Description (from the publisher): In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. George W. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of the most consequential years in American history. The decisions that reached his desk impacted people around the [...]
Plot summary (with spoilers): Thomas Fowler is a British journalist covering the French Indochina War from Saigon. At the beginning of the novel, he enjoys a rather contented existence. He’s not at the front lines, and his home life is sweetened by his young Vietnamese lover, Phuong. Soon thereafter, however, Fowler meets a 30-something American [...]
Plot summary (from the publisher): Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul—the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the avant-garde of the Whole Foods generation. Patty was the ideal sort of neighbor, who could tell you where to recycle your batteries and how to get the local cops to actually do their [...]
Plot synopsis (from the publisher): The lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways–and with unexpected consequences–in acclaimed author Dan Chaon’s gripping, brilliantly written new novel. Longing to get on with his life, Miles Cheshire nevertheless can’t stop searching for his troubled twin brother, Hayden, who has been missing for ten years. Hayden has covered [...]
I used to work in the business world, so every once in a while I’ll pick up a business book just to see what the latest strategies and philosophies are. I’m particularly interested in marketing, which is why Guerilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson sounds good. This book is aimed specifically at small business owners [...]