Rick McBee's Writings
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Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars An absolutely amazing book! Here we have a three part well written book that gives one of the best pictures of… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson”
The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell – A Book Review
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars How big of bombs, and how many of them are necessary to win a war? Will Bombing civilian populations… Continue Reading “The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell – A Book Review”
Book Review: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over one hundred years before the Revolutionary War, the pilgrims and the other settlers along the Massechusets colony along with the Puritans were just finishing up with… Continue Reading “Book Review: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick”
Book Review: From the Center of the Earth (Stories out of the Peace Corps) edited by Geraldine Kennedy
From the Center of the Earth: Stories Out of the Peace Corps by Geraldine Kennedy My rating: 4 of 5 stars This excellent 13 story compendium of a variety of Peace Corps Volunteer stories, tales and activities gives a broad picture of how varied… Continue Reading “Book Review: From the Center of the Earth (Stories out of the Peace Corps) edited by Geraldine Kennedy”
Book Review of Sea Cobra by Buckner F. Melton Jr.
An Amazing Description of the power of a Pacific Ocean Typhoon on Adminal Halsey’s Naval Taskforce in WW2.
Book Review: The Math of Life and Death: by Kit Yates
The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives by Kit Yates My rating: 5 of 5 stars Author Kit Yates takes us through a journey of the mind to look at the uses and misuses of mathematics in today’s… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Math of Life and Death: by Kit Yates”
Book Review: “The Portland Laugher” by Earl Emerson
The Portland Laugher by Earl Emerson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Author Earl Emerson has written a complex serial killer mystery with a whole lot of interesting connections to different parts of Seattle and Portland. The nice thing about authors who pick areas… Continue Reading “Book Review: “The Portland Laugher” by Earl Emerson”
Book Review: Coming Back Alive! by Spike Walker
Battling against nature’s most fierce storms, Coastguard rescue operations face daunting odds to bring drowning fisherman back safely to their families.
Book Review – Wolf Pack by C. J. Box
Fast moving! C. J. Bix at its best when the western system of justice collides with the Cartel folks fron New Jersey.
Hope is eternal! Story Review: My Pick for the Best Children’s Story of the Year!
When hope springs eternal, then we can see and believe how the seed becomes the Rose.
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