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J.D. Salinger was in the news lately with his lawsuit over a proposed unauthorized sequel to Catcher in the Rye a book I read and reviewed earlier this year.  The stories about him getting crazier and more isolated in his time in New Hampshire have been most fascinating.  Yup that’s what this frozen place does to you, but still a small price to pay to avoid income and sales taxes.

Nine Stories was one of the many gifts that the big box of classics from Ebay provided.  The headline story is A Perfect Day for Bananafish which … Continue Reading

When I first started this book I must admit that I started to yawn.  I’m a huge fan of Taoism, it’s philosophy and it’s values however this book was sounding more like a lecture than a guidebook.

Fortunately  Dr. Barnett toned it down a bit after the introduction.  Just a bit though, you have to be prepared for a bit of didactic content if you make your way through this book.  Dr. Barnett seems to have a lot of musts but I seem to think that the Tao doesn’t.

So yes I would recommend this book it was a nice education into … Continue Reading