by K. W. Garlick, 2016, Stillwater River Publications, Chepachet, RI I was given this book to read by a friend and it looked interesting as some of the story was set in Jamestown and Prudence Islands in Rhode Island. Alas, … Continue reading →
by Ronald H. Balson, 2015, St. Martin’s Griffin, New York This is a very interesting novel about a girl being abducted by her grandfather and the attempts to get her back from the West Bank in Israel. The book is … Continue reading →
by Douglas L. Wilson, 1998, Alfred A. Knopf, New York I had always eyed this book as it surely targeted a subject that I was interested in: the transformation of Abrahams Lincoln from a backwoods youth to the person who had … Continue reading →
by Lisa Scottoline, 2009, St. Martin’s Griffin, New York This is a story about a woman who adopts a young child and then finds out that the mother who gave up the child wasn’t the real biological mother, but that … Continue reading →
by Judy Blume, audiobook narrated by Kathleen McInerney, 2015, Random House Audio This is a novel based on three plane crashes that occurred in the city of Elizabeth, NJ, in the early 1950’s within the time span of a few … Continue reading →
by Ron Chernow, 2005, Penguin Books This is a fantastic book that is chock-full of information about Alexander Hamilton, but, more importantly, his imprint on the structure of our federal government. It also provides a lot of insight regarding the … Continue reading →
by Harry Parker, 2016, Alfred A. Knopf, New York This is a novel about a soldier fighting in an unknown country who steps on an IED. He almost dies as a result, but somehow survives and loses both of his … Continue reading →
by Nancy Horan, audiobook CD, read by Kristin Potter, 2014, Random House Audio This book is a novel based on the life of Robert Lewis Stevenson and his American wife, Fanny. The primary attraction of the book is it’s subject matter … Continue reading →
by Helen Simonson, 2016, Random House, New York This novel centers on the experiences of a young woman who is trying to make her way in life just before WWI breaks out. The story has some interesting moments but the … Continue reading →
by Nathan Hill, 2016, a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York This book is pretty fascinating. It interweaves topics such as computer game addiction with the anti-war protests that occurred during the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, along … Continue reading →