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This blog is all about words because they matter, they influence, they entertain and when you put them down on a page in a meaningful order, they acquire permanence. Contained here is my writing over the past 10+ years, primarily book reviews over the past ~5 years, and I also have a book review podcast, Talking Nonfiction, available on Apple or Spotify.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Inauguration of President Barack Obama

From http://www.whitehouse.gov/...



From http://www.time.com/ comes Nancy Gibbs' piece "Barack Obama's Inaugural Address: Humility, Gratitude, Sacrifice". Excellent writing befitting the occasion.
Posted by Dave at 1/20/2009
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26. Lab Girl - Hope Jahren
25. The Best Team Money Can Buy - Molly Knight
24. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu - Joshua Hammer
23. Going to Pieces without Falling Apart - Mark Epstein
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21. The Outlaw Sea - William Langewiesche
20. Algorithms to Live By - Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths
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16. Coach Wooden and Me - Kareem Abdul-Jabbbar
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10. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
9. Smarter Faster Better - Charles Duhigg
8. The Cubs Way - Tom Verducci
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  • 23. Ghost Soliders - Hampton Sides
  • 22. Natural Born Heroes - Christopher McDougall
  • 21. Pitching Around Fidel - S.L. Price
  • 20. The Martian - Andy Weir
  • 19. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest – Stieg Larsson
  • 18. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia - Mohsin Hamid
  • 17. Pirate Hunters - Robert Kurson
  • 16. Voices in the Ocean - Susan Casey
  • 15. In the Kingdom of Ice - Hampton Sides
  • 14. Wild - Cheryl Strayed
  • 13. On the Burning Edge - Kyle Dickman
  • 12. The Tiger - John Vaillant
  • 11. Elon Musk - Ashlee Vance
  • 10. The Wright Brothers - David McCullough
  • 9. The Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown
  • 8. Dead Wake - Erik Larson
  • 7. How We Got to Now - Steven Johnson
  • 6. Bold - Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler
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  • 4. Daily Rituals - Mason Currey
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  • 2. A Prayer for the City - Buzz Bissinger
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2014 booklist

  • 29. "Just Mercy" - Bryan Stevenson
  • 28. "Kitchen Confidential" - Anthony Bourdain
  • 27. "Skink - No Surrender" - Carl Hiaasen
  • 26. "Being Mortal" - Atul Gawande
  • 25. "Boy On Ice" - John Branch
  • 24. "In the Heart of the Sea" - Nathaniel Philbrick
  • 23. "Factory Man" - Beth Macy
  • 22. "American Hippopotamus" - Jon Mooallem
  • 21. "A Sudden Light" - Garth Stein
  • 20. "Deep" - James Nestor
  • 19. "Shadows in the Vineyard" - Maxamillian Potter
  • 18. "Abundance" - Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler
  • 17. "After Visiting Friends" - Michael Hainey
  • 16. "No Place to Hide" - Glenn Greenwald
  • 15. "The Divide" - Matt Taibbi
  • 14. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" - Stieg Larsson
  • 13. "Pilgrim's Wilderness" - Tom Kizzia
  • 12. "Show Your Work" - Austin Kleon
  • 11. "Flash Boys" - Michael Lewis
  • 10. "Bigger Than the Game" - Dirk Hayhurst
  • 9. "Grandma Gatewood's Walk" - Ben Montgomery
  • 8. "Hatching Twitter" - Nick Bilton
  • 7. "Showtime" - Jeff Pearlman
  • 6. "Young Money" - Kevin Roose
  • 5. "Trapped Under the Sea" - Neil Swidey
  • 4. "The Everything Store" - Brad Stone
  • 3. "Beautiful Ruins" - Jess Walter
  • 2. "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" - Chris Hadfield
  • 1. "One Summer: America, 1927" - Bill Bryson

2013 booklist

  • 21. "Because I Said So!" by Ken Jennings
  • 20. "Crash and Burn" by Artie Lange
  • 19. "The Smartest Kids in the World" by Amanda Ripley
  • 18. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell
  • 17. "Vanished" by Wil Hylton
  • 16. "The Signature of All Things" by Elizabeth Gilbert
  • 15. "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" by Haruki Murakami
  • 14. "Outcasts United" by Warren St. John
  • 13. "Ingenious" by Jason Fagone
  • 12. "Sisterland" by Curtis Sittenfeld
  • 11. "The Telling Room" by Michael Paterniti
  • 10. "Bad Monkey" by Carl Hiaasen
  • 9. "Someone Could Get Hurt" by Drew Magary
  • 8. "The Skies Belong to Us" by Brendan Koerner
  • 7. "Wild Ones" by Jon Mooallem
  • 6. "Driving Mr. Albert" by Michael Paterniti
  • 5. "How Children Succeed" by Paul Tough
  • 4. "Plan B" by David Kord Murray
  • 3. "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann
  • 2. "How Will You Measure Your Life" by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth & Karen Dillon
  • 1. "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo

