Good Reads
2014-10-07 - by
Writing isn’t ditch-digging. But, take it from me, writing a book is hard work. So I admire people who do it. And I encourage you to check out…correct that: I strongly urge you to BUY and READ three new books by three great North Carolinians.
The books are “Billy Bowater” by E.C. (Redge) Hanes, “The Little Book of Do” by Kel Landis III and “Entering North Carolina: Set Clock Back 100 Years” by Jim Leutze.
Two of the authors have book-signings this week at Raleigh’s Quail Ridge Books, the greatest bookstore in the world. Leutze is there Wednesday and Hanes, Thursday.
Hanes’ book is a fictionalized account of the 1984 Hunt-Helms campaign, focused on Helms’ war against what he claimed was pornographic art. The central figure is a Helms aide from a prominent North Carolina family who tries to find his moral bearings in the political swamp. Hanes himself is a member of a venerable Winston-Salem family who earned a Bronze Star in Vietnam, became a close friend of Maya Angelou and is one of the best conversationalists around.
Side note: Redge’s book is published by my favorite publisher in the world, John Blair in Winston-Salem.
When Kel Landis told me he was writing a book, I was skeptical. A lot of people say they’re writing a book. Few do it. Kel did. Appropriately, his is “The Little Book of Do.” Confession: I’m an addict of “self-help” books. Kel’s is better, sharper and more useful than any I’ve read. It benefits from his North Carolina roots and his career in banking and investing. It’s a fun, fast and fulfilling read.
Leutze’s book is, as Hodding Carter III, says, “a grim recital of the current reactionary takeover of state government and an urgent litany of specific steps to reverse course.” Leutze knows whereof he speaks; he’s a historian, former UNC Wilmington Chancellor and a one-time legislative candidate himself.
Turn off the TV, shut down your laptop and read all three. Trust me: You’ll be glad you did.
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Good Reads
2014-10-07/
Writing isn’t ditch-digging. But, take it from me, writing a book is hard work. So I admire people who do it. And I encourage you to check out…correct that: I strongly urge you to BUY and READ three new books by three great North Carolinians.
The books are “Billy Bowater” by E.C. (Redge) Hanes, “The Little Book of Do” by Kel Landis III and “Entering North Carolina: Set Clock Back 100 Years” by Jim Leutze.
Two of the authors have book-signings this week at Raleigh’s Quail Ridge Books, the greatest bookstore in the world. Leutze is there Wednesday and Hanes, Thursday.
Hanes’ book is a fictionalized account of the 1984 Hunt-Helms campaign, focused on Helms’ war against what he claimed was pornographic art. The central figure is a Helms aide from a prominent North Carolina family who tries to find his moral bearings in the political swamp. Hanes himself is a member of a venerable Winston-Salem family who earned a Bronze Star in Vietnam, became a close friend of Maya Angelou and is one of the best conversationalists around.
Side note: Redge’s book is published by my favorite publisher in the world, John Blair in Winston-Salem.
When Kel Landis told me he was writing a book, I was skeptical. A lot of people say they’re writing a book. Few do it. Kel did. Appropriately, his is “The Little Book of Do.” Confession: I’m an addict of “self-help” books. Kel’s is better, sharper and more useful than any I’ve read. It benefits from his North Carolina roots and his career in banking and investing. It’s a fun, fast and fulfilling read.
Leutze’s book is, as Hodding Carter III, says, “a grim recital of the current reactionary takeover of state government and an urgent litany of specific steps to reverse course.” Leutze knows whereof he speaks; he’s a historian, former UNC Wilmington Chancellor and a one-time legislative candidate himself.
Turn off the TV, shut down your laptop and read all three. Trust me: You’ll be glad you did.
Posted in General