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You and I are inundated with raw data. We are drowning in electronic output; ones and zeros flooding us nearly senseless, dulling our ability to think on our own and comprehend a time when simple quiet was not to be prized but taken for granted. There was such a time. And it existed when people relied upon what was found inside of themselves more than anywhere else. Call it character or guts or the human spirit. All of it played into a non-fiction book that affected me more than any other, Seabiscuit: an American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand. Poignant, raw, emotional, ironic, humorous at times... it's an unlikely story about winning against the odds. There is a sense of melancholy in the story but also great heart, hope and perseverance. And taken as a metaphor of America itself during the Depression era, I couldn't help but be moved. Seabiscuit: an American Legend is a book you don't just read, it's a gritty, unsophisticated (by our standards) time and place into which you agree to live. I'd suggest it for anyone with a heart and soul.

Reviewed by Dick C., Entertainer

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