By Jim Heffernan I am a sucker for history and Heather Cox Richardson is a favorite of mine. She is a history professor at Boston University and the author of 7 books….
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BOOK REVIEW: The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby
OIOpublisher By Jim Heffernan I think I was attracted to this book by the concept of “The Age of American Unreason”, such an apt description of our times. Once I started reading…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Persuaders” by Anand Giridharadas – A VERY GOOD BOOK!
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by the idea of persuasion. So much of our political discourse these days is not devoted to persuasion at all. Today, it seems…
CLOUD & LEAF CELEBRATES 20 YEARS: CHAMPAGNE SHINDIG, MARCH 2, 2024, 2-6 PM CLOUD & LEAF BOOKSTORE, MANZANIT
Independent bookstores have been holding the fireline against ignorance for centuries. These days, the blaze has crept way too close for comfort in too many pockets of society, but bookstore owners and…
BOOK REVIEW: The Story of the American Dream – Ours Was the Shining Future by David Leonhardt
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book because of the author and the topic. David Leonhardt is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times I’ve read for…
BOOK REVIEW: Love Your Enemies by Aurthur C. Brooks
By Jim Heffernan I bought this book last April and I’m not sure why I did not review it at the time. The author is a devout Catholic with serious conservative and…
BOOK REVIEW: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 Books of 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tis the season of “tops of 2023” lists – so here we go … book reviewer Jim Heffernan gives us his Top 20 books. By Jim Heffernan Another year, another…
BOOK REVIEW: Our Endangered Values – America’s Moral Crisis by Jimmy Carter (2006)
By Jim Heffernan This is an older book I’ve just read. At the time of writing, I was too busy with my day-job to do much non-technical reading. Even if it is…
BOOK REVIEW: From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman
By Jim Heffernan I chose this book because I was seeking a better understanding of what drives the madness between Israel and its neighbors. The book is thirteen years old, but little…
GARIBALDI MUSEUM SPONSORS TILLABOOK FAIR NOV. 18th – LOCAL AUTHORS GATHER
The Garibaldi Museum is sponsoring the TillaBook Fair at the museum on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Fourteen authors from Tillamook County will be on hand to…