Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

Gallows Thief

Posted on April 1, 2011 by smellincoffee

Gallows Thief© 2002 Bernard Cornwell297 pages It’s the year 1817, and the conflict between England and Napoleon which dominated the minds of Europe for nearly two decades is finally over — and yet, still haunting those who survived it. Captain … Continue reading →

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These Weeks at the Library (15 March – 30 March)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by smellincoffee

I picked up a couple of novels from the the library’s bookstore (which sells discarded and donated books) during my visit to the library today; Michael Connelly’s Echo Park,  one of his Harry Bosch mysteries; and Crossover, a Michael Jan … Continue reading →

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Bomber

Posted on March 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

Bomber© 1970 Len Deighton424 pages June 1943. The world is at war. Hitler’s armies have encompassed the bulk of Europe, and the Allies are not yet prepared for a land invasion of Europe. For now,  the United States and United … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train

Posted on March 26, 2011 by smellincoffee

You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times© 1995, 2002 Howard Zinn224 pages Howard Zinn not only taught history: he helped make it. The product of a working-class family in New York, Zinn left … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library…

Posted on March 23, 2011 by smellincoffee

This Week at the Library began in 2006 when I started keeping track of my reading on MySpace.  Most of my friends are readers, and it allowed us to share recommendations more easily. After a few months I realized I would be … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten 500

Posted on March 18, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II© 2007 Gregory A. Freeman313 pages Throughout the Second World War, Great Britain and the United States engaged in a … Continue reading →

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Then Everything Changed

Posted on March 16, 2011 by smellincoffee

Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford, Reagan© 2011 Jeff Greenfield434 pages “…playing with history is a small bit of payback for the way history has played with us.” Historical speculation may not be … Continue reading →

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These Weeks at the Library (3 March – 15 March)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by smellincoffee

This week at the library.. I recently added a Books of Interests ‘page’, which is a list of books I’m itching to read. I started keeping the list for those times when I have a little money to spend on books … Continue reading →

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A Man in Full

Posted on March 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

A Man in Full© 1998 Tom Wolfe727 pages Zeus! Send me what trial thou wilt! A Man in Full is an epic story of individuals grappling with life, facing trials that force them to reconsider their worth and threaten to … Continue reading →

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Inferno

Posted on March 9, 2011 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Millennium, Book III: Inferno © 2000 Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens 410 pages “I did everything I could,” Sisko cried into the silence that engulfed him.But everything he had ever done was for nothing.Everything that had ever been was for … Continue reading →

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