Book Reviews by Rick Sincere

An archive of articles and essays written from 1980 to the present.

Monday, March 26, 2018

"American Politics" at the 2018 Virginia Festival of the Book - #VaBook2018

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Despite its title, there was not much discussion of the left side of American politics by this panel of authors at the 2018 Virginia Festi...
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Friday, March 23, 2018

Report from the 2018 Virginia Festival of the Book - Pot and Hemp

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In a Virginia Festival of the Book program titled " Growing Hemp in Virginia: Then & Now ," authors Emily Dufton and Doug Fi...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

More Books Unrecommended by Jimmy Fallon

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Jimmy Fallon, host of The Tonight Show on NBC-TV, has once again offered a list of books people should not read. The odd and quirky ...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Latest 'Do Not Read' List from Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show

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During the episode first broadcast on November 29, with guests John Boyega (in advance of the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and prom...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Another 'Do Not Read' List from Jimmy Fallon

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Noting that it is beach reading season, host of The Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon brought more books to the attention of his nationwide audienc...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Author Interview: Ronald D. Lankford on 'Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights'

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The idea for Virginia author Ronald D. Lankford 's 2013 book, Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights: A Cultural History of Amer...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Author Interview: Economist Adam Smith Describes How 'Bootleggers & Baptists' Cooperate

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Just over three decades ago, economist Bruce Yandle, then working for the Federal Trade Commission, published an article in the journal Regu...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Jimmy Fallon's New 'Do Not Read' List

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Once again, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon has sent viewers scurrying to Amazon.com to track down the odd and repulsive books he has a...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Jimmy Fallon's 'Do Not Read' List of Strange Summer Books - July 9, 2014

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Every once in a while, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon presents his audience with books that he does not recommend.  In fact, he calls i...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Author Interview: Craig Shirley on 'December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World'

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Memorial Day weekend seems an appropriate time to revisit Craig Shirley's 2011 book, December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Sa...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Odd Books: Alaska, Huge Ships, and DADT?

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On The Tonight Show last night, host Jimmy Fallon did a comedy bit involving books with odd titles or subjects. One of the books he featu...
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