DAVE WOOD
Book Report: Big heart for a big ‘horse’ of a guy
August 09, 2012
Book Report: Lyrical words tell the tale
May 31, 2012
Book Report: Young adult novels good for a change
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 12, 2011
Book Report: This week there’s a moonshine mess, a terrier’s tale
By Dave Wood, columnist , June 29, 2011
Book Report: A life at sea’s the life for me — but maybe not
My grandmother used to amuse me telling stories about her father who left the farm in Sweden to become a merchant seaman, and eventually learned seven languages.By Dave Wood, columnist , March 11, 2011
Book Report: Author’s work serves as Holocaust reminder
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 03, 2011
Book Report: Porcine prose, inventive money making in this week’s spotlight
My father wasn’t much for poetry. He was more of a Zane Grey man.By Dave Wood, columnist , February 10, 2011
Book Report: Selections for all tastes offered this week
Lerner Publications of Minneapolis continues to expand into different areas.By Dave Wood, columnist , January 21, 2011
Book Report: Mental breakdowns plague Vonnegut, the younger
Time flies. It has been 30 years since Kurt Vonnegut’s son Mark wrote “Eden Express,” an account of his descent into insanity. That book recorded his three separate bouts with mental illness that enjoyed considerable success and, although non-fiction, caused critics to compare his considerable talents with those of his famous father.By Dave Wood, columnist , November 19, 2010
Book Report: Examine university financial woes, grammar use in a new light
By Dave Wood, columnist , October 28, 2010
Book Report: Who are America’s caesars? One author gives his answer
Thousands of years ago, the Roman historian Suetonius wrote “The Twelve Caesars” in which he gave brief but penetrating essays on the first 12 caesars of Rome at the height of its power: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian; some good guys, some really bad, who ruled from 49 B.C. to A.D. 96.By Dave Wood, columnist , October 14, 2010
Book Report: Author captures essence of life in Minnesota
Journalist Peg Meier hails from Wisconsin, but for years she has been a gift to Minnesota.By Dave Wood, columnist , October 08, 2010
Book Report: Two works too hard to pass up
Two books by Wisconsin authors this week. “The Last Empty Places,” by Peter Stark (Ballantine Books, $26), is a fascinating look at “the blank spots on the American map.”By Dave Wood, columnist , September 30, 2010
Book Report: An author asks, ‘What if?’ while we look at Victoria — again
I’m always fascinated by Harry Turtledove, whose publisher bills him as “The Master of Alternate History.”By Dave Wood, columnist , September 24, 2010
Book Report: Another unfaithful golfer uncovered; a look at west coast immigration this week
A few weeks ago, I received a copy of a non-fiction book about a great golfer who got mixed up with women other than his wife and got himself into a whole mess of trouble.By Dave Wood, columnist , September 17, 2010
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