The book is really a battle of wits between The Great Houdini and Margery, who despite their competition came to like one another (for a time). ...
Wilkie Collins (8 January, 1824 - 23 September, 1889) was a popular English author best known for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. Mr. Collins is credited with writing novels full of intrigue and mystery, forerunners to today’s popular detective novels....
There is a lot of information in this book, very insightful and sometimes dramatic, goes back and forth between policies, institutionalize racism and stories...
This book should be read by anyone who is interested in military history or is aspiring to leading troops. ...
The author managed to combine comedy, drama, romance, mystery, religion (Judaism) and a healthy dose of NYC culture in the narrative, yet somehow stay focused on a loose p...
Mr. Oren presents the history from the point of view of politicians, not the soldiers on the ground. He doesn't deal much with military tactics but more with high level decisions and diplomatic chess games. ...
The beautiful design alone of this book is worth a look for any bibliophile, even if you might not enjoy the story....
The author keeps the reader guessing about the real motives of all the characters involved. As is in life, there is not black and white, but only shades of gray. Even the "good guys" have their own dark motivation....
Green Lantern’s oath (“In the brightest day, in darkest night”) is credited to Mr. Bester....
There are some good tips in this book, but it’s very redundant which is either to help the reader remember the tips or being used as filler to make the book thicker...