2012 booklist

  • 30. "The Signal and the Noise" - Nate Silver
  • 29. "Rise to Greatness" - David Von Drehle
  • 28. "Elsewhere" - Richard Russo
  • 27. "Sutton" - J.R. Moehringer
  • 26. "Triburbia" - Karl Taro Greenfeld
  • 25. "Alaskan Travels" - Edward Hoagland
  • 24. "Mockingjay" - Suzanne Collins
  • 23. "Bird by Bird" - Anne Lamott
  • 22. "Start Something That Matters" - Blake Mycoskie
  • 21. "The Startup of You" - Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
  • 20. "The Voodoo Wave" - Mark Kriedler
  • 19. "The $100 Startup" - Chris Guillebeau
  • 18. "The Art of Non-Conformity" - Chris Guillebeau
  • 17. "Steal Like An Artist" - Austin Kleon
  • 16. "Catching Fire" - Suzanne Collins
  • 15. "One Shot at Forever" - Chris Ballard
  • 14. "Hunger Games" - Suzanne Collins
  • 13. "I Suck at Girls" - Justin Halpern
  • 12. "The Man Who Quit Money" - Mark Sundeen
  • 11. "The 4-Hour Workweek" - Tim Ferriss
  • 10. "Drop Dead Healthy" - A.J. Jacobs
  • 9. "The Things They Carried" - Ken O'Brien
  • 8. "Maphead" - Ken Jennings
  • 7. "Out of My League" - Dirk Hayhurst
  • 6. "The Bullpen Gospels" - Dirk Hayhurst
  • 5. "Public Parts" - Jeff Jarvis
  • 4. "Pulphead" - John Jeremiah Sullivan
  • 3. "Man Seeks God" - Eric Weiner
  • 2. "The Best American Sports Writing 2011" - Jane Leavy editor
  • 1. "I Was Blind But Now I See" - James Altucher

2011 booklist

  • 21. "Steve Jobs" - Walter Isaacson
  • 20. "The Postmoral" - Drew Magary
  • 19. "Boomerang" - Michael Lewis
  • 18. "Rin Tin Tin: The Life & Legend" - Susan Orlean
  • 17. "Life Itself" - Roger Ebert
  • 16. "Those Guys Have All the Fun" - James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales
  • 15. "Wonder Girl" - Don Van Natta Jr.
  • 14. "Born to Run" - Christopher McDougall
  • 13. "Bossypants" - Tina Fey
  • 12. "The Preacher and the Presidents" - Nancy Gibbs & Michael Duffy
  • 11. "Dig This Gig" - Laura Dodd
  • 10. "Endgame" - Frank Brady
  • 9. "An Accidental Sportswriter" - Robert Lipsyte
  • 8. "Love Wins" - Rob Bell
  • 7. "In the Garden of Beasts" - Erik Larson
  • 6. "Branch Rickey" - Jimmy Breslin
  • 5. "Under the Banner of Heaven" - Jon Krakauer
  • 4. "The Investment Answer" - Daniel Goldie & Gordon Murray
  • 3. "The Orchid Thief" - Susan Orlean
  • 2. "They Call Me Baba Booey" - Gary Dell' Abate
  • 1. "Unbroken" - Laura Hillenbrand

2010 booklist

  • 21. "The War for Late Night" - Bill Carter
  • 20. "How Lucky You Can Be" - Buster Olney
  • 19. "The Wave" - Susan Casey
  • 18. "War" - Sebastian Junger
  • 17. "Star Island" - Carl Hiaasen
  • 16. "Delivering Happiness" - Tony Hsieh
  • 15. "Sh*t My Dad Says" - Justin Halpern
  • 14. "The Tender Bar" - J.R. Moehringer
  • 13. "Swimming to Cambodia" - Spalding Gray
  • 12. "Lost in My Own Backyard" - Tim Cahill
  • 11. "Fire" - Sebastian Junger
  • 10. "The No-Cry Potty Solution" - Elizabeth Pantley
  • 9. "The Big Short" - Michael Lewis
  • 8. "The Checklist Manifesto" - Atul Gawande
  • 7. "Have a Little Faith" - Mitch Albom
  • 6. "White Fang" - Jack London
  • 5. "Planet Google" - Randall Stross
  • 4. "Last Words" - George Carlin
  • 3. "Ford County" - John Grisham
  • 2. "What the Dog Saw" - Malcolm Gladwell
  • 1. "Trust Agents" - Chris Brogan & Julien Smith

