Book Reviews by Rick Sincere

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

Friday, December 24, 2010

The Power of Words: A Review of Mark Oppenheimer's 'Wisenheimer'

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My only disappointment with Mark Oppenheimer ’s recently published memoir, Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate , came about a third ...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Book Event: Neal Boortz Visits Charlottesville with 'Somebody's Gotta Say It'

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On March 21, 2007, at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, syndicated radio talk-show host Neal Boortz spoke to about 200 fans and signed copi...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Book Event: Brian Doherty Discusses 'Radicals for Capitalism'

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At the Cato Institute in Washington on March 22, 2007, author Brian Doherty summarized, in about ten minutes, his 800-page retrospective, Ra...
Monday, December 13, 2010

Author Interview: Bruce Bytnar Recalls 'A Park Ranger's Life'

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National Park rangers are “almost 12 times more likely to be assaulted than a Border Patrol agent,” says retired park ranger Bruce Bytnar....
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Four Books to Stuff Into Christmas Stockings

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I wish to recommend the four best books that I have read in the past year.  Three are non-fiction, one is fiction.  I regret not having writ...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Book Event: John P. Kaminski at Cato on 'The Quotable Jefferson'

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On July 6, 2006, I attended a book forum hosted by the Cato Institute , featuring the editor of a (then) new book from Princeton University ...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Author Interview: Earl Dudley Chronicles a Life from Prisoner to Professor

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Having had a childhood that virtually parallels the story of Steven Spielberg’s 1987 movie, Empire of the Sun , retired UVA law professor Ea...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Author Interview: Mary Murphy Reflects on the Legacy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird , Harper Lee’s 1960 novel about growing up amidst racism an...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

'The Daily Telegraph Book of Carols,' by Ian Bradley

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Christmas is unique among holidays in the music we associate with it. Just think: What other holidays bring to mind so many, and so many ...
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