House of Spies is set four months after the events depicted in The Black Widow. Washington DC is recovering from… READ MORE
When it comes to murder mysteries, Michael Connelly is my go-to author. If he writes it, I read it. So… READ MORE
In 1787, the Constitutional Convention found itself bogged down over the issue of representation. Small states wanted equal representation in… READ MORE
John Stott’s Confess Your Sins is a little gem of a book. Originally published in 1964, it has been reissued… READ MORE
As the father of three children under 9 years of age, I often find myself in a hurry. A few… READ MORE
Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love is the sixth volume of James Runcie’s “Grantchester Mysteries” featuring the eponymous Anglican… READ MORE
“The Civil War was fought over what important issue?” That question begins and ends the 2001 edition of Charles B.… READ MORE
The Honourable Schoolboy is the second book in John Le Carré’s “Karla Trilogy,” in which George Smiley of Britain’s MI6… READ MORE
The American public square no longer seems to be a safe space. Instead, it is the scene of a riot… READ MORE
James Jesus Angleton, the legendary (and controversial) chief of CIA counterintelligence, described his work, borrowing a phrase from T. S.… READ MORE
“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.”
~Gandalf
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