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Book Review! “All Brave Sailors” by J. R. Carr
Just when you thought you knew everything about the 1st and 2nd WW’s. Here’s a book that opens our eyes to the terrors of the deep for marine merchant sailors during the First and Second World Wars! It also bares the horrors of war… Continue Reading “Book Review! “All Brave Sailors” by J. R. Carr”
Ten Billion: by Stephen Emmott – Oh! Boy! Is the Population Bomb Ever Going to Get Us!>(
Here’s a MUST READ for everyone who has been interested in the population explosion since back in the early ZPG days of the 60’s when we all went out and got contraceptives and had vasectomies (on in many cases only thought about)… Continue Reading “Ten Billion: by Stephen Emmott – Oh! Boy! Is the Population Bomb Ever Going to Get Us!>(“
Review: Michael Crichton’s book Airframe
Crichton has a true best seller here that holds the attention all the way through the 400+ pages. I like the fact that his protagonist is a gutsy lady who is working with a bunch of engineers in an aircraft plant. She knows how… Continue Reading “Review: Michael Crichton’s book Airframe”
Book Review: Harlan Coben’s “The Final Detail”
I love a book that starts off with a first sentence that is like a three pronged hook that just reaches out and grabs you and leaves you flopping like a carp on the line. Where else but in a Harlan Coben book do… Continue Reading “Book Review: Harlan Coben’s “The Final Detail””
Book Review: Amazonia by James Rollins: A Snake Flaw in Chapter 1!
Amazonia by James Rollins, is really quite a good adventure novel with the enthralling story that reveals the truth behind the numerous disappearances of individuals and expeditions in the Central Amazon Jungles bordering Peru, Brazil and Ecuador. This portion of Amazonia is the home… Continue Reading “Book Review: Amazonia by James Rollins: A Snake Flaw in Chapter 1!”
Book Review: A Flaw in Forsyth’s “No Comebacks”
No Comebacks by Frederick Forsyth (4.5 – 5 Stars) Forsyth is a master on the same level as Wilber Smith when it comes to being a raconteur of tales. In the same was a Smith, he picks an area of the word he knows… Continue Reading “Book Review: A Flaw in Forsyth’s “No Comebacks””
Book Review “The Shape Shifter” by Tony Hillerman
Shapeshifter by Tony Hillerman (Three Stars) This is a slow moving, but well written tale from the Navajo Reservation once again immersed in Hillerman’s own detail oriented world of Officer (now-retired)Lt. Leaphorn and his protégé and sometimes competitor Sgt. Chee. In almost laconic fashion… Continue Reading “Book Review “The Shape Shifter” by Tony Hillerman”
Book Review – “Coyote Waits” by Tony Hillerman
Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman (Four Stars) Hillerman does this one up pretty well in a long winded tribute to the cunning, evil and almost man-like attributes of Coyote who, “ always waits outside and is always hungry.” The tale telling is well scripted… Continue Reading “Book Review – “Coyote Waits” by Tony Hillerman”
Review: The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story – by Elliott West
Review: The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story – by Elliott WestHere is a long but very well researched look at the whole concept of the Nez Perce War: giving and overview of first contacts with whites, congenial relations, willingness to work to… Continue Reading “Review: The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story – by Elliott West”
New Review for “Rough Enough” comes out on “Salient Points!”
I was ever so pleased to see Allen Mesch’s great review of my Civil and Indian War book, “Rough Enough” on his own fabulous blog site, “Salient Points (http://salient-points.blogspot.com/2013/03/rough-enough-by-richard-h-mcbee-jr.html), Allen prides himself in keeping up to date on Civil War affairs on LinkedIn and… Continue Reading “New Review for “Rough Enough” comes out on “Salient Points!””
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