by Bob Clark | September 12, 2022 | Reading List, Reading List - Highlight
The Splendid and the Vile Book Review There are few things more terrifying than watching history repeat itself – especially when that history is rooted in death, war, and xenophobia. After reading “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance...
by Bob Clark | July 29, 2022 | Reading List, Reading List - Highlight
I recently read Christopher Knowlton’s book “Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West” and it gave great insight into the open range cattle era and how it changed America forever. The US has consistently proven that it can withstand repeated boom-and-bust...
by Bob Clark | December 08, 2021 | Reading List, Reading List - Highlight
Two great history books that I’ve read and that I recommend reading together are Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe. Sapiens, written by the historian Yuval Noah Harari, does an excellent job of tracing...
by Bob Clark | July 10, 2021 | Reading List, Reading List - Highlight
One of the recent books that captured my attention was Shoe Dog, and if you’re also interested in reading memoirs that you just can’t put down, then look no further. Written by Phil Knight, the creator of Nike, it traces the story behind the iconic brand that...
by Bob Clark | April 22, 2021 | Reading List, Reading List - Highlight
On Earth Day, when Shawn was about 7 years old, I was working from home for some reason (very rare) and Shawn ran by me and I noticed he had a shirt on with an animated cartoon of the Earth. I beckoned him over so I could get a better view and was horrified to see...
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