Rick McBee's Writings
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Self-Publishing: Here’s Cogitating about Reviewer’s Feedback on my 2016 Book Cover – Food for future thought!
It’s been over 5 years since I published my last book. And as a writer I am always interested in finding out what my readers have thought about what they have read. Reading honest feedback from reviewers or persons with whom you correspond always… Continue Reading “Self-Publishing: Here’s Cogitating about Reviewer’s Feedback on my 2016 Book Cover – Food for future thought!”
Book Review: Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon #4) by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Biscuits and Gravy by William W. Johnstone My rating: 4 of 5 stars A well written book in this series, showing how J. A. Johnstone has enhanced the characterizations by mentor William W. Johnstone. It’s the solid western genre going all the way back… Continue Reading “Book Review: Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon #4) by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone”
Best Kept Secret: Duty Post in Germany: 1969-72
When you got posted to a detachment in Germany during the Cold War, the odds were that you were going to end up at a post that would have you playing constant war games in the snow or mud and rain off of one… Continue Reading “Best Kept Secret: Duty Post in Germany: 1969-72”
Book Review: The Code Breaker – Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
I Rate this a 5 Star! Here is a book that tells the complete story of genetic editing from the biochemistry laboratory of Rosalind Franklin, in the 50’s to Jennifer Doudna’s 2020 lab and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Franklin’s groundbreaking X-ray diffraction photography… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Code Breaker – Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson”
Book Review: Epitaph for a Spy by Eric Ambler
Epitaph for a Spy by Eric Ambler My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I first began reading this wonderful Eric Ambler, Spy novel, I immediately thought of Camus and the two books I read by him years ago, “The Stranger”, and “The Fall”.… Continue Reading “Book Review: Epitaph for a Spy by Eric Ambler”
Book Review: “PROOF” by Dick Francis
Proof by Dick Francis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love an author who can write well about horses, horseracing and wines. This book has an unlikely hero in Tony, the small wineshop owner, ner-do-well son of a horse tradition family, who has… Continue Reading “Book Review: “PROOF” by Dick Francis”
Scammers Galore – Getting a Retiree’s Attention! If they only knew!
The phone rings! Politics or Scammers All they want is my hard earned $$ It’s another day of Christmas/Political and Car Warranty Scammers for us. Once you retire, they’s got your number and the Phone Company can’t stop them. So what’s on my list… Continue Reading “Scammers Galore – Getting a Retiree’s Attention! If they only knew!”
No Cold Turkey at my Place! Here’s The Perfect Apre’s Thanksgiving Breakfast!
Having trouble recuperating from too much Thanksgiving? Here’s the perfect breakfast for the Post- Thanksgiving Tummy or the Black Friday Blues: Hot Oatmeal smothered in hot turkey gravy! Yummy! Haggis anyone? Have great Day! Rick🤓
Book Review: Ebenezer Allen – Statesman, entrepreneur, and Spy By Allen H. Mesch
Ebenezer Allen – Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy by Allen Mesch My rating: 4 of 5 stars Author Allen Mesch has chosen a virtually unknown, yet quite important ancestor to research and follow through life in this biographical and historical work of excellence which only… Continue Reading “Book Review: Ebenezer Allen – Statesman, entrepreneur, and Spy By Allen H. Mesch”
McBee Pioneers on Oregon Trail – 1852
Brief History of the Pioneer McBee’s (MaGBee’s) and (MacBee’s) in North America and on the early Oregon Trail – 1852 By Richard H. McBee Jr. Basic ref.: Out of the Wilderness by Janice Mercer, Illustrated by Helen Scott, Clinton Press, 1973 Originally from Scotland… Continue Reading “McBee Pioneers on Oregon Trail – 1852”
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