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Review Date: 7/25/2012
Jack Bickham's fiction writing books provide clear, concrete guidance on fiction writing. This book is an easy read, and can serve as a detailed checklist for fiction writers as they develop their works.
Review Date: 6/6/2014
Cassidy's Run is a riveting story. This nonfiction book deals with a highly secret, 23-year operation Washington mounted against the Soviet Union. Based on thousands of pages of classified documents, this is the story of an ordinary man, named Joe Cassidy, who became a secret weapon in the war of international espionage. If historical fiction is your genre of choice, consider reading this book. It makes nonfiction read like a high-action thriller.
Review Date: 5/5/2011
A good book, particularly if you are dealing with the cross cultural gap between Baby Boomers and the generations that grew up with the Internet and online social media.
Review Date: 3/18/2012
'Charity' is the final book in a 9 book series by Len Deighton. Charity brings all the previous books (Game, Set Match, Hook, Line, Sinker, Faith, Hope, and Charity) to a satisfying conclusion. I highly recommend the Bernie Samson, that you take the series of 9 books in order, and in particular that you enjoy the exciting conclusion in Len Deighton's 'Charity'!
Review Date: 10/11/2020
I loved reading Repairman Jack, right up to the end of the series ... or so I thought. It's cheesy for an author to wind up a series with another series. He left me hanging and, yeah, I'm unhappy about it. Too bad too. Repairman Jack was a favorite character of mine and F. Paul Wilson was a favorite author, but spinning me off into another of his series was bad joss, very bad joss.
Review Date: 10/18/2012
I find that Harry Turtledove really only wrote one or two books and all the rest are repeats. It is very disappointing, but Harry only had two book in him and then he fizzled out as an author.
How to Use an Astronomical Telescope: A Beginner's Guide to Observing the Cosmos
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Review Date: 6/26/2014
This is a great book as a starting place for would-be astronomers, especially if you are using a vintage telescope. It provides solid information on principles of astronomy without the technical distractions of more modern books that deal largely with computerized astronomy.
Review Date: 5/2/2023
This is a wonderful series. For fans of Sherlock Holmes, it might be a bit distressing how the author eases him out of later books. Still, it's engaging and Mary Russell is a protagonist worthy of the name, even in the Holmes genre!
A March to Madness: The View from the Floor in the Atlantic Coast Conference
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Review Date: 2/23/2012
A great read and March is just around the corner!
The Miracle at Speedy Motors (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Bk 9)
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Review Date: 6/13/2011
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is great reading. It is wonderful to find a series that doesn't involve violence! And the series holds up. I found book 9 as entertaining as the first books in the series. My only regret is that I didn't read them in order.
The Scottish Ploy: A Mycroft Holmes Novel (Mycroft Holmes Novels (Hardcover))
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Review Date: 2/2/2015
Interesting book. Not enough focus on the Holmes characters, too much focus on the protege of Mycroft Holmes. Even so it was a fun read and an interesting addition to my collection of Holmes books.
Review Date: 9/28/2012
What Would Your Character Do is a good 'how to' book for character development. It's not a great read, because it is more of a work book. I plan to use it in my writers' circle meetings.
Review Date: 3/14/2017
This book is a treat for fans of the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Unlike authors who've used Holmes to shoehorn new leading characters into the genre (and readership), Faye remains true to the original characters and style. I've only one criticism, she misused the technical term 'follicle,' which refers to the pore from which hair grows (not the hair shaft, or strand)! Worse, it occurs in a conversation involving Holmes, Watson and a nurse. I spent several pages wondering if it was an error (surely one if the characters would recognize the error!!) or a clue. It wasn't a clue. Still, I'll read Faye's future offerings with gusto.
Working the Land: The Stories of Ranch and Farm Women in the Modern American West
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Review Date: 6/2/2014
This is an inspirational book for anyone interested in agriculture and the land. It may especially appeal to women in agriculture and/or natural resources. Through the stories of a diverse group of women (white and Hispanic, rich and poor, ranging in age from 24 to 83), the book offers a new perspective on our ties to the land. Although western ranch and farm women have often been portrayed as secondary figures who devoted themselves to housekeeping in support of their husbands' labors, this series of interviews reveals that women have had a much more active role in defining what we know as the modern American West.
Writers Workshop In A Box: The Ultimate Tool to Begin Your Writing Life
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Review Date: 5/27/2014
Great little kit for the aspiring writer. It comes with exercises and a nice book to guide the writer. I was interested because one of the writers of this kit is Eric Maisel, one of my personal favorites.
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