Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Man in the Rockefeller Suit
Vanity Fair writer Mark Seal tells the absolutely awesome story of Christian K. Gerhartsreiter, a 17-year old German immigrant who transformed himself into “Clark Rockefeller.” I first read about it here, when he went on trial. Read book reviews in … Continue reading
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The Shadow Factory
I remember reading the front page New York Times story from December 2005 that the Bush Administration had authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to engage in domestic wiretapping to search for evidence of terrorist activity without the warrants federal … Continue reading
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Scorecasting
Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won (2011) by Tobias Moskowitz and Jon Wertheim can be best described as “Sports Illustrated meets Freakonomics.” The authors crunch the data and challenge the conventional wisdom. In … Continue reading
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The Real All Americans
Sally Jenkins tells the interesting, but ultimately sad, story of the Carlisle Indian School in The Real All Americans (2007). Thoroughly researched and told well, the book tells of how a small school for young Indians played against — and … Continue reading