Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Author: John Perkins Copyright: 2004 Copy: Picked it up randomly at Borders. Gist: John Perkins feels bad for the global economic sins of his past. Perkins attempts to explain how he and a… Continue reading
Author: John Perkins Copyright: 2004 Copy: Picked it up randomly at Borders. Gist: John Perkins feels bad for the global economic sins of his past. Perkins attempts to explain how he and a… Continue reading
Author: Ray Bradbury Copyright: 1953 Copy: One of my closest friends let me borrow a copy back in the late 1990’s when we were in high school. My friend always has cool books… Continue reading
Author: Madeleine L’Engle Copyright: 1962 Copy: Paperback from the Friends of the Kaneohe Library. Gist: Meg and her savant brother Charles Wallace wonder where the heck their father has gone. He seems to… Continue reading
Author: Eric Hoffer Copyright: 1951 Copy: A great friend of mine from college gave me a copy. Gist: I can’t write about this book without mentioning how amazing the author is. Here is… Continue reading
Authored by Fernando Pacheco from the Honolulu-based ska band Pimpbot “Punk Rock Dad” Author: Jim Lindberg Copyright: 2007 Copy: Hardback given to me as a “surprise” gift Gizzle (gist): Jim Lindberg, formerly of… Continue reading
Author: Anonymous, Michael Scheuer Copyright: 2004 Copy: Paperback used for grad school Gist: The analyst who was in charge of the CIA unit over Usama bin Laden (UBL) during and prior to… Continue reading
Author: Dr. Seuss Year Copyright: 1954 Copy: I stole the big orange hardcover copy from my almost three year old daughter. Gist: An elephant named Horton finds out that there’s a planet full… Continue reading