Desperate Passage: The Donner Party by Ethan Rarick Rating ***** When ever I get the opportunity, I like to get totally immersed in a story. This usually involves a story that is told in more than one medium: book, film, or documentary. Two recent examples covered in this blog are the HBO series … [Read more...] about Everything The Donner Party
Moneyball: Book vs Film
Moneyball by Michael Lewis - Rating **** 1/2 Moneyball the film directed by Bennett Miller and written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Zorkin Rating **** I always enjoy having the option to read a book and then seeing that book come to life in film. This blog is full of examples of this. One that … [Read more...] about Moneyball: Book vs Film
The Best of Everything Nonfiction for 2009
Here is my list of the very best nonfiction books, films, and documentaries that I've seen or read this past year. Only books or films that got a four star rating or higher made the list. Anything getting a five star rating is indicated with an asterisk. The items in this list do not necessarily … [Read more...] about The Best of Everything Nonfiction for 2009
Review of The Bounty
Review of The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty by Caroline AlexanderRating ***** I usually like to have two or three books going at once, alternating chapters between books. Fifty pages into this book I put all other reading aside. I let myself be whisked away back to the … [Read more...] about Review of The Bounty