by Nicholas G. Penniman IV, 2019, Barringer Publishing, Naples, Florida. After dinner one night in Naples our dinner host offered to lend me some books. I selected this one for two reasons: The topic interested me as I was in … Continue reading →
by Lois Lowry, 1993, Ever After Kindle Edition, 2018, Houghton Mifflin Houghton Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company I came across this book due to an unusual circumstance. I went to a Brown alumni club Holiday party and … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2023, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio This is the fifth in the Kingsbridge series that chronicles the lives of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Kingsbridge in England. This book covers the years from … Continue reading →
by Ian McEwan, 2010, Kindle Edition, Anchor I chose this book because I ran out of books on my Kindle and, when I searched for books that were available at the library, I found this one and it looked interesting. … Continue reading →
by Annie Jacobsen, 2004, Kindle Edition, Dutton This book is actually fairly well done, despite the fact that I hated every minute I spent reading it. The scenario she describes is so awful that reading about it is an awful … Continue reading →
by Maurice Samuels, 2024, Kindle Edition, Yale University Press This is an interesting book that explores both the life of Alfred Dreyfus as well as his trial for treason. The book gets somewhat repetitive when it is describing Dreyfus, but … Continue reading →
by Jack Higgins, 2012, Audiobook narrated by Michael Page, Brilliance Audio Inc. This is number 19 of 22 Sean Dillon novels that Higgins has written. It is an adventure about an Al-Qaeda operative in southern Saudi Arabia who has his … Continue reading →
by Carl Hiaasen, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Scott Brick, Random House Audio The book starts at a gala at a site in Palm Beach County, Florida, where an elderly matron who is a big donor to the President suddenly disappears. … Continue reading →
by Lee Child, 2012, Audiobook narrated by Dick Hill, Random House Audio This is a typical Jack Reacher novel. It’s about a series of events that occur when Jack Reacher is hitchhiking in Nebraska late at night. The individuals who … Continue reading →
by Phillip Roth, 2004, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books This fictional book hinges on the 1940 presidential election when Charles Lindberg is elected president instead of FDR. Lindberg enters into an agreement with Hitler that the U.S. will not intervene in … Continue reading →