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Book Review: An Amazing Travelogue and Adventure of the 19th Century – Embassy to the Eastern Courts by Andrew Jampoler
Embassy to the Eastern Courts: America’s Secret First Pivot Toward Asia, 1832-37 by Andrew C A Jampoler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here’s an excellent book for those of you who dig the history of international trade and the opening up of the… Continue Reading “Book Review: An Amazing Travelogue and Adventure of the 19th Century – Embassy to the Eastern Courts by Andrew Jampoler”
Readers! Hoping to Hear How you enjoyed the Free Holiday books!
Dear readers of one or all of my books: The Ghosts of Ukuthula by Rick McBee or Rough Enough by Richard McBee or Beachcomber Seashells of the Caribbean by Richard McBee I hope that those of you who took advantage of the holiday sales and… Continue Reading “Readers! Hoping to Hear How you enjoyed the Free Holiday books!”
Book Review: “Home Invasion” by ghost writers of William W. Johnstone
Home Invasion by William W. Johnstone My rating: 2 of 5 stars Here we have a novel with serious flaws and misconceptions put together after the author’s death from notes and outlines. Could this book be prophetic and was W.W. Johnstone thinking of writing… Continue Reading “Book Review: “Home Invasion” by ghost writers of William W. Johnstone”
Thought Questions for CW book “Rough Enough” #1 Why Did Boys Join the Military in the Civil War?
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Rough Enough follows the true life of young Richard Clow through his letters to his sisters while he was fighting at Petersburg, VA during the Civil War and later on the Montana/Dakota frontier. As the book opens,…
Book Review: “The Deceiver” by Frederick Forsyth
The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Forsyth has done an outstanding job of detailing the circuitous paths of the old espionage game along with giving us a lot of reasons why our world of the technocrat spy really isn’t… Continue Reading “Book Review: “The Deceiver” by Frederick Forsyth”
Book Review: Jury of Six by Matt Braun
Jury of Six by Matt Braun My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here’s an excellent fast read that both enhances and rehashes the fables and mystique surrounding the 1878 Lincoln County war in New Mexican Territory along with the colorful characters of William Bonney,… Continue Reading “Book Review: Jury of Six by Matt Braun”
Book Review: Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos
Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos My rating: 4 of 5 stars Professor Losos has done a very interesting job of trying to elucidate historical and modern convergent evolution studies and experiments in a manner that the… Continue Reading “Book Review: Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos”
Book Review: The Blue Eyed Shan by Stephen Becker
The Blue-Eyed Shan by Stephen Becker My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here’s an amazing historical fiction adventure about some of the little known sections of “old” Burma. If you have visited modern Myanmar in the south of the country, don’t expect this to… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Blue Eyed Shan by Stephen Becker”
Book review – Traitor’s Kiss – by Gerald Seymour
Traitor’s Kiss by Gerald Seymour My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s a writer who has definitely found his groove in the modern spy, suspense world. A position that rivals John LeCarre’s original supreme level. You’ll want to dig out the world atlas and… Continue Reading “Book review – Traitor’s Kiss – by Gerald Seymour”
Book Review: Condition Black by Gerald Seymour
Condition Black by Gerald Seymour My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here’s a really well written book showing the flaws in Whitehall’s old boys methodology of handling an active shooter and spy suspect. A good insight into the differences in the way the US… Continue Reading “Book Review: Condition Black by Gerald Seymour”
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