Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search

Who is this Jesus guy, anyway?

Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Marcus J. Borg

by Leave a Comment

In “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time,” Marcus J. Borg starts out by talking about how the images Christians have of Jesus influence the way they live their faith. Unfortunately, according to Borg, many of the images our culture has accumulated of Jesus are not authentic to who he really was. Drawing on research from the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars dedicated to determining the historicity of events and statements in the gospel, Borg attempts to create a picture of Jesus that more […]

A mixed bag of people who maybe, sorta, could’ve been famous

Banvard's Folly by Paul Collins

by Leave a Comment

Paul Collins is one of my favorite writers of historical true-crime, as seen in his wonderful books Blood & Ivy and Duel with the Devil. When I learned about his first book, Banvard’s Folly, I knew I had to get my hands and eyes on it. The subtitle promises a fascinating collection: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luck. The book jacket positions it as a story of antiheroes: people who “might have claimed their renown but who, whether from ill timing, […]

Indie Scene

Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion by Chris DeVille

by Leave a Comment

This was kind of an odd pick for me. I’m old enough to have lived through the Indie Rock “explosion” referred to in Chris DeVille’s title, but I wasn’t really all that involved or invested in the scene at that time. So it’s kind of odd to hear (I listened to the audiobook) the author refer to stuff that occurred in my lifetime as though it was of great cultural importance when it had very little impact on me. Sometimes it is interesting, as when […]

Bacon, It’s Been Good to Read You

The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon

by 6 Comments

The genius of a good microhistory is that it makes you care. The Gales of November is a very, very good microhistory. “Edmund Fitzgerald in MacArthur Lock” by Detroit District is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 . If you’re already steeped in the lore of the Edmund Fitzgerald because of where and when you grow up, this book will only deepen your affection. And if you somehow missed this particular historical event? Buckle up for some time travel. Bacon frames the central narrative with a lot of important […]

Let me save you some time.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

by Leave a Comment

I don’t remember how I learned about this book. All I know is that it sat in my Libby holds from March 2023 until last month. When I first added it, I was something like 282nd in line. Periodically, I toyed with the idea of taking it off my list. I also thought that perhaps it was less crazy to just buy it. I’m glad I didn’t. There is nothing wrong with this book. The content matches the blurb on the cover. However, as in […]

Who Owns the Moon? In Defence of Humanity's Common Interests in Space by A.C. Grayling

by Leave a Comment

I came across this book while thinking about modern philosophy/ethics writers I’d appreciated before. I read a few of his books several years ago, The Meaning of Things, having a particular impact on me as a guide for applying philosophy to life. His argument for vegetarianism “You’re eating carrion!” has especially rattled around in my head ever since. I was also reading Alain de Botton around the same time and it’s interesting to see how they’ve grown in different ways,de Botton with his “atheist church” while Grayling […]

https://cannonballread.com/2026/01/who-owns-the-moon-in-defence-of-humanitys-common-interests-in-space-matt_thac/



Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo