A Bookish Blog
About: They Kill People: Bonnie and Clyde, a Hollywood Revolution, and America’s Obsession with Guns and Outlaws by Kirk Ellis tells of the fascination of the American psyche with outlaws and firearms through the lens of Bonnie & Clyde, the criminals and […]
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: The Grave Robber: The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History and the Bureau’s Quest to Set Things Right by Tim Carpenter is a memoir concerning the case of Don Miller, an Indiana man who looted over 42,000 artifacts and nearly […]
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
I learned a lot from reading this book. I’ve heard of Colditz before but never read a history of the castle and the camp within it
I didn’t find Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey as astonishing as the title suggests, but more enraging, alarming, and terrifying
I specifically enjoyed Mr. Tetro’s techniques of aging his paintings. How he managed to buy old paper, as well as interesting tidbits about art history.
Jho Low, a Malaysian businessman, and Wharton graduate has been accused of stealing $4.5 billion from the Malaysian state development fund
A fascinating book, taking place between 175-1725, or as it’s known “The Golden Age of Piracy”. The pirates did nothing short of social and political revolt
Hollywood Horrors tells of dark past of Tinseltown, where movies stars, studios, and criminals are almost indistinguishable.
