Tag Archives: books

Riding the Rails, A Multimedia Review

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Ken Dowell

How a generation of American teens became hoboes. Continue reading →

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Coding Our Future: Novelists Weigh In

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of The Circle by Dave Eggers and Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart Continue reading →

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A Growing Up in the 50’s Book Review: The Shame of What We Are

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Ken Dowell

A review of Sam Gridley’s The Shame of What We Are, a novel in pieces. Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Two book reviews. Newark and Detroit Continue reading →

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Mr. Boardwalk, Atlantic City

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Review of Louis Greenstein’s novel, Mr. Boardwalk, a tale of Atlantic City. Continue reading →

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Red Dirt by Joe Samuel Starnes

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Ken Dowell

The rise fall and reconstruction of a tennis player from rural Georgia. Continue reading →

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Worlds Collide, a Review of Dead Wake

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Ken Dowell

The sinking of the Lusitania was an act of terrorism. 1,195 people died. None were military personnel. Continue reading →

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Descendants of the Silk Strike: Two Book Reviews

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of books by two authors whose grandparents lived through the Paterson Silk Strike. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: Book Reviews

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Books reviews of sources for history of vacations in America. Continue reading →

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What I Read (aka The Content I Consume)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Ken Dowell

I start each day with the expectation of getting around to a pretty full list of news and information. Or, to put it in more modern vernacular, I expect to consume a lot of content. I approach this task armed … Continue reading →

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