Karloff and Lugosi or if you prefer Lugosi and Karloff, either way for much of the movie loving public these are the two major stars of the classic Hollywood horror film. Their names and definitive roles, Dracula and Frankenstein, are paramount and seemingly equal in stature from the time of their star making appearances in [...]

“The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” is the book by Michael Lewis that is the basis for the surprise smash hit film starring Sandra Bullock. At the center of both the book and the movie is the incredible true story of Michael Oher and his climb from desperate poverty, neglect and dysfunction to wealth, [...]

Where do men win glory in our modern society? In sports, in battle, in service, in academics, in friends, in family? Author Jon Krakauer examines this and more through the prism of one man’s life and death in “Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman”. Krakauer takes us beneath the surface images of [...]

I picked this one up while touring the fascinating FDR Presidential Library & Museum back in January and was inspired to read it cover to cover after spending a lovely afternoon at  the Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown, New Jersey.   I had been thinking for quite some time that I should really work on learning [...]

Professional wrestling is a sport that is usually laughed at and considered fake and stupid by most people. The wrestlers, seen as steroid driven idiots, without a thought in their heads,  I used to think that way until I read this book.  A friend of mine, recommended this book and I was skeptical about reading [...]

After having listened to these 13 CDs, I am now a devoted Paul Newman fan despite having seen only four of his films to date.  This detailed biography presents the actor, car racer, and philanthropist as a fun-loving, competitive, and spirited joker who lived life to the fullest.  Attributing much of his success to pure [...]

Father’s Day. It’s coming up this Sunday and I know we all wait until the last minute to go shopping, so here I present my suggestion for the impossible-to-shop-for dad. Because so many of us have them – the ones who have no hobbies, or they only have one hobby, for which you’ve already bought [...]