Peng Shepherd’s “The Cartographers” is a book of right turns molding cartographic history and adventure with a few twists that leave the reader pondering what is real. If you are like me, a sucker for maps, then the initial premise …
Creative: Sacrosanct
With “Sacrosanct,” Nick Tauro Jr. brings us his version of the attempt to redefine the uncertainty of life. What does it all mean? What does any of it mean and how does one make their small dent? There are no …
Read: Ismail Kadare (Three Books)
Welcome to Albania. Ismail Kadare, Albania’s most famous author, writes in what is characterized as a “lightly fictionalized,” style and I feel this is both accurate and haunting. Albania has a unique history, one that is mostly unknown to the …
Adventure: No Go
Chevy once designed a car for Latin America then decided to name said car “Nova,” which in Spanish means “No go.” Consequently, things did not go well for Chevrolet in Latin America. The only issue with this story is that …
Read: Hero
I totally forgot to post this. Michael Korda’s “Hero, The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia,” should be mandatory reading for anyone with a backbone and anyone with the will to live. If you watch TV all day or …
Read: Burn-In
If you are interested in reading a novel of the real robotic revolution–including both existing and not-to-distant-future tech–then “Burn-In” is a book for you. This is the second book in a series co-authored by P.W. Singer and August Cole. Both …
BikeLife: Redshift Bars and Stem Upgrade
Before you go hating, I rode this bike for nine years in stock form. Nine years. My trusty Salsa Fargo Ti is still alive and going strong. No cracks, no dings, just normal wear. I have replaced the chain, the …
Creative: East Jax 1&2
Richard Palo’s “East Jax,” both Volume One and Volume two, are what I would call classic, Zine-based, community journalism. This is a deep publishing well, believe it or not, and anything that carries on the tradition is good by me. …