Category Archives: Book Spotlight

“Anti-Intellectualism in America” by Richard Hofstadter

Posted on October 26, 2018 by tomdwyer

So many books from the past are getting a second read because of their resonance with our situation today. “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis or “1984” by George Orwell are classic examples. This month we bring you another … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight for July and August

Posted on September 5, 2018 by tomdwyer

2 book selections from client Jill A., PLUS a little something extra We always like hearing what our clients are reading, and this month client Jill A. had two great picks for us. Donald Trump’s version of a “Deep State” … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 July-August, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Uncategorized | Tagged democracy in chains, powell doctrine, powell memo, sons of wichita | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “A Higher Loyalty” by James Comey

Posted on May 30, 2018 by tomdwyer

“A Higher Loyalty- Truth, Lies, and Leadership” By James Comey Our In-House Review by Charles Letherwood, “Book Spotlight” Bureau Staff Writer Sometimes it’s nice to think there might still be ethical people left in the world. Not unflawed paragons of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 June, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged a higher loyalty, book, comey, ethics | Comments Off

Book Spotlight for Feb-Mar 2018

Posted on March 28, 2018 by tomdwyer

2 Book Recommendations From One Of Our Clients We’re taking a break this month from reading but never fear, our Book Spotlight will not go unfilled. Client Dick H. has two books to share with the Tom Dwyer Community, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Feb-Mar NL, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, democracy in chains, disarming history of the 2nd amendment, government, guns | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- Leading You To The Reading You’re Needing

Posted on January 3, 2018 by tomdwyer

We love books at Tom Dwyer because books give us time to think in a world where time (and thought) is an all-too-rare commodity. Books give authors all the time they want to marshal their best thoughts, and readers all … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Dec-Jan, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, books, churchill, dereliction of duty, orwell | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “5 Books To Make You Less Stupid About The Civil War” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Posted on November 17, 2017 by tomdwyer

You learn something new every day. In recent weeks, we’ve ‘learned’ new things about the Civil War that weren’t taught in school… that it wasn’t about slavery, that it was about States’ Rights, and that if we would have just … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Oct-Nov, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged battle cry of freedom, book spotlight, books, frederick douglass, grant, out of the house of bondage, reading the man | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “Space and Ocean Exploration: The Alternative to the Military Industrial Complex” by Danny Quintana

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

History has proven Eisenhower’s thoughts on the Military/Industrial Complex tragically prophetic, but seeing a dragon isn’t the same as slaying it. The M/IC has grown and thrives for real reasons and it won’t go away just because the majority of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, books, eisenhower, exploration, military industrial complex, ocean, quintana, space | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “Churchill and Orwell- The Fight For Freedom” by Thomas Ricks PLUS- Bibliophile quiz

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

“Those Right-wingers are heartless bastards that want to kill granny.” “Those Left-wing pinkos just hate America”. It seems every that everyone can find the problem with the “other side”, but maybe they’re looking in the wrong place. Two of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 June and July, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged bibliophile, book spotlight, books, churchill, cold war, orwell | Comments Off

“Stamped From The Beginning” by Ibram X. Kendi PLUS- our recommendation for a classic

Posted on April 28, 2017 by tomdwyer

This month we bring you two recommendations. The first is essential as we grapple all too clumsily with race in America, the second is essential for understanding the deepest ideas that drive us all. As always, just click the links … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 April, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book, book spotlight, color blind, davis, discriminatory, du bois, garrison, ibram x kendi, jefferson, mather, pirsig, post racial, racist, slavery, stamped from the beginning, zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance | Comments Off

“Dereliction of Duty” by H.R. McMaster

Posted on March 22, 2017 by tomdwyer

One of President Trump’s most interesting staff picks has been General H.R. McMaster to replace General Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor. McMaster has received a generally warm reception from both sides of the aisle, and has been referred to … Continue reading →