Written by: Larry McMurtry The War and Peace of the West, this book meticulously tracks the adventures of a few cowboys and an Indian who likes to pop out of the grass and kill them. Probably because the cowboys are retired Texas Rangers and killed the rest of his tribe. This may not be exactly […]
Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, and Dayton Duncan Follows his life and adventures through his private letters and pubic writings (and statements). Interesting facts about history, but more so showed how awesome Mark Twain was. He was a hilarious, and travelled the world for both inspiration and to create a giant canvas for […]
Written by: Walter Isaacson A great autobiography that teaches not just about Benjamin Franklin, but also the general era and other players during that time. Lots of insight into what he did and why (according to his journals) he did it. Franklin was huge into self-improvement, laying out detailed, long-term experiments and plans for himself […]
Written by: Eric Schlosser This is a well-reasoned book that while drawing out strong emotions, is primarily factual and lets listeners reach their own conclusions about the fast food industry. It isn’t “evil” corporations abusing the poor, it’s just people doing their thing and unfortunately at certain scales things just get nasty. The food safety […]
Written by: Neal Stephenson As in his other books, Stephenson creates a whole universe in tremendous detail. You get to watch the girl Nell grow up here, and follow other characters throughout their lives. Eventually their stories spiral closer and closer together until they join in a coherent and exciting conclusion. Nanotechnology, an amazing stolen […]
Written by: Edmund Morris Holy crap Theodore Roosevelt is a total badass. He started as a sickly child, but decided instead he would be awesome and made it happen. Great stories like when he was District Attorney and his way for getting rid of the stupid Blue Laws in New York was to prosecute the […]
Written by: Fyodor Dostoevsky This really long book is read by an old Russian guy (or at least in the voice of one) who speaks slowly and quietly, drawing the listener deep into every drawn out word. The result is a narration that takes forever to get through, but totally pulls you deep into the […]
Written by: David McCullough One thing is certain, John Adams was a small, small man. Seriously, he was like 4 feet tall. His story is really a backdrop for an excellent history of the United States (and parts of Europe) during the time he lived. You really get a feel for what was going on, […]
whispered words from literary masters, cheesy hacks, inspirational gurus, and fluffy crap artists into my ears. These are there stories.