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Book Review – Wrestling With The Devil: Lex Luger
I was scanning through books available on Hoopla and this cover caught my eye. Though not a fan of “conversion” stories, I DID want to read about his childhood and what went on behind the curtain of his wrestling life, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Bill Gaines
Today would have been the 103rd birthday of William Maxwell “Bill” Gaines, publisher of that great literary periodical known as MAD Magazine. Gaines sadly passed away on June 3, 1992 at the age of 70. It just so happens that … Continue reading
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Handling Your TBR Pile
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Book Review – Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins
It was sometime in the mid-1990’s when a co-worker, knowing my love of reading, handed me a paperback edition of one of the “Discworld” books (I don’t even remember which one) by Terry Pratchett and said, “You’re gonna love this!” … Continue reading
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Books I Read in 2024
Here are the covers (courtesy of StoryGraph) of the books that I read in 2024. I had a goal of reading 25 books but ended up with slightly more than twice that amount.
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Book Review – The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
I have always been a sucker for time travel stories. Probably a lot of us are. After all, given the chance to change the past or influence the future for the better appeals to most of us. But Kaliane Bradley … Continue reading
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Book Review – One Way Back by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
In September of 2018, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford came forward to state that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had physically and sexually assaulted her when she was 15 and he was 17 at a house party in the Summer … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
I had a two-fold interest in reading this book/series; I had seen the Netflix film series advertised, but I like reading the book version first before watching the film version of ANY story, so I obtained the first book in … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Outsider by Stephen King
Terry Maitland is a happily married man, father of two daughters, teaches English and coaches Little League Baseball in the mid-sized town of Flint City. He’s never had so much as a traffic ticket on his record. He is also … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz
You’re familiar with the old adage, “Nice guys finish last”, right? Made famous by legendary Dodgers baseball manager Leo Durocher, it posits that if you’re going to get ahead in baseball (or anything in this world) then you better not … Continue reading
Book Review – The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
My tastes in music run to 60’s – 80’s rock and pop for the most part. Ms. Spears’ career began long after that and so I have never been that familiar with her music. I remember when I was working … Continue reading
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Book Review – Prequel by Rachel Maddow
I know who Rachel Maddow is and that she has a show on MSNBC, but that is about the extent of my knowledge of her. I’ve never watched one of her shows or read any of her books; this is … Continue reading
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Book Review – How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
Just finished “How to Hide an Empire” and it is an eye-opening look at the history of the United States of America’s colonialism around the world. Highly recommend!
Book Review – The Widow by Kaira Rouda
This is the first book I’ve read by Ms. Rouda and I’m pretty sure it will be the last. This is ostensibly the story of a crooked (what other kind is there?) congressman and his wife who assumes his congressional … Continue reading
Book Review – Marie Severin, The Mirthful Mistress of Comics
This book was an X-mas gift from my wife. Marie Severin was one of only two known female comic book artists when I was growing up (the other being Ramona Fradon, who was best known as the artist for Aquaman) … Continue reading
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Book Review – Writing Without Rules by Jeff Somers
This is a book my daughter gifted me with for Christmas. If you’re a writer who has grown tired of being told all the “rules” you must follow to be successful, this book is for you. Somers is a successful … Continue reading
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Book Review – Promote the Dog Sitter by Edward L. Conley
If you are just starting in Emergency Management, have been doing it for a while, or are just interested in reading about how to lead during a disaster then this book is for you. I wish I had this book … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Black Angel by John Connolly
The Black Angel by John Connolly was one of the dead tree books in my TBR stack that I brought back from Wolf’s Haven to read while I am working remotely in Orlando. The Author Connolly, an Irish-born author who … Continue reading
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Bookcrossing Again
Almost 12 years ago I began practicing Bookcrossing for the second time, but over the past 2 years I found myself doing hardly any, for many reasons but mostly because I was doing a LOT of my reading in digital … Continue reading
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