Book Review: On Power
Unfortunately, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power by KISSman Gene Simmons doesn’t pack a very powerful punch. As a massive fan of the band, I’m just not sure who this book benefits. On Power is a how-to book, but there isn’t much beyond “work hard,…
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Why AC/DC matters
With the tragic passing of AC/DC’s founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcom Young, it’s a good time to reflect on an important book about the band’s importance. For an obituary style overview of Young, check out Rolling Stone’s recap of the musician’s life. For our purposes here, we’ll spend some time with Why AC/DC Matters…
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The New York Times goes to 11: It’s 11 new books they recommend
This week?s ?11 New Books We Recommend this Week? from The New York Times includes the latest in the Jack Reacher series; an exploration into Vietnam?s My Lai Massacre; and the continuing story of Humpty Dumpty. I?ll admit I haven?t read any of the Jack Reacher books and never saw the movie (when I saw…
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#TBT It’s Harold Robbins’ The Lonely Lady
In the spirit of #tbt is Harold Robbins? 1976 novel, ?The Lonely Lady.? I’d thought a lot of Robbins’s work was a slight step above dime-store schlock, but ?The Lonely Lady? is a surprisingly timely story about a woman who strives to be a successful screenwriter, yet is repeatedly stonewalled by men in power?men who…
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Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists … and a whole bunch of other phonies
When you create a work of fiction, the world is whatever you want it to be. But “Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News”?isn?t about fiction as it applies to novels?it?s also fiction disguised as memoirs, personas, and especially P.T. Barnum’s world of ?curiosities.” Author Kevin Young dons his Columbo…
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