February 20, 2024
Great Reading in 2023
I enjoyed reading several informative and entertaining books in 2023, covering sports, politics, a variety of general nonfiction, and fiction.
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February 12, 2023
Fascinating Books Dominated My Reading in 2022
Many fascinating books dominated my reading in 2022. Topics included sports, media, politics, history, higher education, general nonfiction, and fiction.
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January 31, 2022
My 2021 Books Feature Outstanding New and Repeat Authors
Last year, I was pleased to read many outstanding entertaining and informative books in several categories: fiction, sports, media, politics, education, and general nonfiction.
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February 13, 2021
Fascinating Books in 2020 Covered Variety of Topics
I read a variety of fascinating books in 2020 in several categories including sports, higher education, media, history, Trump, and fiction. It is difficult to select my top five, but here is an attempt.
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March 10, 2020
My 2019 Books Informed and Entertained
In 2019, I continued to be informed and entertained by several good books. I gained increased knowledge of history by reading about the courageous pioneers who settled the Northwest Territory, the brave participants in the American War of Independence, and the victims and perpetrators of violence in the bitter war in Northern Ireland.
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February 17, 2019
My Books Cover Variety of Topics
The past few years, I have expanded my reading of print books. Often, I will learn of books from reviews in newspapers and magazines or from suggestions by one of my children.
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February 3, 2019
Love of Reading: Books with Benefits
My sister recently sent me a picture of her granddaughter, Hannah, a first grader, lying on her stomach, on the floor, reading a thick book. Other books are randomly strewn across the floor, and a bookshelf appears in the background. Like Hannah, I learned to read in the first grade, and reading has been one of my true loves since.
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August 7, 2018
Devotion to Print Issues of Newspapers At Risk When Carriers Fail to Deliver
Typically, once a week or more, I receive an email from the Wall Street Journal saying “we want to inform you of unexpected challenges with delivery in your area which may result in not receiving your newspaper today.”
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