Linwood Hosea Gordon-Tuesdays with Morrie
I chose to read this book because I was enrolled in a Personal Growth class here at the FCI and the instructor recommended the book to me after a few of my responses in class. He thought that I had a very good grasp on sociology and how we as humans should respond to one […]
Dennis Zeedyk-The Red Badge of Courage
Title: The Red Badge of CourageAuthor: Stephen CraneDate: 1/31/24Pages: 117 I chose this book because I heard that this book is somewhat of a classic and since it was only 117 pages, I thought I could read it quickly. Unfortunately, the conversations in the books were in Irish and 1860’s American slang, so it took […]
Dennis Zeedyk-The Good Earth
Book: The Good EarthAuthor: Pearl S BuckPages: 357Date: 1/28/25 I chose this book because I read it in high school and wanted to read it again. It is about a poor Chinese farmer, Wang Lung, and how he grew his family and land holdings bit by bit until he was a wealthy man. It shows […]
Choon Yong-Trauma Part 2.
Book Report #49: Trauma Part 2.Begin: 12/13/2025Finish: 1/26/2025Title: Trauma Part 2Author: The Change Company. Why I choose to read this books:This book was used in our Trauma Part 2 class. It teaches us trauma. PTSD and substance abuse, coping skills, using compassion to deal with PTSD, Grounding Techniques, Coping with Triggers, Self Nurturing and Boundary […]
Choon Yong-Better Bionics
Book Report #50 : Better BionicsBegin: 1/3/2025Finish: 1/24/2025Title: Better BionicsAuthor: Simon Makin Why did I choose to read this book:The article is about advancement of science in the prosthetics. This knowledge will improve my analytical and critical thinking skills and also look into the future of body part replacement. What I learned from this book:The […]
Dennis Zeedyk-11.22.63
Title: 11/22/63Author: Stephen KingPages: 849Date: 1/25/25 I chose this book because a surprising number of fellow prisoners strongly recommended this book, saying that it was one of their favorite books ever. I had never even heard of it. I also tried reading another Stephen King book two weeks ago, didn’t like it and quit reading. […]
Dennis Zeedyk-The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
Title: The Short Stories of Ernest HemingwayAuthor: Ernest HemingwayPages: 650Date: 1/26/25 I chose this book because we visited Key West in March of 2024, where we toured the Ernest Hemingway House. We spent about 1.5 hours there getting a tour & learning about his life. He lived in this house for about ten years, writing […]
Dennis Zeedyk-Golden-How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself Out of the Governor’s Office & Into Prison
Title: Golden – How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself Out of the Governor’s Office & Into PrisonAuthor: Jeff Coen & John ChasePages: 468Date: 1/23/25 I chose this book because I was fascinated how a state governor could be so brazen as to try to sell a Senate seat – the seat that Barack Obama vacated when […]
Robert Jesenik-Bad Blood
Title: Bad BloodSecrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Author: John Carreyrou Date: January 17, 2025 A friend in the library here at FCI Lompoc II recently read this book, and suggested it to me, and when someone recently returned it he checked it out for me. The author is a former Wall Street […]
Robert Jesenik-The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
Title: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel Genius, Power and Deception on theEve of World War I Author: Douglas BruntNY Time’s Best Selling Author Date: January 23, 2025 A dear friend of mine since 3rd grade sent me this book, probably one of my Top 3 non fiction favorites since being here at FCI Lompoc […]
