Author Archives: schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group after 3 in the group said they’d read it before, loved it and wanted to read it again. I’m glad they did. Summary in 4 Sentences: This novel is written in … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my SEAL reading group for our July session. I had read it before, when I was in HS and too young to appreciate it.   Summary in 3 Sentences.  The setting is an Army Air Corps … Continue reading →

Why this book: I’d read it before and recall being quite impressed with it.  I’ve also found other books by Camus insightful and provocative  – The Stranger, The Plague.  A friend of mine had a copy of  she was trying … Continue reading →

Why this book: I continue to be inspired and fascinated by Alaska – especially remote areas.  I saw this book in a used book store in Florida, and picked it up. Summary in 3 Sentences: As Tom Sims was finishing … Continue reading →

Why this book:  I loved An Immense World which gives a lot of attention to the octopus,  and I had really enjoyed the Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher. My wife had read The Soul of an Octopus twice and highly … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my Science Fiction Reading Group which has decided to focus on how AI plays out in Sci Fi especially with the possibilities of AI and humanoid robots. Summary in 4 Sentences: Klara is an Artificial … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group as an appropriate shorter female oriented follow- up to the much longer and very male-oriented previous  book we’d read, The Count of Monte Cristo. Summary in 3 Sentences: An autobiographical novel … Continue reading →

Why  this book:  I’ve had this book on my shelf for years, had never gotten around to reading it, but have always been fascinated by Benjamin Franklin.  So I decided to listen to it on audible.  I find biographies easy … Continue reading →

Why this book: A controversial book about the culture of the Navy SEALs. I’d heard a lot about it from several who’d read it, and I volunteered to host a discussion of the book amongst a group of SEALs, active and … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my SEAL book club for our May 2023 session. I had proposed it, having read it maybe 10 years ago – and I was thoroughly engrossed reading it for a second time.  Summary in 3 … Continue reading →