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Reviews by Len Oppenheim

Happy 2009!! I hope 2009 will bring good health, fulfillment, and prosperity to all. 2008 was a tough year for many of us, in terms of our economic health and well-being. Many are hoping that the economy will recover by late 2009. I hope those predictions are true, but unfortunately it seems to me that our economic malaise may last much longer. In any event each of us who

Reviews by Len Oppenheim

Tony did it again. He had to repeatedly twist my arm before I bought and read Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Thanks Tony, not only did I really enjoy reading it I found it extremely thought-provoking and informative. This book opened up whole new avenues of knowledge and understanding about people, places, and religions about which I was almost totally ignorant.

The

Reviews by Len Oppenheim

During the last month or so I have had more time than usual to read, and I have read at least a half-dozen books (three of them were quite short). I enjoyed these books, but when I thought about which one or ones I would recommend in our September newsletter I began thinking about reading and the time spent reading and why I and/or most people read.

For me, reading is

Reviews by Len Oppenheim

If you read these newsletters regularly it must be pretty obvious to you that I am an avid reader and am lucky enough to have the time to read many books. Over the last few months I have reviewed a number of books that I read and enjoyed. These were good books, and books well worth reading, but none of them were so good that I could get overly enthusiastic about them.

Reviews by Len Oppenheim

History and politics are not areas in which I have done much reading. Like everyone else I am interested in contemporary issues and elections but my reading tastes have not lead me to read many history or political books. Happily for me, I happened to read an excellent review of The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington, by Robert D. Novak and I decided to