Month: July 2013

Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” Set#11, Chapt 8: What Modern Spectacles compare to the Civil War Grand Review?

As I look at pictures of the Grand Review in Washington DC following the end of the Civil War, I try to imagine what it must have been like to be either in the crowds watching on that day or on the stands, in… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” Set#11, Chapt 8: What Modern Spectacles compare to the Civil War Grand Review?”

Review: Michael Crichton’s book Airframe

Crichton has a true best seller here that holds the attention all the way through the 400+ pages. I like the fact that his protagonist is a gutsy lady who is working with a bunch of engineers in an aircraft plant. She knows how… Continue Reading “Review: Michael Crichton’s book Airframe”

Book Review: Harlan Coben’s “The Final Detail”

I love a book that starts off with a first sentence that is like a three pronged hook that just reaches out and grabs you and leaves you flopping like a carp on the line. Where else but in a Harlan Coben book do… Continue Reading “Book Review: Harlan Coben’s “The Final Detail””

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