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The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
it was amazing
The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI’s Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
by John E. Douglas
I read this book because I worked in parallel fields for many years and also for research into some current writing projects. Anatomy of Motive is a good read, informative without going into horrific detail. A good source book.

Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace
it was ok
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace
by D.T. Max
1) I vacillated between a 1 or 2 star rating for Every Love Story is a Ghost Story.
2) I read this side by side with Jonathan Eig’s "Ali: a life" (a better book if you’re into biographies, my opinion).
3) I opted to read Every Love Story…

Ali: A Life
it was ok
Ali: A Life
by Jonathan Eig
I’ll start by noting that Ali has been one of my heros for much of my adult life. Sometimes it’s good to learn some of our heros’ histories, other times not.
As biographies go, this was better than most I’ve read and seemed synoptic with…

Colossus:The Forbin Project
it was amazing
Colossus:The Forbin Project
by D.F. Jones
(I had to enter this book so apologize now for errors. I was surprised Goodreads didn’t have it).
This was the first recognizable "Man v Machine" book I read. I probably read others before this but this one came to me when I was working …

No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
really liked it
No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
by Naomi Klein
This is an interesting book that (in my opinion) doesn’t go far enough. Yes, some may claim there’s a problem and Klein does a dynamite job detailing what that problem is.
Where are the actionable solutions? Where are step by step plans…




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  • About Joseph
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    • Old Blogs
      • An Economy of Meaning
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      • Comedy
        • Tatjana Kruse
      • Fantasy
        • A.N. Mouse
        • Jim Giammatteo
        • Joseph Carrabis
        • Lily Iona MacKenzie
        • Pat Crumpler
        • Philip Mann
        • Rebecca Tran
        • SP Brown
      • Historical
        • Bev Scott
      • Literary
        • Bev Scott
        • Bob Zaslow
        • Gary Guinn
        • Joanell Serra
        • Paul John Adams
      • Mystery
        • Donna Huston Murray
        • Gary Guinn
        • Gene Poschman
        • Phillip Strang
        • Rosemarie Aquilina
        • Sharon Marchisello
        • Tatjana Kruse
      • Science Fiction
        • A.N. Mouse
        • Fabrice Rigaux
        • Greg Hickey
        • Joseph Carrabis
        • Pat Crumpler
        • Rebecca Tran
        • SP Brown
        • Toby Weston
      • Thriller
        • Breakfield and Burkey
        • Jamie RoadPoet Mason
        • Jim Giammatteo
        • John Beyer
        • Joseph Lewis
        • Karl Braungart
        • Norm Brewer
        • Steve Evans
        • Wendy Weiss
      • Western
        • Bev Scott
        • Daniel Rundquist
    • Non-Fiction
      • Finance
        • Karsten Bech Nielsen
        • Sharon Marchisello
      • Memoir
        • Heather LeRoss
        • Jennifer Irwin
        • Keith Guernsey
        • Pat Ravasio
      • Philosophy
        • Daniel Rundquist
        • David Knight
        • Steve Evans
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        • Heather LeRoss
        • Jim Giammatteo
        • Tori Autumn
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      • Danielle Duncan
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