Author Archives: schoultz

Why this Book: At a HS reunion, I reconnected with the author – a woman I’d briefly known in HS. In exploring how our paths had diverged over the last half century, I found her to be a fascinating and … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by the SEAL Reading group I’m a part of. Our second Hampton Sides book – the first was Kingdom of Ice.  People who’d read Ghost Soldiers spoke highly of it. Summary in 3 Sentences: When Bataan … Continue reading →

Why this book: It had been gifted to me several years ago by a close friend but I’d never read it. I’m finding biographies and autobiographies enjoyable to listen to – so decided to finally engage with this one. I … Continue reading →

Why this book:Selected by my literature reading group. One of our members had been advocating for a Gabriel Garcia Marquez book for some time and we finally (thankfully) agreed to read this book. Summary in 3 Sentences: A young teen … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my Sci Fi reading group, because it continues to appear on lists of best sci-fi novels, and most intriguing novels of the past half century. Summary in 4 Sentences: After a World War apocalypse that … Continue reading →

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 →