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Scoundrels! – Western History – A Must!
A Majority of Scoundrels: An Informal History of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company [A Comstock Edition] by Don Berry My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an old book (1961). Therefore, don’t go into it expecting it to read like the more upbeat… Continue Reading “Scoundrels! – Western History – A Must!”
The Codex File: What if Big Biz and Big Gov take over the Free Internet?
The Codex File by Miles Etherton Here’s an exciting British based novel of internet espionage, murder, psycho-manipulation and the fight for power when politics and big government get control of the free internet. I was initially put off a bit by the first chapter… Continue Reading “The Codex File: What if Big Biz and Big Gov take over the Free Internet?”
The Art Forger: by Barbara A. Sahpiro: Oh! What a Glorious Occupation!
Barbara A. Shapiro’s Novel “The Art Forger” Takes you where few have gone with a twist for mystery, love and adventure in art! If you want to read a work that is right up there with the “Thomas Crown Affair” (book and film) then… Continue Reading “The Art Forger: by Barbara A. Sahpiro: Oh! What a Glorious Occupation!”
Book Review: “The Wailing Wind” by Tony Hillerman
Promise me not to read the last chapter in this mystery until you finish the rest of the book. It’s a good one. I love Hillerman’s trio of retired Officer Leaphorn, Lt. Jim Chee and beautiful Officer Berni Maunuelito who wend their way through… Continue Reading “Book Review: “The Wailing Wind” by Tony Hillerman”
Book Review: Fire Season!
A Man and His Dog in Fire Country Fire Season: Field Notes From a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors is one of those relaxing airplane ride books or winter fireside reads that really lets you understand how being on a fire watchtower, miles from… Continue Reading “Book Review: Fire Season!”
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