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A Boring Page-Turner: “The Whistler” Reviewed

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On page one of John Grisham’s new novel, The Whistler, we’re introduced to a character that is napping. It’s fitting, because this book will put you to sleep.

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Laughably Unrealistic (Even for the 2016 Election): “The Candidate” Reviewed

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Many people know the Mark Twain quote, “Truth is stranger than fiction,” but most ignore the second, and more important, part: “…but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.”

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Four Books That Changed the Way I Live

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A great book can change your life.

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More Bad Than Good: “Infamy” Reviewed

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Let me begin by saying that I am not the target audience for this book.

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What One Book Would You Recommend?

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Mostly Books on Bainbridge Street in Philadelphia, PA. Photo via Christopher Pierznik
I love books. If I ever live alone again, I probably won’t have a living room or a bedroom, just a bathroom, kitchen, and a giant library, one full of leather-bound books that would smell of rich mahogany.

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Week in Review (May 13, 2016)

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I’ve figured out what I want to do when I retire.

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Week in Review (April 29, 2016)

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My father went more than a decade without taking a sick day.

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Week in Review (April 1, 2016)

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Of all the white male things that I never really got into – Nirvana, soccer, Vineyard Vines, poker, casual racism, blatant sexism – the one that I thought I’d like is golf.

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Week in Review (February 19, 2016)

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I’m almost always thinking about money in one form or another.

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Ranking Every John Grisham Book

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Excluding the Theodore Boone series for children and a few Kindle singles, John Grisham has released thirty-six books — thirty-four novels, one collection of short stories and one work of non-fiction. Since I have loved his work (to varying degrees) for years — flaws and all — I decided to rank them.