2009 booklist

  • 31. "The Lost Symbol" - Dan Brown
  • 30. "Superfreakonomics" - Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
  • 29. "Open" - Andre Agassi
  • 28. "Borrowing Brilliance" - David Kord Murray
  • 27. "Where Men Win Glory" - Jon Krakauer
  • 26. "Paris to the Moon" - Adam Gopnik
  • 25. "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" - Alain de Botton
  • 24. "Reset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America" - Kurt Andersen
  • 23. "Home Ice" - Jack Falla
  • 22. "'Tis" - Frank McCourt
  • 21. "Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It's Becoming, and Why It Matters" - Scott Rosenberg
  • 20. "Angela's Ashes" - Frank McCourt
  • 19. "Strokes of Genius" - L. Jon Wertheim
  • 18. "Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in the Minor League America" - S.L. Price
  • 17. "Keep it Real: Writing Creative Nonfiction" - Lee Gutkind: editor
  • 16. "American Parent" - Sam Apple
  • 15. "Home Ice: Reflections and Confessions of a Hockey Lifer" - Jack Falla
  • 14. "Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood" - Michael Lewis
  • 13. "Treasure Island" - Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 12. "The Longest Trip Home" - John Grogan
  • 11. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - Mark Twain
  • 10. "Marley & Me" - John Grogan
  • 9. "Eclipse" - Stephenie Meyer
  • 8. "What Would Google Do?" - Jeff Jarvis
  • 7. "Healthy Aging" - Dr. Andrew Weil
  • 6. "Call of the Wild" - Jack London
  • 5. "God Save the Fan" - Will Leitch
  • 4. "Triangle" - David Von Drehle
  • 3. "New Moon" - Stephenie Meyer
  • 2. "Tropic of Hockey" - Dave Bidini
  • 1. "Outliers" - Malcolm Gladwell

2008 booklist

  • 29. "Too Fat to Fish" - Artie Lange
  • 28. "Hero of the Underground" - Jason Peter
  • 27. "The Audacity of Hope" - Barack Obama... halfway
  • 26. "Zero Days" - Barbara Egbert
  • 25. "The Hard Way" - Mark Jenkins
  • 24. "The Last Lecture" - Randy Pausch
  • 23. "Saved" - Jack Falla
  • 22. "Traffic" - Tom Vanderbilt
  • 21. "For Those About to Write" - Dave Bidini
  • 20. "American Wife" - Curtis Sittenfeld
  • 19. "Born Standing Up" - Steve Martin
  • 18. "Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good" - Sarah Lacy
  • 17. "A Few Seconds of Panic" - Stefan Fatsis
  • 16. "When You Are Engulfed in Flame" - David Sedaris
  • 15. "The New New Thing" - Michael Lewis
  • 14. "Twilight" - Stephanie Meyer
  • 13. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" - Garth Stein
  • 12. "Straight Man" - Richard Russo
  • 11. "Mr Sebastian and the Negro Magician" - Daniel Wallace
  • 10. "Alternadad" - Neal Pollack
  • 9. "The Geography of Bliss" - Eric Weiner
  • 8. "The Open Road- 14th Dalai Lama" - Paco Iyer
  • 7. "Journey" - James Michener
  • 6. "The Appeal" - John Grisham
  • 5. "America: An Illustrated History" - Time Inc
  • 4. "The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told" - Bryant Urstadt: editor
  • 3. "Far Afield" - S.L. Price
  • 2. "Lucky You" - Carl Hiaasen
  • 1. "A Spot of Bother" - Mark Haddon

