Review: "Terrorist - Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin who Ignited World War I," by Henrik Reh
Once again I've delved into the world of graphic novels in an historical context. The title tells it all and a wonderful history lesson...
Review: "Gratitude," by Oliver Sacks
This is truly not a book at all, nor should it have been made into one. I had read them before and thought that the book might have...
Review: "In the Garden of Beasts," by Erik Larson
Having read all of Mr. Larson's earlier books I came to this piece with equal enthusiasm and anticipation. Although a fine work, I have...
Review: "The Great Bridge," by David McCullough
An incredible masterwork of unparalleled research and writing, this non-fiction tome, running over 500 pages, never ceases to satisfy,...
Review: "Auschwitz," by Pascal Croci
In my continued admiration and exploration of graphic novels this is the first of several books that I will review in the next week or...
Review: "Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers," by Mary Roach
This is one of the most peculiar non-fiction books I have ever read and please don't accept this as any kind of a recommendation. At the...
Review: "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again," by David Foster Wallace
This is a series of essays published in 1997 that are intriguing, challenging and elusive to a degree. Wallace clearly was one of the...
Review: "All the Light We Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr
This amazing tale is everything that you want a novel to be. Well written and plotted, this is an intimate story about engaging...
Review: "Dead Wake," by Erik Larson
Larson manages to place us on the Lusitania, among its storied passengers, the able, and in some cases less than able, crew, in the...
Review: "Before He Finds Her," by Michael Kardos
How can I best evaluate this novel? Recommend, I don't think so. Workable, passable, adequate...definitely. I don't read this kind of...