Category: Biography

• May 24, 2025

  Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue

  “Pamela’s strategic sex life is now recognized by scholars of diplomacy and war as “politically significant.” Power. Pamela Harriman’s power was sex and intrigue, and Kingmaker tells Harriman’s global impact spanning from World War II through the Clinton administration. I appreciated Sonia Purnell’s use of recently unveiled primary sources because this book reads like historical…
• December 26, 2024

  2024 Power Rankings

  5 Stars-I would recommend these to anyone.  The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple The Gatekeepers is the best book I read this year. Chris Whipple gives an inside view of American history through the lens of White House Chiefs of Staff, and his interviews include some…
• December 28, 2023

  Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World’s Greatest Outlaw

  Mark Bowden’s tells an incredible story about the life, business, and pursuit of Pablo Escobar. I could not believe the resources required to ultimately take him down, and the book made me appreciate the justice process in the United States. Escobar escaped capture for decades because of the mass corruption within Colombia, and the deeply…
• May 8, 2023

  Made From Scratch: The Legendary Success Story of Texas Roadhouse

  In Made From Scratch: The Legendary Success Story of Texas Roadhouse, Kent Taylor tells his life story including the founding of Texas Roadhouse. He ran cross country at the University of North Carolina, operated night clubs, managed Bennigan’s and a handful of other restaurants before finding funding to start Texas Roadhouse. I appreciated Kent’s story,…