Category Archives: Book reviews

The Best Books I Read in 2020

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Ken Dowell

From a housing project in Brooklyn to a crematorium in Korea. Continue reading →

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Hear a Book, See a Country

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Review of Cry, the Beloved Country on Audible Continue reading →

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How I Came to Spend the Pandemic Thinking About Winston Churchill

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of recent works by Candice Millard and Eric Larson Continue reading →

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The Six Best Books I Read in 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Ken Dowell

Stories of Prohibition, the Syrian civil war and growing up in 1960’s Brooklyn. Continue reading →

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What to Think of Thomas Edison

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Ken Dowell

The man, the book, the movie Continue reading →

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Car Trouble and Other Family Problems

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Ken Dowell

Robert Rorke’s novel set in a working class Irish neighborhood in Brooklyn in the 1960’s Continue reading →

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The Five Best Books I Read in 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Some history, some contemporary life in America and the view from outer space. Continue reading →

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History of Radio: Sources and Book Reviews

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Ken Dowell

A reading list for 100 years of radio. Continue reading →

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Oil, Water and Intrigue: A Book Review

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Oil and Water, by P.J. Lazos Continue reading →

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The Lovers: A News Story

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Ken Dowell

A review of The Lovers, Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet. A true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing. Continue reading →

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