Think of me whenever you see the slogan "So many books, so little time!" Now I've got the time.  Cheers, Fred.

Essays

The Mind-Body Problem

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Book Number: 
488
Date Fred Read: 
December 2012
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Katha Pollitt
Total Pages: 
83
Publisher: 
Random House
Year: 
2009

Katha Pollitt is a poet, essayist, and columnist for The Nation. She is the author of four books and Antarctic Traveller, a collection of poems. She has won many prizes and awards for her work. This book is also a collection of poems, and the first poem gave this book its title. This was a gift book.  Read more

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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures

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Book Number: 
412
Date Fred Read: 
June 2011
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Malcolm Gladwell
Total Pages: 
410
Publisher: 
Back Bay Books
Year: 
2009

Since 1996 Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer for The New Yorker, where all the essays in this book first appeared. This book (his fourth) was a national bestseller, as were his books The Tipping Point (book 351), Blink (book 352), and Outliers. This was a gift book.  Read more

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Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009

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Book Number: 
385
Date Fred Read: 
December 2010
Fred's Rating: 
3
Total Pages: 
397
Publisher: 
Mariner Books
Year: 
2009

Editor Dave Eggers is editor of McSweeney’s and a cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in seven US cities. He is the author of five books, including 'What Is the What' and 'Zeitoun'. This was a recent gift book.  Read more

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Voices of Protest: Documents of Courage and Dissent

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Book Number: 
366
Date Fred Read: 
July 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Total Pages: 
541
Publisher: 
Black Dog & Leventhal
Year: 
2007

The editors Frank Lowenstein, Sheryl Lechner, and Erik Bruun have each been reporters, as well as editors, and they have written many articles on a wide variety of topics. This was a gift book.  Read more

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The Daily Book of Positive Quotations

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Book Number: 
365
Date Fred Read: 
July 2010
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Linda Picone
Total Pages: 
400
Publisher: 
Fairview Press
Year: 
2007

Linda Picone was a journalist for many years who experimented with new forms of writing. She learned to be more creative with the use of quotes and dialogue and to write graceful and persuasive essays. Amazon.com lists 8 books by her. This compact (6"x4"x1") book was a gift.  Read more

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Notes from No Man’s Land: American Essays

Book Number: 
331
Date Fred Read: 
November 2009
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Eula Biss
Total Pages: 
199
Publisher: 
Graywolf Press
Year: 
2009

Eula Biss has an MFA from the University of Iowa, teaches non-fiction writing at Northwestern University, and is co-editor of Essay Press. Some of these essays have appeared in magazines. She won the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize for this essay collection.  Read more

Mysteries of the World: Unexplained Wonders and Mysterious Phenomena

Book Number: 
292
Date Fred Read: 
February 2009
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Herbert Genzmer
Author: 
Ulrich Hellenbrand
Total Pages: 
311
Publisher: 
Parragon Inc; 1st American Edition
Year: 
2007

Herbert Genzmer is an author of non-fiction, novels, anthologies and biographies. Ulrich Hellenbrand is a freelance author of numerous books and is a journalist. He has written screenplays and radio plays. This was a gift book.  Read more

We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness

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Book Number: 
287
Date Fred Read: 
January 2009
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Alice Walker
Total Pages: 
251
Publisher: 
George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Year: 
2007

Alice Walker is well known for her literary fiction (with a Pulitzer Prize for “The Color Purple”), many volumes of poetry, and powerful non-fiction collections. Her advocacy for the dispossessed has spaned the globe. This was a NYT bestseller.  Read more

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The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class

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Book Number: 
221
Date Fred Read: 
September 2007
Fred's Rating: 
5
Total Pages: 
365
Publisher: 
Rodale Books; Rough cut edition
Year: 
2006

David S. Kidder has written for the NYT, the WSJ, USA Today and other publications. Noah D. Oppenheim, a producer of NBC’s Today show, has written for Esquire, the WSJ, Men’s Health, and the Weekly Standard.  Read more

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The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupify

Book Number: 
143
Date Fred Read: 
January 2006
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Rick Beyer
Total Pages: 
199
Publisher: 
Collins
Year: 
2003

Rick Beyer is executive producer of the Smash Entertainment Group that produced numerous documentary projects for The History Channel. This, his second book, has over 200 illustrations. Both books are based on the Timelab 2000 History Minutes hosted by Sam Waterston on The History Channel.  Read more

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