Category Archives: Book Spotlight

Book Spotlight- “War Is A Racket” by General Smedley Butler

Posted on June 11, 2014 by tomdwyer

We’ve got a short read for you this month, but a relevant one. As the latest VA scandal unfolds politicians are stumbling over each other to decry the way we treat our vets, but we were recently reminded that the … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” by Thomas Picketty

Posted on May 9, 2014 by tomdwyer

In the Afterword to his masterpiece “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, Robert Pirsig introduces us to a Swedish word, kulturbärer, meaning a “culture-bearing” book… “A culture-bearing book, like a mule, bears the culture on its back… Culture-bearing books … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Dirty Wars” by Jeremy Scahill

Posted on April 10, 2014 by tomdwyer

“Dirty Wars- The World Is A Battlefield” by Jeremy Scahill In Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill, author of the New York Times best-seller “Blackwater”, takes us inside Americas new covert wars. The foot soldiers in these battles operate globally and inside the United States … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Dog Whistle Politics” by Ian Haney-Lopez

Posted on March 11, 2014 by tomdwyer

Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class by Ian Haney-Lopez Campaigning for president in 1980, Ronald Reagan told stories of Cadillac-driving “welfare queens” and “strapping young bucks” buying T-bone steaks with food stamps. … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- Two must-reads from our clients

Posted on February 12, 2014 by tomdwyer

When you have to wait with us for your vehicle’s repair it’s a mixed blessing. You’re know you’re going to be stuck in our marginally comfortable waiting room for an undefined period, but you also know you’ll have our ever-growing … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- Flip through 2013’s library

Posted on January 16, 2014 by tomdwyer

Our shop waiting area is sorely lacking in amenities, but we do have one… our book and bumper sticker library. Each month we flip through the pages of our one of our books and invite you to join us. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “The Crash of 2013” by Thom Hartmann

Posted on December 17, 2013 by tomdwyer

What’s coming up in the future? We’ve got our fingers crossed that the new XRAY-FM will bring Thom Hartmann back to Portland’s airwaves, but there’s no need to wait until 2014 for your dose of Thom. He’s got a new … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt

Posted on November 18, 2013 by tomdwyer

It’s no secret that we live in a world of an increasing political divide. We all watched the recent government shutdown from our respective corners, most people stunned that our country could be brought to its knees by a small … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- The Scariest Book You’ll Ever Read

Posted on October 18, 2013 by tomdwyer

What makes a scary story? It’s not “bad things” as such. A story about John Wayne Gacy might evoke many things… revulsion, horror, anger, but probably not fear. Really scary stories don’t come from impossible things, either. Dracula can be … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Perfectly Legal” by David Cay Johnston

Posted on September 10, 2013 by tomdwyer

More than five years on, and there still have been no prosecutions of any major figures in the financial meltdown that almost destroyed our country. There’s been a lot of reasons floated as to why… societal disruption, the banks own … Continue reading →