Thomas E Ricks
Thomas E. Ricks is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including the # 1bestseller Fiasco , a history of the beginning of the Iraq War. As a reporter at the W ashington Post and the Wall Street Journal, he was a member of two teams that won the Pulitzer Prize. He worked in the Maine woods in his youth and trapped lobsters when living on an island in Penobscot Bay. He now divides his time between Texas and Maine.
Thomas E. Ricks is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including the # 1bestseller Fiasco , a history of the beginning of the Iraq War. As a reporter at the W ashington Post and the Wall Street Journal, he was a member of two teams that won the Pulitzer Prize. He worked in the Maine woods in his youth and trapped lobsters when living on an island in Penobscot Bay. He now divides his time between Texas and Maine. See less
Thomas E Ricks's Featured Books
Thomas E Ricks book reviews
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First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
First Principles For Independence Day
Every Fourth of July, I try to review a book that celebrates the themes of the day. This year, the choice is Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Ricks' acclaimed book, "First Principles: What ... Read More
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
KNOWING OURSELVES
Rick's stands out as an extraordinary researcher and an excellent writer. This combination gets the reader beyond the nightly news and morning newspaper opinions. Bottom-line, the focus of the book ... Read More
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A Soldier's Duty
First Attempt
by James S, Feb 10, 2014
Good effort on Ricks to tell a fiction story, but falls short. Read More
