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Still Foolin' 'em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?
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Crystal, Billy
Garylovestoread
, December 16, 2013
My dog died last week after 16 years of being my friend and pal. I immediately went into depression and sadness. I couldn't watch the junk on tv so I decided to read something to perk myself up. I chose this wonderful book which traces the life of Billy Crystal from his days performing at home in front of relatives, to his hilarious one-man show, 700 Sundays. This book made me laugh. Billy spoke about being on SNL, Johnny Carson, doing HBO specials with Muhammad Ali, movies with DeNiro and Palance, and bringing laughter and happiness to millions of people. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys life, who enjoys being amused, or is feeling sadness because of what life brings you. Thank you Billy Crystal. I miss my dog tremendously but because of you, there are smiles on my face.
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Brothers John Foster Dulles Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War
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Stephen Kinzer
Garylovestoread
, November 18, 2013
Wow! That should be enough of a description for someone to go out and buy this book, enjoy it, be enthralled by it, be scared of it, and wonder how it happened and if it is still happening. While we thought the Bush Dynasty (2 Presidents, 2 Governors and a US Senator) and the Kennedy Dynasty (a President, two Senators) was imposing, we have forgotten about the Dulles clan. Grandfather and Uncle were Secretary of STate, John Foster was Secretary of STate and his brother the head of the CIA. And if their sister was alive today, she the the smarts to be the 1st Woman president. Amazing how much power these two brothers had, with their ability to work deep within the confines of the STate Department and CIA to manipulate other countries and ultimately the history of the US and the world. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels disatisfation with the world today, who feels like they don't understand why things happen the way they do.
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56: Joe Dimaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports
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Kostya Kennedy
Garylovestoread
, October 29, 2013
Wow, when people sit around the campfire these days and talk about today's great players, i.e., Trout, Harper, Holiday, Ortiz, etc., they obviously never heard of Dimaggio. Possibly one of the 5 greatest players of all-time (Dimaggio, Williams, Mays, Ruth, Musial), the book 56: Joe Dimaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports, effortlessly and with a style verging on a novel, brings to life the year 1941, when the United STates crept closer and closer to involvement in the War, when going to the soda fountain for a malt was an everyday occurence, when news traveled by word of mouth from stoop to stoop rather than from talking heads on cable news networks and when Joe Dimaggio set the standard for a hitting streak of 56 consecutive games. Joe D. did this with a great amount of class and set a standard for professional athletes hard to top. The 56 game streak, like Cal Ripkens consecutive games streak record, may never be broken. If you are a history fan, a sports fan, a baseball fan, a Yankee fan, or just someone who wants to escape into a much simpler, easier life, then i would highly recommend you reading this book. I have no doubt, stories you read in here will ignite a campfire someplace where stories will be told.
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Last Great Senate Courage & Statesmanship in Times of Crisis
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Ira Shapiro
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, September 24, 2013
As the country barrels toward another potential government shutdown, I urge everyone to read The Last Great Senate to remind us of what the Congress used to be and the reasons we've gone so far off course. In The Last Great Senate, Ira Shapiro talks about outstanding individuals who not only believed in their various causes, but also worked to see how they fit into the daily life of Americans. While a Ted Stevens (Alaska) or Phil Hart (D- Michigan) or a George McGovern (D-South Dakota) or a Jacob Javits (R- New York) fought for their contsituents, they also took the extra steps of compromising with their fellow Senators in making this country great. These Senators had to discuss Vietnam, Watergate, the Panama Canal Treaty, Health Care legislation, the Iranian Hostage Crisis, illegal surveillance of US citizens by the CIA and FBI and various other transgressions. And unlike today's Congress which refuses to acknowledge what is best for the country, these outstanding members of Congress in the period of The Last Great Senate, took the extraordinary step of seeing not only the individual tree, but also the entire forest. I urge everyone to read this book as soon as possible to remember what the political process can still be if we try. I for one, am sending my copy of this book to my Senators and asking them to read it and to recreate what a magical place the Senate was and still cound be.
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Lawrence in Arabia War Deceit Imperial Folly & the Making of the Modern Middle East
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Scott Anderson
Garylovestoread
, August 27, 2013
It's telling that Lawrence's stomping grounds were what is now Syria. This book isn't just an eye-opening way to look at the Middle East, but also a page-turner filled with spies, battles and titanic personalities.
