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Strategy: My 3 Kindle Books Free! 9 days of Worldwide Giveaway!
It’s that time of the year! Share my Time to try out a new strategy! Keep these dates when you and your friends will be able to receive free books of your choice. Forward this to as many of your followers as possible so… Continue Reading “Strategy: My 3 Kindle Books Free! 9 days of Worldwide Giveaway!”
Another Wacky British WWII Genius
A secret Lake in Canada! A secret plan to defeat the U-boat domination of the central Atlantic Ocean gives rise to an amazing story! The documentation, held secret by the British for 35 years after the war reveal and eccentric genius, a half cocked… Continue Reading “Another Wacky British WWII Genius”
Book Review: China’s Second Continent by Howard W. French
China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa by Howard W. French My rating: 5 of 5 stars A must read book! Listen up, all you former African Missionari… Source: Book Review: China’s Second Continent by Howard W.… Continue Reading “Book Review: China’s Second Continent by Howard W. French”
The Prince of Serendipity Strikes again for Richard Clow and “Rough Enough”
Talk about a really amazing coincidence today! Out of the blue comes an email from one of my new followers who just happens to be the Great-Great – Step – Grandson of Richard Headley Clow (1847 – 1926) CW veteran 1864-65) about whom I… Continue Reading “The Prince of Serendipity Strikes again for Richard Clow and “Rough Enough””
Come into Gretchen Lowell’s Parlor!
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain My rating: 5 of 5 stars Heartsick is one of those books you won’t want to put down as long as you don’t get put off by several of the flashbacks in which Detective Archie suffers through the psychotic tortures… Continue Reading “Come into Gretchen Lowell’s Parlor!”
Ouch, my thighs! Mt. St. Helens climb
What a way to have fun! Take off early from Portland (20Sept2016) and climb Mt. St. Helens! It’s hardly light as we set off through the two and a half miles of spruce forest. Note how the size of the trees decreases as we… Continue Reading “Ouch, my thighs! Mt. St. Helens climb”
Book Review – Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s a great book for your enjoyment. The fact that I got through it in two days, meaning of course that my wife was a two day book widow, shows how engrossing this… Continue Reading “Book Review – Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham”
Harvest time in Hood River
Here we are already at the beginning of September and because of the early spring we are already picking, canning and drying our produces from the McBee garden. Here’s a dozen quarts of canned prunes: And here’s my dried apples ready to start up… Continue Reading “Harvest time in Hood River”
Seeking Kindle Reviewers for ‘The Ghosts of Ukuthula’
I am currently seeking a few good blogger/reviewers who are interested in the subject matter, African Liberation in an adventure, action novel format. Check out my Creat Space Site for the book and after reading it, let me know if you would like a… Continue Reading “Seeking Kindle Reviewers for ‘The Ghosts of Ukuthula’”
Take the Quiz! Do you know Africa!
I have just posted a 10 question quiz on Goodreads about “The Ghosts of Ukuthula”. If you have read the cover of the book and the synopsis at Createspace Homestore or My Amazon Books then you will be able to answer some of the questions. There… Continue Reading “Take the Quiz! Do you know Africa!”
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