Sohrab Ahmari’s new book, “The Unbroken Thread,” follows his acclaimed spiritual memoir, “From Fire by Water,” in which the Iranian American journalist had charted the story of his conversion to Catholicism. This book is less personal and more ambitious, laying out an argument that we need to rediscover the traditions that have been swept away…
Book Review: ‘The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today’
According to ListChallenges, for the last 50 years the Bible has been the most read book in the world. The religious see the Bible as a gift from God to better themselves spiritually; the historically minded see this book as a way to explore ancient culture. Still others are drawn to the Bible for its…
Book Review: ‘Unbelievable: The Unmasking of Dr. Harrison Miller Moseley’
Tom Brokaw’s inspiring book “The Greatest Generation,” about those who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II, revealed an American generation who gave so much and asked for so little. They lived in extraordinary, challenging times but managed to build a better world with the shared values of duty, honor, courage,…
Book Review: ‘Too Long Ago’ by David Pietrusza
On the cover of “Too Long Ago,” there is a black-and-white photo of the happiest 4-year old boy you can imagine, holding his great-uncle’s hand at the latter’s bar in Amsterdam, New York. That boy is now the deservedly heralded presidential author and biographer, David Pietrusza. Today, Pietrusza’s default facial expression is “business somber” (he…
Book Review: ‘What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO’
With the hubbub about Mike Lindell as yet another victim of cancel culture, I decided to read his autobiography, “What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO,” released in 2019. Not the typical business memoir on leadership and management, the book follows the outer journey of a man living on the edge and the…
Book Review: ‘The Enduring Tension: Capitalism and the Moral Order’
One of the selling points for those who embrace far-left progressivism and even socialism is the “morality” of redistributing income and even wealth from productive, hard-working Americans to others. Opponents of these tried-and-failed philosophies can cite the empirical numbers, demonstrating that the outcomes of states and nations that have moved toward socialism have botched their…
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