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The Book The Movie

February 28th, 2010

 Here's a piece I wrote on the blog My Book the Movie

The Page 69 Test

February 18th, 2010

I have a piece on the really fascinating website "The Page 69 Test". Here is the premise; they get authors to talk about the 69th page of their book, and relate how well it encompasses the story and the spirit of their work.

Please take a look!

The Page 69 Test

The Most Powerful Book I Ever Read

February 4th, 2010
I'm rereading House to House, a nonfiction account of the Battle of Fallujah, by David Bellavia, for a guest column I am writing, and it is every bit as amazing and as powerful as the first time I read it. It truly is the best book about men at war that I have ever come across.

Interrogating the CIA

February 4th, 2010

He's been the NSA chief, the CIA chief, the DNI (Director of National Intelligence) and a 4-star general in the Air Force. I'd say we owe him a minute or two to hear his opinion on a very important issue.

 Washington Post Op-ed