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Now Reading
- "The Nine" by Jeffery Toobin.
- "The Real Thomas Jefferson" by Andrew Allison.
- "Don Quijote De La Mancha (Spanish Edition)" by Miguel De Cervantes
- "The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories" by Robert B. Strassler
- "John Adams" by David McCullough
- "Democracy in America" by Alexis De Tocqueville
This Week’s Virtue
- Composed: A man is to keep his thoughts, words, and deeds subdued. He is to speak only when speech benefits another. His passion must not fuel his pride. He has no place for anger save righteous indignation.
Branden’s Bucket List
Drive across America on nothing but back roads.Graduate from college.- Graduate from Law School.
- Graduate from Business School.
- Rappel down a waterfall.
- Hike the Appalachian Trail.
- Marry the woman I love.
- Raise a family.
- Run for elected office.
- Learn how to speak Russian.
- Write a book.
- Teach a course at a university.
- Buy a house.
- Captain a boat in the Transpac.
- Visit my father's grave.
Branden’s Wish List
- The Landmark Thucydides by Robert B. Strassler, Hardcover
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Hardcover/Box Set
- Fruteland Jackson - Blues 2.0
- North Sails Duffel Bag
Book Reviews Archive
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. “The Great Gatsby”
Great writing, horrible story. Spoiler Warning. So there’s this guy. He’s rich. He dies. No one cares. That’s it. That is the whole of the book. I have read a... -
Skousen, W. Cleon. “5000 Year Leap”
“The Five Thousand Year Leap,” first published in 1981 by the late Cleon Skousen, provides an essential introduction to the Founding of our Nation. Mr. Skousen approaches the Founding as... -
Goldberg, Jonah. “Liberal Fascism”
The following is a response to a book review by an old friend, Andrew Zvirzden, blogger at Atlantic Review. You can read his review here. I have a lot of... -
Beck, Glenn. “Arguing With Idiots”
“Arguing With Idiots” by Glenn Beck, no doubt the most appropriate title ever given a book, besides maybe “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” is the most laid...
