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Then Everything Changed

Just finished this is a great book by Jeff Greenfield in which he explores alternative histories. It ends with an is especially fascinating  what if involving Hillary Clinton! You must read this book!

New Book

I just bought this book from the Greenville County Historical Society (see link at lower right of photo) and am looking forward to reading it.

THE BIG SHORT

I just finished this book and its a great read. Its all about the subprime mortgage meltdown and credit default swaps. The author follows a few people who recognized that a crash was coming and shorted the subprime mortgage markets and made a fortune. It makes you wonder why so called geniuses like Greenspan, Paulson, Bernanke et all could not see this coming. It seems every few years we go through some crisis like the dot com collapse and the savings and loan scandal. Now I have to decide what book I will read next.

FINISHED AT LAST!

I bought this biography of Ayn Rand last spring and started reading it while I was on vacation in May. I got through about 100 pages and then was unable to read more than a few pages at a time. Leaving it on the nightstand didn't work. For some reason I couldn't pick it up and finish it. So, being semi retired I adopted a new strategy - taking it to the local mall on my days off and plopping down in a comfortable chair. It worked and I finished it today. Now I just have to decide on which book to read next.

1974 ATLANTA BRAVES

It was a very painful loss last night to the San Francisco Giants as it was manager Bobby Cox's last game. I have been an Atlanta Braves fan ever since they moved here from Milwaukee in 1966. I can remember sitting in the right field bleachers and looking down at number 44. I was also at the game in April, 1974 when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record and I have the program to prove it. The manager at the time was Eddie Matthews. I used to have the ticket stub but it disappeared years ago.

Anti Alcohol Book

 A number of years ago I found this anti alcohol book at a local flea market. As you can tell, its in great condition considering it was published in 1887. As a wine drinker and being in the wine business I find books like this interesting and often unintentionally humorous. Take a look at the bottom picture "MORAL AND PHYSICAL THERMOMETER OF INTEMPERANCE". (Click on for bigger). Where would you place yourself on this scale?