Rick McBee's Writings
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Category: book reviews
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 headed back to cuddle… Continue Reading “Wake-up Surprise on 48th Wedding Anniversary”
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 of quotes or letters… Continue Reading “Lest We Forget! Book Review: “Human Smoke” by Nicholson Baker”
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 through the entire Jewish… Continue Reading “Book review: “The Nazi Officer’s Wife” by Edith Hahn Beer”
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 our house out on… Continue Reading “Book Review: Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig”
International Women’s Day, Veteran of the Day, Violet Gordon
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Hero and Traitor: Book Review of “Valient Ambition” by N. Philbrick
Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book certainly changed my ideas and understanding of Benedict Arnold. Obviously he was a very complex man who ended up being… Continue Reading “Hero and Traitor: Book Review of “Valient Ambition” by N. Philbrick”
African Kid Pictures! Plus! A new Book Review of “Ghosts of Ukuthula”
Check out “Richies’s Reviews” An excellent review site! Rich is a man who is prolific in doing several reviews a week of the adventure, action, sci-fi, mystery and historical fict… Source: African Kid Pictures! Plus! A new Book Review of “Ghosts of Ukuthula”
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