Rick McBee's Writings
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Category: Book Reviews
Ladder to the Light – by Steven Charleston – Book Review
A must Read! Spiritual Growth by re-envisioning our world through the Spiritual World of Indigenous American Wisdom coupled to modern societies woes.
Book Review: White Plague by James Abel – Intrigue and Danger in the High North!
Adventure, intrigues and international standoff in the high North gives Colonel Rush a challenge as he attempts to rescue survivors from the disabled nuclear submarine, Montana.
Book Review; The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune My rating: 4 of 5 stars TJ Klune has written a great novel for looking at the world of bullying, mocking and name calling through the eyes of an educator. But in this great novel,… Continue Reading “Book Review; The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune”
Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson (A DCI Banks Novel)
Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I certainly enjoyed this mystery which shifts forward and backward to give us clues and hints as to the murderer of Alice Poole. My opinion of boyfriend Nick Hartley shifted back… Continue Reading “Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson (A DCI Banks Novel)”
Book Review: Warriors of God by James Reston, Jr.
20px”> Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade by James Reston Jr. My rating: 5 of 5 stars James Reston Jr. has shown his expertise as an author in pulling together a plethora of factual information about the third… Continue Reading “Book Review: Warriors of God by James Reston, Jr.”
Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars An absolutely amazing book! Here we have a three part well written book that gives one of the best pictures of… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson”
The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell – A Book Review
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars How big of bombs, and how many of them are necessary to win a war? Will Bombing civilian populations… Continue Reading “The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell – A Book Review”
Book Review: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over one hundred years before the Revolutionary War, the pilgrims and the other settlers along the Massechusets colony along with the Puritans were just finishing up with… Continue Reading “Book Review: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick”
Book Review: From the Center of the Earth (Stories out of the Peace Corps) edited by Geraldine Kennedy
From the Center of the Earth: Stories Out of the Peace Corps by Geraldine Kennedy My rating: 4 of 5 stars This excellent 13 story compendium of a variety of Peace Corps Volunteer stories, tales and activities gives a broad picture of how varied… Continue Reading “Book Review: From the Center of the Earth (Stories out of the Peace Corps) edited by Geraldine Kennedy”
Book Review of Sea Cobra by Buckner F. Melton Jr.
An Amazing Description of the power of a Pacific Ocean Typhoon on Adminal Halsey’s Naval Taskforce in WW2.
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