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The Testament by John Grisham is a part courtroom drama, part adventure, and part financial shenanigans. Mr. Grisham is a best-selling author, known for his courtroom dramas. My raging for The Testament – 5Buy The Testament from Amazon.com*More books by John Grisham* […]
Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling by Frank Miller is a biography/memoir/creative advice of the legendary creator. Mr. Miller is a comic book artist, writer, screen writer, and a movie directory with his own legion of […]
We Will See You Bleed by Ron Currie Jr. is a dark, gritty, but very lively novel about modern-day outlaws. Mr. Currie, a Waterville native, is a published author of fiction. My rating for We Will See You Bleed – 5Buy We […]
Unproven, Unlikely and Firmly Believed: Why We Fall for History’s Most Seductive Conspiracy Theories, and How We Rediscover Reality by Jonn Elledge and Tom Phillips examines human gullibility when it comes to massive following of conspiracy theories, Misters Elledge and Phillips are […]
The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece by Stephan Talty tells about the “Greek Desk”, an OSS operation during World War II using a ragtag team of archaeologists and academics instead […]
About: Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre by Heather Cox Richardson explores that events that allowed the Wounded Knee massacre to happen. Mrs. Richardson is a historian, published author, and on-line persona. My rating for Wounded Knee […]
About: Saving My Enemy: How Two WWII Soldiers Fought Against Each Other and Later Forged a Friendship That Saved Their Lives by Bob Welch is the story of Don Malarkey, from the now famous Band of Brothers, and Fritz Engelbert who unknowingly […]
About: The Jewish Hospital by Jonathan Hammel is tells about the only Jewish hospital to remain operational in Nazi Berlin. Mr. Hammel, a physician, used the experience of his grandmother to write this historical novel. My rating for The Jewish Hospital – […]
The Children by Melissa Albert follows a brother and sister, from a dysfunctional family, that their mother used their actual names in a successful fantasy series she wrote. Ms. Albert is a best-selling author and blogger whose books have been translated to […]
About: Contrapposto by Dave Eggers follows Cricket and Olympia, two artists, whose lives intertwined from childhood to old age. Mr. Eggers is published writer, editor and publisher. My rating for Contrapposto – 5Buy Contrapposto from Amazon.com*More books by Dave Eggers* Thoughts: This […]
