Comments on Zero-Sum World: Friday's Forgotten Book: Lucky Bastard

More the latter, Gainesville Dave. Good call. McCa...

2009-01-14T15:26:00.000-05:00

More the latter, Gainesville Dave. Good call. McCarry dedicated the novel to Richard Condon -- author of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE.

Wait, I'm confused. Are we talking about "Primary...

2009-01-14T01:27:00.000-05:00

Wait, I'm confused. Are we talking about "Primary Colors" redux or "The Mongolian Candidate?"

Patti, I'll bet it was THE TEARS OF AUTUMN, a fict...

2009-01-12T14:03:00.000-05:00

Patti, I'll bet it was THE TEARS OF AUTUMN, a fictional treatment of JFK's assassination that was a bestseller in 1974.
Best wishes. Joe

Thanks, Joe. I read a book by him, but I can't rem...

2009-01-10T07:23:00.000-05:00

Thanks, Joe. I read a book by him, but I can't remember what.

Sounds like a fun book. I read PRIMARY COLORS when...

2009-01-09T11:20:00.000-05:00

Sounds like a fun book. I read PRIMARY COLORS when the author was still known as Anonymous. LUCKY BASTARD sounds like a welcome companion piece of sorts.

As the Obama Administration takes over with a numb...

2009-01-09T10:42:00.000-05:00

As the Obama Administration takes over with a number of Clinton-era appointees, I can't help but think that the Clinton years will get a new retrospective somehow, you know, like "Those were the prosperity years" or something like that. This book might be a fun anti-thesis to it.