Reading Freely

Pursuing the flourishing life and human liberty through literature.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Conscience

Conscience: Two Pacifists, Two Soldiers, One Family © 2012 Louisa Thomas 336 pages How does a pious young Presbyterian minister becom...

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Why We Buy

Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping © 1997, 2008 Paco Underhill Simon and Schuster 320 pages No book on marketing, Why We Buy is ...

Friday, April 25, 2014

The Age of Revolution

History of the English-Speaking Peoples: The Age of Revolution © 1955 Sir Winston Churchill 332 pages The third volume in Winston...

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Waterloo

Waterloo © 1990 Bernard Cornwell 378 pages Although Napoleon Bonaparte came from Corsican royalty, his upbringing evidently lacked m...

Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Yellowhammer War

The Yellowhammer War: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama © 2013 ed. Kenneth Noe University of Alabama press 320 pages Fir...

Reads to Reels: Starship Troopers

C'mon, you apes ! You wanna live forever? Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers combined intelligent speculation ...

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Fire on the Waters

Fire on the Waters © David Poyer 2003 448 pages When Eli Eaker volunteered his services to the USS Owanee , his chief intention was ...

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Stephen: A young fogey at work in a small-town library, enjoying the good life of a historic community.

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