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About: Hostage: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience by Mimi Nichter is a memoir of her time as a Palestinian hostage during the 1970s. Ms. Nichter, an American, was kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists coming back from a trip to Israel. My […]
About: Evil on the Roof of the World: A Cycling Trip that Ended in Terror by William Elliott Hazelgrove is a short biography/travelogue of Lauren Geoghagen and Jay Austin’s biking around the world trip. The two Georgetown graduates were murdered in the […]
About: Hostage by Eli Sharabi is a memoir of the 491 days he spent in Hamas captivity. Mr. Sharabi was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, 2023. My rating for Hostage – 5Buy Hostage from Amazon.com*More books by Eli Sharabi* Thoughts: Mr. Sharabi spent 14 months […]
The strength of While Israel Slept is the few pages at the end. A hard look at where Israel screwed up and did not realize that an attack was imminent.
The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll is still a gripping and engrossing book, decades later, Mr. writing on computer security issues which are still relevant today
Operation Bethlehem by Yariv Inbar is a fascinating glimpse into a world where the heroes are anonymous and want to stay that way
This book is well written, telling a compelling story. Mmuch of it fascinating, especially where the author was radicalized, and time spent in Egyptian jail
Ms. Divya captures all the fascinating nuances of sci-fi, such as how people eat, sleep, bath, communicate, commute and other such mundane, everyday activities.
Dotan Naor made a bet with Willy Mizrachi that he can locate his missing son. Willy is a ruthless arms dealer, and his son has settled as in the Himalayas.
The first thing I noticed, right off when starting to read The Middleman by Olen Steinhauer, is that it is absolutely believable and well written
