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Blockade Billy
Blockade Billy© 2010 Stephen King112 pages Okay, this has nothing to do with Read of England, unless I can claim that it’s a baseball story, and baseball grew from rounders which was invented in England and is slightly older than … Continue reading
The Other Side of the Bridge
The Other Side of the Bridge© 2022 Timothy E. Paul124 pages This is one of the stranger books I imagine I’ll read this year. Its title, setting, and opening disclaimer make the reader suspect that it’s a story set in … Continue reading
The Boys from Biloxi
The Boys from Biloxi© 2022 John Grisham453 pages Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco were among the best of friends, who grew up playing ball and exploring the Gulf Coast together. Third-generation immigrants, they both admired their fathers intensely … Continue reading
Of shotgun riders and serial killers
Medical update: I saw the doctor today and he was extremely pleased with my progress. According to him, my blood chemistry could not look better! I managed a 4-block walk today from the hospital back to my hotel room, after … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, American West, crime, mystery, thriller
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Steal this Book
pub. 1971 Abbie Hoffman308 pages At some point in the early 2000s, I stumbled onto a digital copy of Steal this Book and was appropriately scandalized. Because of the unique religious subculture in which I was raised, most of the … Continue reading
COVID Reviews #6 Cleaning Up with gangsters, Navajo, politicians, and so many Germans
Back in September and early October when I was under quarantine, I didn’t have computer access, so I couldn’t take many notes or write reviews when things were fresh on my mind. I tried to post comments intermittently, but some … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Austria, crime, Eastern Europe, Germany, history, law, Mafia, Nazi, The Great War, US Constitution, WW2
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Stalling for Time
Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator242 pages© 2010 Gary Noesner Having read extensively about the Ruby Ridge and Waco debacles, I couldn’t help but be curious about the “other side’s” perspective: the state’s. How did the … Continue reading
Re-read: The Ethical Assassin
The Ethical Assassin © 2006 David Liss 336 pages A few weeks ago for TTT, I mentioned David Liss as an author who made me smile, and happened to think about the first novel I read by him, The Ethical … Continue reading
Harvard and the Unabomber
Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist Original title: A Mind for Murder © 2003 Alston Chase 352 pages Ted Kaczynski was hunted fruitlessly by the FBI for eighteen years, until finally being done in by his … Continue reading