Bowdrie’s Law by Louis L’Amour My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is probably one of L’Amour’s better books. At the beginning of each tale about Chick Bowdrie, L’Amour puts a historical note about the old west. Not all relate… Read More ›
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Book Review: Broken By Messines, by Dr. Mark Wardlaw
Broken by Messines in WW1 – The Grandparents I Never Knew by Mark Wardlaw My rating: 4 of 5 stars A book that best fits into the category of genealogical memoir. In doing his research, Dr. Wardlaw has tried to… Read More ›
No Middle Ground! – Teaching Hate or Not – It’s not something we can be Wishy-Washy about!
As we watch with awe, grief and anger as radical “White Supremacy Hate Groups come out in the open and try to take political power, we are reminded by history and literature that there is and will continue… Read More ›
The Ghosts of Ukuthula by Rick McBee
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Book Review Title: The Ghosts of Ukuthula Author: Rick McBee Genre: Action/Historical/World Literature Rating: ***** Review: The opening of The Ghosts of Ukuthula was great, there is politic intrigue, espionage and murder all in the opening…
The Ghosts of Ukuthula by Rick McBee
An excellent Review of the book by “Jodi a Cook” Source: The Ghosts of Ukuthula by Rick McBee
Wake-up Surprise on 48th Wedding Anniversary
One O’clock in the morning of 12 July, 2017. Our 48th wedding anniversary is about to begin. As I snore peacefully, my wife sneaks out of bed and lets the restless dog outside. A few moments later as she is… Read More ›
Lest We Forget! Book Review: “Human Smoke” by Nicholson Baker
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization by Nicholson Baker My rating: 5 of 5 stars Who would have thought that you could make a WWII book that was truly gripping by writing 475 pages… Read More ›
Book review: “The Nazi Officer’s Wife” by Edith Hahn Beer
The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust by Edith Hahn Beer My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of those amazing books that allow you to understand a bit of what the person suffering… Read More ›
Book Review: Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
I was 7 or 8 years old and living in Montana during the time frame of this book. Even today I still remember the hay ricks and horse drawn forks in certain parts of the Gallatin Valley as we built… Read More ›
Book Review: “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger My rating: 4 of 5 stars The book started off a bit slow for me because it isn’t a shoot-em-up body slamming adventure. In fact, it is an extremely well thought out murder mystery… Read More ›
