Category: Books

About Face Discussion

Whether he was fifteen years old or forty, David Hackworth devoted his life to the US Army and quickly became a living legend. However, he appeared on TV in 1971 to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. From Korea to Berlin and the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth’s story is that of an exemplary patriot, played against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the US military. This memoir is the stunning indictment of the Pentagon’s fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war. With About Face, Hackworth has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation and presents a vivid and powerful portrait of patriotism.

A Good Café: Hemingway in Paris

Paris in the 1920s sounded like such a picturesque place with cafés scattered around, the Luxembourg Garden, wine by the bottle, various writers such as Scott Fitzgerald making it their home at the time and the historical buildings in the backdrop created an ecosphere of creativity for the young Mr. Hemingway.

A Carlson Chrestomathy

If Carlson is a victim of his own success, or excess, he has penned something to remember what he thought it was and should be. He still gets to ask the questions. We still get to know the answers. Screened or not, for a subscription, or as advertised. To these truths, maybe it won’t matter, and if you need to know, maybe it won’t be the same tomorrow. If you want perspective, get out there, look around, and ask some questions—if you can. That’s all a journalist is supposed to do. And that’s all the news that’s fit to print.

Haunted by Waters

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.”

Secretus Historia

Julian has a cult of personality influence upon his students, particularly Henry, and they become totally isolated from the rest of the campus, consumed in the exclusive study of the Classics according to Julian.

Alright, Alright, Alright

It would be hard to find a better representative in Hollywood that many men aspire to be like than Matthew McConaughey. Charming, well-spoken, good looking, sharp dresser and more than anything: original. From the Wild Turkey Bourbon commercials (one of my favorite bourbons) and the Lincoln car commercials to the infamous romantic comedy movies such... Continue Reading →

You Are Strong, You Are Capable

"Beginnings are simple. You take a step forward. If you're going a thousand miles or a hundred yards, it's the same. And maybe endings are simple, too - my finish line, should I succeed in reaching it, is a post pounded into the ice by the United States Geological Survey at the continent's far side, on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf."

Muad’Dib

“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond login.” – From “The Sayings of Muad’Dib” by the Princess Irulan

Nightmare Spectacular

“What joy and comfort can it give to fully awakened people? Once you accept the truly desperate situation that man is in, you come to see not only that neurosis is normal, but that even psychotic failure represents only a little additional push in the routine stumbling along life’s way. If repression makes an untenable life liveable, self-knowledge can entirely destroy it for some people.”

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