Currently reading
Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement
Shelby Foote: A Writer's Life
Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral Tradition
Washington: A Life
Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
The 13th Sign
Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I
Admittedly, my dislike of this book could be a simple case of historical transference. Any implication, inference, or suggestion that because of their education and life potential the sacrifice of five Harvard graduates were somehow more honorable or significant than others who served is offensive. Pall Mall, Tennessee rests just on the horizon of where I work and live, and is the birth place of Alvin C. York, a Medal of Honor recipient and arguably the most storied American soldier of World War I. Though a smart, devote, and earnest man, Sgt. York was virtually uneducated even by the standards of his day. Yet what he accomplished with his life during the war, and most especially after the war, is inspirational on any level. His glory on the battle field was exceeded by his humility and concern for others, especially the children of his rural Tennessee valley, throughout the remainder of his life. I feel better now.