Throughtful Reader

  • The FED. A brief history of its creation and moments it failed.

    The Federal Reserve was created to provide oversight for an economic system that has been long neglected. I still stand by that but will elaborate why the system in place works out.  The Federal Reserve system is a “Central Banking system of the US”. (Chen) The FED was created to… Listen ⇢

  • Warren G. Harding. Corrupt, or horribly immoral.

    History doesn’t discuss his administration much. He was the 29th President of the United States (1921-23) and died of a heart attack while office. With that said there has been debate over what kind of President was he. To be fair it was a mix of some good, but horrendously… Listen ⇢

  • Tonto National Monument

    Tonto National Monument Is located in the Superstition Mountains, in Gila County, Arizona. During the 13th and 14th Centuries, the Salado cultures farmed out there in the San River Valley. The Salado were excellent craftsman and gardeners Like the Montezuma castle built in Sedona by the Sinegua people, Tonto was… Listen ⇢

    Tonto National Monument

  • Chapel of the Holy Cross, Arizona

    Chapel of the Holy Cross was built between 1954-1956. It was inspired and commissioned by a local Sculptor and Rancher named Marguerite Brunswig Staude. Staude was inspired to build the church after seeing the newly constructed Empire State Building in New York. When their attempt to have one built in… Listen ⇢

  • Down the River Unto the Sea (A review)

    (By Walter Mosley 288 page) Legendary author Walter Mosley brings to us a new character and new mysteries. Mosley who authored several famous books like “Devil in a Blue Dress (which was made into a movie starring Denzel Washington), and the Emily Rawlins book series. In this story we are… Listen ⇢

  • Kill Alex Cross. A recycled story

    By James Patterson (375 Pages) James Patterson’d 18th entry into the Alex Cross reminds us that even great authors can get lazy, of that the ideas well can run a little dry. The story revolves around Alex Cross being brought in to investigate the kidnapping of the President’s two children… Listen ⇢

  • Into the Amazon (Review)

    By Larry Rother (480 Pages) A great novel about a guy I had no idea about. This is a story about a man named Candido Rondon. Candido was a Brazilian Military officer, a pacifist, explorer, and a strong advocate for Indigenous Brazilians. Born in 1865 in Mimoso, Condon would be… Listen ⇢

  • The Bourne Supremacy. No, no parallel to the movie.

    By Robert Ludlum (597 Pages) Ludlum’s sequel to “The Bourne Identity” is nice follow up but slow moving and requires patience of the reader. Jason Bourne or David Webb which is his real name attempts to move on with his life and attempt to recover the memories he lost in… Listen ⇢

  • Dr. NO. A comedy about man who wants to a villain. A “Bond Villian”

    By Percival Everett (262 pages) A story about rich man named, John Sill who wants to be a bond villain. He wants to break into Fort Knox and steal not gold, but a shoebox containing nothing. However, has one problem. He has no sidekick or henchmen to help him. Sill… Listen ⇢