by Marie Benedict, 2019, Sourcebooks Landmark This is a novel about Hedy Lamarr and how she came to invent a method to transmit directions to torpedoes in WWII. I enjoyed reading this because it was written in the first person. … Continue reading →
by Edward Rutherfurd, 2009, Audiobook narrated by Mark Bramhall, Random House Audio This book is a long one (30 CD’s of audiobook) that traces the history of New York from it’s founding until 2009 through one family and its descendants. … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2017, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio This is an addition to Follett’s other historical novels, this one related primarily to the reign of Elizabeth I in England. The characters are typical of Follett’s writing. The … Continue reading →
by Graham Moore, 20167, Kindle Version, Random House LLC This is an interesting book as it depicts the war between George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison over the future distribution of electricity. We all know that Westinghouse’s system won in the … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, 2012, Penguin Audio I have continued on my quest to listen to all three books in this trilogy. I am again giving this book a three-star rating although I think it’s a bit … Continue reading →
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 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 Ross McDonald, originally published in 1959, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard; Reprint edition (November 26, 1996) This is another crime story featuring the detective, Lew Archer. Unlike many of the detective shows on TV these days, Lew Archer has a dark … Continue reading →