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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 […]
About: The Last Flight from Moscow by Andie Newton is a Cold War espionage novel with real personal stakes in a geopolitical arena where our characters are throw-away cogs. Ms. Newton is a best-seller author of historical fiction. My rating for The […]
About: 90 Minutes at Entebbe: The Full Inside Story of the Spectacular Israeli Counterterrorism Strike and the Daring Rescue of 103 hostages by William Stevenson and Uri Dan is about the daring 1976 rescue which became the stuff of legend. The book […]
About: The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz is a short story about a humanoid assistant and the horror it brings on the family who bought it. Mr. Hurwitz is a best-selling author, playwright and comic book writer. My rating for The Delivery – […]
About: The Distinctly Competent District Councillor by Jonas Jonasson is a short, whimsical tale with a long title about the mayor of a rundown Swedish town trying to save it by enticing a big German factory to open there. Mr. Jonasson is […]
