A Bookish Blog
About: Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness by Kenneth M. Pollack investigates the lacking performance of Arab armies since 1945, despite massive investments, training, the latest weaponry, and certainly no shortness of bravery. Mr. Pollack is […]
About: The Blacksmith of Dachau by Elaine Hume-Peaks is a historical fiction novel which is both haunting and hopeful. Ms. Hume-Peake was born in Aberdeen Proving Ground where her father, Captain Edward Hume learned the art of bomb disposal and diffused many […]
About: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a psychological thriller about a murderer who finds his soul eaten from guilt after his crime. This book, published in 1866, is a classic Russian literature. My rating for Crime and Punishment – 5Buy […]
About: The Man from Barbarossa by John Gardner is the 1999 entry in the James Gardner James Bond series. This book is more of a return to traditional spy craft than a fantastic supervillain story. My rating for The Man from Barbarossa– 5Buy The Man […]
About: The Stuff What Actually Is by J. A. Nunn is a historical fiction story taking place in the early days of World War II. Mr. Nunn is an educator and a marketing professional. My rating for The Stuff What Actually Is […]
About: The Art of Attack: Most People Are Puppets – Learn to Control the Strings by Maxie Reynolds is a cybersecurity book focusing on social-engineering. Ms. Reynolds is an outstanding social-engineer, published author and… an ex-stuntwoman. By rating for The Art of […]
About: Empire Falls by Richard Russo takes place in a blue-collar town in Maine, who is on the verge of decay as the world passes them by. The novel won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize. My rating for Empire Falls – 5Buy Empire […]
About: Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz tells of Evan Smoak, a former government assassin who went underground to help those with nowhere to turn. This is the 11th novel in the Orphan X series. My rating for Antihero – 5Buy Antihero from Amazon.com*More […]
About: Eye of the Tiger: Memoir of a United States Marine, Third Reconnaissance Battalion, Vietnam, 1967-1968 by John Edmund Delezen is a memoir of the author’s service in a US Marine Recon Unit during the Vietnam War. Mr. Delezen is a retired […]
About: Jerusalem : The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore is a history of the famous city and the rise, and fall, of empires and individuals within. Mr. Montefiore is a British historian and author, with a personal connection to Jerusalem through this […]
