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The Political Handbook by Quintus Tullius Cicero (Translated)
The book is called How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians. The books is a translation of some of the writings by Quintus Cicero for his famous and talented brother Marcus Cicero on campaign politics, ancient … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reviews, History
Tagged Ancient Rome, Cicero, electioneering, Marcus Cicero, political campaigning, Politics, Quintus Cicero, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Rome
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Our Founders, Deists or Christians?
That is a question that few tire of asking and even fewer tire of answering. Books, essays, and debates have been centered around that single question. Despite many great efforts, and for whatever reason, the question persists. Why exactly that … Continue reading
How Much Does Churchill the Statesman Owe to Churchill the Writer?
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Some possible answers to that question are offered by author Peter Clark in his latest book Mr Churchill’s Profession: Statesman, Orator, Writer Churchill the statesman had a lifelong ally … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reviews, History
Tagged Nobel Prize in Literature, Winston Churchill, World War II
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Book Review: Napoleon’s Final March
Anne Applebaum at the Washington Post By the end of the book, the tragedy is so vast that it’s hard not to feel some more recent echoes. The movement of mass armies over vast tracts of Central Europe, the terrible … Continue reading
Say Goodbye to Adolf Hitler
That is if you are an Ian Kershaw fan. I don’t know what it is about English historians but when it comes to Hitler and Nazism, I find few competitors. Hey, tell me I’m wrong and then tell me the … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reviews, History
Tagged Adolf Hitler, Anthony Read, German history, Germany, Ian Kershaw, Ian Kershaw's books, Nazi Germany, Nazism, Third Reich, WWII
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Was Napoleon Murdered Or Just A Bored ‘Junkie?’
From time to time, I post different things about Napoleon. I like to read and study about his life. Presently, I am reading a book about his second exile on St. Helena. The name of the book is “Napoleon’s St. … Continue reading
Kennedy’s Priapism Made Him a Reckless President And the Liberal Media a Joke
I’m wondering if Chris Matthews is embarrassed over his constant fawning of Kennedy in light of Mimi Alford’s memoir Once Upon A Secret, or jealous he wasn’t born to be a female intern? Here is an excerpt on President Kennedy … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Books and Reviews, History
Tagged Mimi Alford, Once Upon a Secret, President Kennedy
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JFK Was a Creep
I think most are OK with the image of the late President John F. Kennedy being a womanizer. However, the more that surfaces on the president’s personal life, the more that conventional rendering fails. This is more than "boys being … Continue reading
David Brooks’ Review of ‘Coming Apart’
Only David Brooks can hit at the heart of things so quickly, simply, and efficiently. He’s a rare talent. Brooks gives a sober review of what looks to be an exhausting effort by author Charles Muuray’s latest study on American … Continue reading
Featured Read: Sean Trende’s, ‘The Lost Majority’
I’ll tell yah, have you ever felt like a kid who just ate their weight in cereal just so you could get the fifty boxtops to mail them off for the junk the cereal company was pushing? Then came the … Continue reading
The End of Sparta: A Novel by Victor D. Hanson
We like to refer to Hanson from time to time as we post here so I was obviously interested when I cam across his recent interview with National Review discussing his new book, “The End of Sparta”. Hanson is prodigious … Continue reading
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Tagged historical fiction, The End of Sparta, Victor Davis Hanson
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The Great Books of Western Civilization
Makes for a wonderful Christmas gift.
Cheney’s New Book Promises to Explode Heads in Washington
The left’s boogieman is releasing a new book. The contents, of which, he says, promises to have ‘heads exploding’ in D.C. Part of the tell-all is that he encouraged President Bush to bomb Syria’s suspected nuclear reactor back in 2007. … Continue reading
No Borders. Book Giant Succumbs To Changing Industry
A sad day in history. Borders Group Inc. said it would liquidate after the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain failed to receive any offers to save it. Borders, which employs about 10,700 people, scrapped a bankruptcy-court auction scheduled for Tuesday amid … Continue reading
