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The Best Books I Read in 2010![]() In Watermelon Sugar, Richard Brautigan![]() The Narcissism Epidemic, Jeane Twenge and W. Keith Campbell
Reader beware – once your eyes have been open to the depth of narcissism in this country, you can’t ignore it. I see it almost daily, whether is a toddler’s shirt that reads “I’m a Princess” or song lyrics “I’ve got style/miles and miles/So much style its wastin’.” This book is available at the Clarksville/Montgomery County Public Library (616.8585 Twe.) The Devil in the White City, Erick Larson
Burnham had very little time to build the “White City,” the center of the fair. Bad land, politics, death, time and money pressures are the constant backdrop of adversity to him working tirelessly in this monumental task. At the same time, America was quietly being exposed to its first serial killer. The sadistic, cunning, psychopath, H.H. Holmes, was enticing young woman in town for the fair to stay at his ‘hotel.’ Numerous women vanished. H.H. Holmes tortured young women in a homemade gas chamber and crematorium. He cut up children and placed them in stoves. He killed business owners, and then told patrons he purchased the business, and the previous owners just retired and left town. With his charismatic personality, he charmed, scammed, tortured, and killed more people than we may ever know. This book is available at the Clarksville/Montgomery County Library (364.1523 Lar.) There is also a History channel documentary on H.H. Holmes that is available on the Netflix website. Jack Hinson’s One Man War, Tom McKinney
He killed numerous Union officers, ambushed from high on a cliff as they floated down the Tennessee River on their supply boats. His personal story exemplifies the war that pitted “brother against brother.” Heart wrenching and very well researched, this book is held in high esteem by local historians and civil war buffs. This book is available at the Clarksville/Montgomery County Library (976.835 McK.) In case you are wondering, the previously mentioned song lyrics are from Pavement’s song “Frontwards.” This Years’ Honorable Mentions
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About Blayne Clements
I am a 30 something graduate from Austin Peay State University, where I graduated in 1997 with two majors (Accounting and Finance). I am a very happily married man, with one beautiful daughter. I enjoy a professional life of public service and a personal life of travel, reading, music, and always trying to learn from others. SectionsArts and LeisureTopicsClarksville Montgomery County Library, Dunbar Cave, Jack Hinson's One Man War, Land Between the Lakes, Larry Matthews |
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