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Miracle and Wonder (Special Edition): Conversations with Paul Simon by Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, and Paul Simon is an audio biography of the famous singer/songwriter. This is not just an audiobook, it’s an experience. My rating for Miracle and Wonder – 5Buy […]
The Everest Mystery: Sandy Irvine, George Mallory, and the Truth Still Buried on Everest by Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb is a serious and well written examination of one of mountaineering greatest question: who was the first to climb the highest mountain […]
The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World’s First Super-Terrorist by Joby Warrick is an excellent biography, following Carlos through the ages. Mr. Warrick is a national security report, and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author. My rating for The […]
Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon by Howard E. Covington Jr. is the story of the famous Vanderbilt abode in North Carolina. Mr. Covington is a historian, journalist, specializing in North Carlina. My rating for Lady on […]
The Superman Wars: A Battle for Truth, Justice and an American Icon by William Bernhardt tells of the multi-decade fight between Superman’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, and the corporate machinery which left them destitute. Mr. Bernhardt is a published author, […]
About: Once a Hussar: A Memoir of Battle, Capture and Escape in the Second World War by Ray Ellis is the wartime memoir of the former gunner. After the war Mr. Elis became a teacher and wrote this book once he retired. […]
About: The Hollywood Chronicles of a Female Tech Founder by N. D. Zerman is a memoir of the author’s seven-year journey as the young CEO of a startup, as well as a critique of Hollywood studios. Ms. Zeman is an entrepreneur and […]
About: Alone in the Valley: A Soldier’s Journey in the Vietnam War by George R. Lanigan is a memoir of the Green Beret of his time in as a soldier in the Vietnam war. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Lanigan is a 30 year veteran of […]
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: Corked by Kathryn Borel is a memoir of a trip Ms. Borel and her father took down the unfamiliar roads of France in 2005. This was not just a road trip, Mr. Borel, a Frenchman, is a wine connoisseur who posses […]
