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From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Book Spotlight- “The Age of Illusions” by Andrew Bacevich

“The Age of Illusions” by Andrew Bacevich A thought-provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that

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Book Spotlight for Feb-Mar 2018

2 Book Recommendations From One Of Our Clients We’re taking a break this month from reading but never fear, our

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Book Spotlight- Leading You To The Reading You’re Needing

We love books at Tom Dwyer because books give us time to think in a world where time (and thought)

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Book Spotlight- “5 Books To Make You Less Stupid About The Civil War” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

You learn something new every day. In recent weeks, we’ve ‘learned’ new things about the Civil War that weren’t taught

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Book Spotlight- “Space and Ocean Exploration: The Alternative to the Military Industrial Complex” by Danny Quintana

History has proven Eisenhower’s thoughts on the Military/Industrial Complex tragically prophetic, but seeing a dragon isn’t the same as slaying

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Book Spotlight- “Churchill and Orwell- The Fight For Freedom” by Thomas Ricks PLUS- Bibliophile quiz

“Those Right-wingers are heartless bastards that want to kill granny.” “Those Left-wing pinkos just hate America”.  It seems every that

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“Stamped From The Beginning” by Ibram X. Kendi PLUS- our recommendation for a classic

This month we bring you two recommendations.  The first is essential as we grapple all too clumsily with race in

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“Dereliction of Duty” by H.R. McMaster

One of President Trump’s most interesting staff picks has been General H.R. McMaster to replace General Michael Flynn as National

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Book Spotlight- 2016’s Bookshelf and Bonuses

One of our most popular features here at the shop is our unique Book and Bumper Sticker library.  You can

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Book Spotlight- “Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne

“Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne   In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings

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Book Spotlight- “The Populist Explosion” by John B. Judis

If you’re a little unsettled by the changing nature of politics at home and abroad you’re not alone.  We often

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Book Spotlight- “Hitler” by Volker Ullrich

Godwin’s Law is the tongue-in-cheek observation that in online arguments, the longer the discussion continues the probability of a comparison

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