Flynn is a spin-off of Gregory McDonald’s Fletch series. Just like the Fletch series I read book two of the set before I read book one. This was my chance to see how it all started. Inspector Flynn is almost the exact same character that Fletch is. He just has a different back story. The [...]
Entries from February 2007
February 22, 2007
From The Listening Hills
According to his son Beau, this is the last time a new Louis L’Amour book will be published. Fifteen years after his death they were still putting out new material. This book consists of 12 short stories. According to the editor his first and last short story are included in this collection. “Anything for a [...]
February 18, 2007
Gerald R. Ford
After the events that played out at the beginning of the year I have been looking for a book on the late President. I have been to President Ford’s Library in Grand Rapids several times, and was even there as he was lying in state. Several days later I went back to his library to [...]
February 12, 2007
From A Buick 8
I have been reading a lot of history books lately, so I thought I would take a departure from that with the next book. I found a copy of a Stephen King book that I had not read yet at home, and decided that it would be my next book. When I was in middle [...]
February 4, 2007
John F. Kennedy on Leadership
This book is also subtitled the lessons and legacy of a president. That really sums up what John A. Barnes had in mind when he wrote this book. He took examples (good and bad) from John F. Kennedy’s life and showed how they can be used in the business world today. The book is fairly [...]
February 1, 2007
Truman
Truman by David McCullough was a book that I have always wanted to read. After reading his daughter’s biography and visiting his hometown I wanted to learn more. Unfortunately the 992 pages that the book brings with it has always made me a little gun shy of reading it. I received an iPod this Christmas, [...]
