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Author Archives: schoultz
The Committed, by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Why this book: Selected by my literature book club, which had read and very much liked The Sympathizer several years ago. Also, I and one in the club attended a presentation by the author. Summary in 5 Sentences: Our protagonist, … Continue reading
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Tagged ambivalence, cultural-identity, vietnam-war, vietnamese-americans
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The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
Why this book: My Sci Fi book club had read Hyperion, were impressed with it, and we all wanted to see what happened in the sequel Summary in 3 Sentences: This book begins where Hyperion left off, but takes a different approach … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, artificial-intelligence, consciousness, future-of-technology, man-machine-interface
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The Last Ride, by Rick Sieman
Why this book: Recommended by my Brother-in- Law Jimmy Phipps who is an avid dirt-biker. Summary in 5 Sentences: An enterprising young man in his late teens, growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania is gifted a used dirt-bike … Continue reading
Walking in Mud – a Navy SEAL’s 10 Rules for Surviving the New Normal, by Steve Giblin
Why this book: The author is a friend of mine who is part of the SEAL Book Club I’ve been part of for a number of years. Though we had served together many years ago, I didn’t know him well, since … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, mental-health, navy-seals, personal-growth, resilience
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The Color of Everything – a Journey to Quiet the Chaos, by Cory Richards
Why this book: I read an interview with the author on a substack piece called Transitions. I found the interview and the author fascinating, inspiring me to buy and read the book, which was even better than I expected. Summary … Continue reading
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Tagged bi-polar-disorder, book-reviews, mountaineering, photography, ptsd
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Nuclear War – a Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Why this book: Selected by my SEAL book club. Summary in 3 Sentences: A novel in which the author creates a scenario in which the North Koreans unprovoked, like a bolt out of the blue, launch first one, then a second … Continue reading
Descent into Darkness – Pearl Harbore 1941, a Navy Diver’s Memoir, by Edward Raymer
Why this book: I had visited the Pearl Harbor Submarine museum and the Arizona memorial and found this book in the bookstore, while I was reading Shadow Divers, which had fascinated me about difficult diving. The experience of those men who … Continue reading
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Tagged hawaii, pearl-harbor, salvage-diving, us-navy, wwii, wwii
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The French Lieutenant’s Woman, by John Fowles
Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group. Also, I’ve had my wife’s copy on my bookshelf, unread by me, for decades. Summary in 4 Sentences: An upper class English gentleman in the late 1860s, has made a good … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, existential-crisis, fiction, movies, victorian-morality
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Mark Twain, by Ron Chernow
Why this book:I like so many people have been a fan of Mark Twain for much of my life. I have recently re-read Huckleberry Finn in preps for reading (listening to) James by Percival Everett. Also I have read three … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, book-review, gilded-age, literature, mark-twain
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Pirate Hunters – Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship, by Robert Kurson
Why this book: I thoroughly enjoyed Shadow Divers, so was intrigued to see what Kurson’s next book was about. After reading the summary, I had to go for it. Summary in 3 Sentences: John Chatterson (one of the heroes from … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, dominican-republic, history, pirates, treasure-hunters
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