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Columbine
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Dave Cullen
Garylovestoread
, August 14, 2013
In 1999, two psychopathic students at Columbine High School went on a destructive rampage and killed 12 of their fellow classmates and one teacher in what at the time was considered the most horrendous school shooting spree in US history. Sadly, this title has passed onto other venues at Virginia Tech and Newtown Elementary. This books was both fascinating and frightening. Dave Cullen did an excellent job in weaving together the story of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the school administration, local law enforcement and the media. This book was frightening because of the ease with which these two students slipped into a darkness that only they inhabited, allowing counselors and psychologists treating them only enough space to think they were being successfully treated. Also, how easy it is to acquire guns, ingredients to make bombs, all while living at home and simply off the internet. This book reads as if a novel. Many times I found myself shouting out "They're hoarding guns, explosives, they are not being helped. Stop them now!!!". This book is a must read for any parent, administrator or law enforcement official to know what to do, what not to do, how to handle and how to react if any of these senseless tragedies occur again. As you read this book, open a dialogue with your child. Show them that trust is possible, that ferreting out the bad people is good. And once your done doing that, give them a big tight hug.
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Victory Season The End of World War II & the Birth of Baseballs Golden Age
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Robert Weintraub
Garylovestoread
, April 15, 2013
A great story. Withe the end of World War 2, thousands of GIs came back to the U.S. to try and get their lives on track once again. Among them were some of baseball's greatest players. Williams, Dimaggio, Feller, Slaughter. Try to reacclimate themselves into society, they not only had to readjust to a different landscape from before they left, but also trying to win their jobs back in baseball. Imagine today's game where a roster is basically set and a few lesser known players are invited to camp. In 1946, hundreds of ball players were looking for work. Camps may have had 25 lefties alone trying to make a staff. Add to this the dawning of integrated baseball and what people knew and saw before the war would never be the same. But the season was played and it was what the American people needed. The National Pastime in all its glory. Robert Weintraub does a great job bringing to life that magical season in an easy to read and enjoy style. I recommend this book to those who love sports, history, and those who may just want to see what life was like in a different era
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The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
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Bowden, Mark
Garylovestoread
, December 03, 2012
An incredible read. As I read through the account of the tracking and subsquent killing of Osama Bin Laden, I felt like I was reading a Ludlum or Clancy novel. Even though I knew the outcome, I was still on the edge of my seat reading through the process and at the end I was utterly exhausted. For those of you who have doubts about the capabilities of President Obama, the CIA and the military, then you won't after reading this excellent story. The decisions that had to be made, the priorities that had to be shifted, the planning, the double planning and the triple planning. I recommend this book to all Americans who lived through the horrors of 9/11 and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and thought that the bad guy would never be caught. All I know is that thank goodness we live in the greatest country on Earth and their are people like Obama, the CIA and the Military who know their mission and don't swerve away from it until it is complete. USA USA USA USA.
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Killing Kennedy
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Bill O'Reilly
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, October 08, 2012
Bill O'Reilly has done it again. In Killing Lincoln, he transported us via time machine to the end of the Civil War. While we read about the South's last gasp attempt to win the war, we saw President Lincoln masterfully creating hope that the days and years after the war would be peaceful. O'Reilly offers us a seat in Ford's Theater as we witness the President's final moments before he was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth. In Killing Kennedy, O'Reilly transports us to Cuba, Russia, Washington and finally Dallas where the age of Camelot ended with the killing of President Kennedy. We sit with President Kennedy as he faces down the Russians in their efforts to place nuclear missles in Cuba. We see his affairs with beautiful women and the love he has for his children. We feel bot the tension in the Cabinet Room and the joy he finds with his family and all things to do with the water. MR. O'Reilly, I can't believe in your political point of view, but I'm happy to read anything you have to offer in history. An outstanding job. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read about a dark day in this countries history.
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Ladies & Gentlemen the Bronx Is Burning 1977 Baseball Politics & the Battle for the Soul of a City
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Mahler, Jonathan
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, August 15, 2012
What a book! What a year! If your a Yankee fan, a New York City fan, or just a fan of a good read, pick up this book ASAP and read through it. You'll probably lose sleep because you won't want to put it down, but it was totally worth the effort. Just when it looked like New York was down for the count - its heart and soul and civic fabric seemingly bankrupt and burned - the city rose, incapable of dropping dead (see Ford, Gerald). Jonathan Mahler takes us on a mesmerizing trip down in the dark recesses of racist politics and up into the bright lights of Broadway and Yankee Stadium, transporting us back to a year that turned out to be not the end but morning at last after the city's longest night. Nice job Mr. Mahler.
