Category Archives: Book Spotlight

Book Spotlight- “The Code Breaker” by Walter Issacson

Posted on March 19, 2021 by tomdwyer

This Book is available for you to borrow from our Lobby Book & Bumper Sticker Library. Look for it next time you’re in the shop, and our Service Advisors will tell you how to check it out. If you want … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight for Feb 2021- “Four Hundred Souls”

Posted on February 17, 2021 by tomdwyer

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Book Spotlight- “There’s No Right Way To Do The Wrong Thing” by Christopher Gilbert

Posted on January 21, 2021 by tomdwyer

We’re admittedly cynical and hardly look to politicians of any stripe as moral inspirations, but we’ve seen how much variation there can be between individual officeholders. A new day is dawning as the US Presidency changes guard, but the ethical … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight for December 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

Our Book Spotlight might not shine on every book, but is shines on some of the books we think are the most interesting and useful out there. For the last decade we’ve featured one book per month, but the chaos … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- How we got here, what’s happening, where we go

Posted on November 19, 2020 by tomdwyer

Origins Of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt “How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times, even if they are different and perhaps less … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- Breakups, protests, and not reading at all

Posted on October 28, 2020 by tomdwyer

We’re growing! Up till now, Book Spotlight has focused on one book per month. Simple. But you deserve more so from now on we’re giving you more… expect at least two books per month, and possibly more depending on how … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “It Was All A Lie” by Stuart Stevens PLUS: BIG NEWS from Multnomah County Library

Posted on September 21, 2020 by tomdwyer

“It Was All A Lie- How The Republican Party Became Donald Trump” by Stuart Stevens from the publisher– “In his bare-knuckles account, Stevens confesses to the reader that the entire apparatus of his Republican Party is … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “It Was All A Lie” PLUS: The Reading Habits Of Five Generations!

Posted on August 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

It Was All A Lie- How The Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart Stevens from the publisher– “Stuart Stevens spent decades electing Republicans at every level, from presidents to senators to local officials. He knows … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- ”How Democracies Die” By Levitsky and Ziblatt

Posted on June 23, 2020 by tomdwyer

”How Democracies Die” By Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt Now in paperback, a “lucid and essential” (New York Times) look at the demise of liberal democracies around the world — and “a guide for Americans of all political persuasions” (USA … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “American Coup” by William Arkin

Posted on May 28, 2020 by tomdwyer

Joseph Heller wisely said “just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you”, and that’s pivotally important in today’s world. Trump’s blather about a ‘Deep State’ out to get him is paranoid raving at best, but there is indeed … Continue reading →

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