2007 booklist

  • 27. "The No Cry Sleep Solution" - Elizabeth Pantley
  • 26. "The Black Swan" - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • 25. "Slam" - Nick Hornby
  • 24. "A Walk Across America" - Peter Jenkins
  • 23. "Writing Down the Bones" - Natalie Goldberg
  • 22. "How Tough Could it Be?" - Austin Murphy
  • 21. "Quiet Strength" - Tony Dungy
  • 20. "You Can Run But You Can't Hide" - Duane "Dog" Chapman
  • 19. "The Heart Aroused" - David Whyte
  • 18. "Better" - Atul Gawande
  • 17. "All New Baseball Brainteasers" - Michael Morse
  • 16. "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows" - J.K. Rowling
  • 15. "Strip Tease" - Carl Hiaasen
  • 14. "A Long Way Gone" - Ishmael Beah
  • 13. "A Photographer's Life" - Annie Leibovitz
  • 12. "Born on a Blue Day" - Daniel Tammet
  • 11. "Freedom Writers" - Erin Gruwell
  • 10. "King Dork" - Frank Portman
  • 9."Stormy Weather" - Carl Hiassen
  • 8. "The Game" - Ken Dryden
  • 7. "The Innocent Man" - John Grisham
  • 6. "The Know It All" - A.J. Jacobs
  • 5. "The Man Who Heard Voices (M Night Shymalan) - Michael Bamberger
  • 4. "Thin Ice: A Season in Hell with the NY Rangers" - Larry Sloman
  • 3. "Three Cups of Tea" - Greg Mortenson
  • 2. "Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space" - Chris Jones
  • 1. “Teach with Your Heart” – Erin Gruwell

2006 booklist

  • 29. “Thunderstruck” – Erik Larson
  • 28. “A Death in Belmont” – Sebastian Junger
  • 27. “A Long Way Down” – Nick Hornby
  • 26. “A Sense of the World” – Jason Roberts
  • 25. “Apex Hides the Hurt” – Colson Whitehead
  • 24. “Basket Case” – Carl Hiaasen
  • 23. “Cesar’s Way” – Cesar Millan
  • 22. “Company” – Max Barry
  • 21. “Cradle to Cradle” – William McDonough
  • 20. “Isaac’s Storm” – Eric Larson
  • 19. “Jennifer Government” – Max Barry… halfway
  • 18. “Mary Mary” – James Patterson
  • 17. “More Than You Know” – Michael Mauboussin… skimmed
  • 16. “Native Tongue” – Carl Hiaasen
  • 15. “Nature Girl” – Carl Hiaasen
  • 14. “Next Man Up” – John Feinstein… halfway
  • 13. “Politics Lost” – Joe Klein
  • 12. “Prep” – Curtis Sittlefield
  • 11. “Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer” – Warren St John
  • 10. “Silly Puppy” – Carl Hiaasen
  • 9. “Skinny Dip” – Carl Hiaasen
  • 8. “Team of Rivals” – Doris Goodwin
  • 7. “The Adventurist” – Robert Young Pelton
  • 6. “The Beach” – Alex Garland
  • 5. “The Blind Side” – Michael Lewis
  • 4. “The Devil in the White City” – Eric Larson
  • 3. “The Devil’s Teeth” – Susan Casey
  • 2. “The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid” – Bill Bryson
  • 1. “The Tragedy of Vietnam” – Patrick Hearden

2005 booklist

  • 27. “1776” – David McCullough
  • 26. “23 Days In July: Lance Armstrong” – John Wilcockson
  • 25. “Aces” – Mychael Urban
  • 24. “All I Ever Did Was Ask” – Terry Gross
  • 23. “Ballad of the Whiskey Robber” – Julian Rubenstein
  • 22. “Blink” – Malcolm Gladwell
  • 21. “Complications” – Atul Gawande
  • 20. “Don’t Think of an Elephant” – George Lakoff
  • 19. “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” – Lynne Truss
  • 18. “Freakonomics” – Steven Levitt
  • 17. “Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince” – J.K. Rowling
  • 16. “How to be Good” – Nick Hornby
  • 15. “Last Best League” – Jim Collins
  • 14. “On Writing” – Stephen King
  • 13. “Seabiscuit” – Laura Hillenbrand
  • 12. “So You Want to Be a Writer” – Brenda Ueland
  • 11. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” – Barbara Robinson
  • 10. “The Education of a Coach” – David Halberstam
  • 9. “The Killer Angels” – Michael Shaara – halfway…
  • 8. “The Life of Pi” – Yann Martel
  • 7. “The Lovely Bones” – Alice Sebold
  • 6. “The Old Ball Game” – Frank Deford
  • 5. “The Plot Against America” – Phillip Roth
  • 4. “Three Days in August” – Tony LaRussa
  • 3. “Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and …” – Peter Bernstein… halfway
  • 2. “Wicked, the Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” – Gregory Maguire
  • 1. “Working Identity: Strategies for Reinventing Your Career” – Herminia Ibarra

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