I've only recently discovered the writings of Tom Wolfe. I've known about him for some time – mainly because of his appearances on The Simpsons – but now I've finally got to actually reading him. For starters I've chosen his 'Radical Chic' (1970) which describes a party hosted by Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia [...]
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Tagged: Radical Chic, Tom Wolfe
Just finished reading the marvelous 'America and the World – Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy'[1]. It's basically 275 pages of transcripts from conversations between Zbigniew Brzezinski[2] (former National Security Advisor to President Carter) and Brent Scowcroft[3] (former National Security Advisor to Presidents George H. W. Bush (Bush I) and Gerald Ford) with The Washington [...]
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Tagged: books, brent scowcroft, david ignatius, foreign relations, zbigniew brzezinski
If you, like me, enjoy reading books – whether it's for entertainment or in search of knowledge and understanding, you know that one of the biggest challenges is to find out which books are good, meaning "worth reading". The internet is an enormous helping hand; you can Google "[book title] review" or browse through the [...]
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Tagged: books, council on foreign relations, foreign affairs, tips