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Get Capone The Secret Plot That Captured Americas Most Wanted Gangster
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Jonathan Eig
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, August 04, 2012
An excellent reading about the #1 criminal of all time. As bad as al capone was, its Unreal how bad the people who ruled chicago were. Mayors, the police Fedetal agents were all in his pocket. Even after all the murder and mayhem, the only way he is stopped is by The irs and syphilis. Who knew i would be rooting for those two different entities. Good job mr. Eig i really enjoyed this book.
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October 1964
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David Halberstam
Garylovestoread
, June 27, 2012
October 1964 should be a hit with old-time baseball fans, who'll relish the opportunity to relive that year's to-die-for World Series, when the dynastic but aging New York Yankees squared off against the upstart St. Louis Cardinals. It should be a hit with younger students of the game, who'll eat up the vivid portrayals of legends like Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the Yankees and Bob Gibson and Lou Brock of the Cardinals. Most of all, however, David Halberstam's book should be a hit with anyone interested in understanding the important interplay between sports and society."
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Pinstripe Empire
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Martin Appel, Marty Appel
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, June 13, 2012
An excellent story of the most important sports organization in the history of the U.S. Read here not only about the Babe, Lou, Joe D. and the Mick, but guys like Jack Chesbro, Bob Meusel, Wait Hoyt, Clete Boyer, Bobby Richardson and Bernie Williams. It doesn't matter if you root for the Dodgers, Giants, Mets or Nationals, if you are a fan of baseball and history, then you will love reading this book. While i was a Senators fan and am currently a Nationals fan, nobody can not root for the heroes who played in Pinstripes over the past 110 years. Excellent work Mr. Appel. As Yogi Berra may have said, "if Marty had not written it doewn, i woudn't have believe it to be true".
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Cronkite
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Douglas Brinkley
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, June 06, 2012
An amazing story of an amazing American hero. Walter Cronkite was the man Anerica turned to in so many critical moments of the 1960s, to lend us support, a shoulder to lean on, a strong voice in turbulent times. When he announced the death of PResident Kennedy, we knew that while a terrible time had occurred, our Uncle Walter was there for us. We turned to him every night on the evenng news and knew. as did PResident Johnson, that once his administration lost Walter Cronkite, then America would turn away from involvement in Vietnam. Douglas Brinkley again provides us great deatail into the life of a man who we may not have known personally, but we all called friend. An outstanding look into a real American Hero, who set a high standard for both reporting and news coverage, one that has barely been reached since his death. I recommend this took to historians, readers of media, the average citizen who longs for a simpler time and anyone who wants to know what the true meaning of honesty is in a human. Thank you Walter for being there for us and thank you Douglas Brinkley for brining him back to life for us.
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
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Erik Larson
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, May 23, 2012
An amazing story of an amazing time in world history. Mr. Larson recreates the Berlin of the 1930s, which went from being one of the most cosmopolitan capitals of the world to one of the most dangerous places on Earth, led by a group of fanatics who would best have been locked up in an underground cave. Suffused with the tense atmosphers of the period, this books lends a stunning eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time. President Roosevelt, trying to balance the needs of the United States to extricate itself from the depth of the Great Depression with the need to focus on the faling ideals and of a dangerous Europe. The result is a dazzling work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, Europe, and the world were awash in blood and terror. I recommend this book to any reader who needs to know about the history of this country and world, and why it is so imporant to know what is currently happening to countries around the world as we fight to extricate ourselves from this worldwide recession and ultimate Depression.
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Killing Lincoln
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Bill O'Reilly
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, May 17, 2012
An amazing narrative about a turning point in American History. Even though I know the story of the killing by heart, I found myself eagerly turning to the next sentence to find out what happened next. I found myself yelling out loud "No Abe, don't go to the theater". While I don't always agree with Mr. Riley's political position, i applaud him for doing such a great job with such a well known moment in history. If you love mystery, crime, history or adventure, you'll love this book.
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The Glory and the Dream, Part 1: A Narrative History of America 1932-1972
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William Manchester
Garylovestoread
, February 26, 2012
Amazing history of a time we thought would never happen again. Take the years of the great depression and you would think it as happening today. Holy cow it is!
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