Category Archives: Book Spotlight

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 →

Posted in 2017 Feb Mar NL, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, books, dereliction of duty, hr mcmaster, joint chiefs of staff, lyndon johnson, mcnamara, vietnam | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- 2016’s Bookshelf and Bonuses

Posted on January 11, 2017 by tomdwyer

One of our most popular features here at the shop is our unique Book and Bumper Sticker library. You can take one of our Bumper Stickers free with each visit (they’re magnetic so they won’t damage your vehicle’s paint), we … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 January, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, books, library, reading list, wrapup | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

“Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 December, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, books, ej dionne, politics, why americans hate politics | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “The Populist Explosion” by John B. Judis

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

If you’re a little unsettled by the changing nature of politics at home and abroad you’re not alone. We often see current events in isolation, yet sometimes there is a deep connection between them. Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Brexit, Barack … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 November, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, books, eu, european union, global politics, john judis, politics, populism, republican, the populist explosion, trump | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “Hitler” by Volker Ullrich

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tomdwyer

Godwin’s Law is the tongue-in-cheek observation that in online arguments, the longer the discussion continues the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Hitler approaches certainty. It’s a subtle poke at the idea that people resort to Hitler comparisons as … Continue reading →