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A Must Read Book: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here is a “Must Read” book if you want more information on understanding how the moderate form of Islam taught… Continue Reading “A Must Read Book: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer”
Book Review: Power of the Sword, by Wilbur Smith
Power of the Sword by Wilbur Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am once again reading Wilbur Smith’s books as inspiration to writing another novel. This amazing work puts it all together in telling the tale of two rival half brothers, Shasa… Continue Reading “Book Review: Power of the Sword, by Wilbur Smith”
Book review: The Purple Plain, by H. E. Bates
Purple Plain by H. E. Bates My rating: 5 of 5 stars I cruised through author Bates’ book in very short order, captured by the lure of one of the exotic areas of the world, Burma during World War 2 and the descriptive expertise… Continue Reading “Book review: The Purple Plain, by H. E. Bates”
Book Review: Hour Game, by David Baldacci
Hour Game by David Baldacci My rating: 3 1/2 of 5 stars Once again, David Baldacci has hit the nail pretty much on the head with a tale of mystery, murder, action, and intrigue. As an avid reader of this genre, I found the… Continue Reading “Book Review: Hour Game, by David Baldacci”
Book Review: Leopard at the Door, by Jennifer McVeigh
Leopard at the Door by Jennifer McVeigh My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is probably the best I have read for elucidating the role and experiences of women at the end of the colonial period in Kenya. It shows the independent spirit… Continue Reading “Book Review: Leopard at the Door, by Jennifer McVeigh”
“Fear” by Bob Woodward a Book Review
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bob Woodward has done an amazing job of filling in the blanks of the news stories we have all heard in the past 18 months. As a book of… Continue Reading ““Fear” by Bob Woodward a Book Review”
Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg: Book review
Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an excellent book for the post-Vietnam conflict era reader to gain insight into a very complex 30-year war that dragged the French and then the Americans into a conflict that… Continue Reading “Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg: Book review”
Into the Inferno – a novel by Earl Emerson
Into the Inferno by Earl Emerson This is a fast-moving firefighter book with a twist that may not be as rare as we would like to think. When a firefighter pulls open the door to a burning house, car or barn they have no… Continue Reading “Into the Inferno – a novel by Earl Emerson”
Book Review: Fatal by Michael Palmer
Fatal by Michael Palmer My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I think of chemicals and waste products that cause human cancers, deformities, life-threatening illnesses and such, I think of Erin Brockovich and her quest to stop the release of hexavalent chromium into the… Continue Reading “Book Review: Fatal by Michael Palmer”
Book Review: The Chemist byStephenie Meyer
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a former nerdy ex-science/biology/chemistry teacher, it’s always fun to read about the underdog who ultimately breaks up the plot to overthrow the government! This story will keep you guessing and turning pages… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Chemist byStephenie Meyer”
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