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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
Review Date: 9/7/2019


Excellent read. The book well details our submarine exploits in the cold war well.

The book was also in new condition and quickly shipped.


Brimstone (Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, Bk 3)
Brimstone (Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, Bk 3)
Author: Robert B. Parker
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 45
Review Date: 5/7/2014


I liked the book, I liked the series. Now that I have read the entire series, I have moved to the Jesse Stone books.


Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War
Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War
Author: P. W. Singer, August Cole
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 2/23/2018


Lousy story. I trashed it after 50-pages.


Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 3/4/2010


A very nice portable Kipling. Just right for reading on that long train trip to the frontier in the service of the Queen.


The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, Bk 4)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, Bk 4)
Author: Tom Clancy
Book Type: Unknown Binding
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 7
Review Date: 3/31/2014


Second best book that Clancey wrote with Red Storm Rising being the best.


Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat
Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat
Author: Gregory F. Michno
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 6/2/2015


One must remember that the book is not a story, it is simply a collection of disjointed recollections. Other than collecting a lot of recollections of old me, and some women, it adds nothing to make the Custer story. ;


Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan
Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan
Author: Mitsuo Fuchida
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 7/24/2018


Great book about the midway action.


Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna
Author: James McBride
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 24
Review Date: 3/15/2018


I read the first 50 pages, did not like it, and tossed it into the recycle bin.


Navigating Your Career: Twenty-One of America's Leading Headhunters Tell You How It's Done
Review Date: 2/16/2017


Great read.


The Pilot's Wife
The Pilot's Wife
Author: Anita Shreve
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 198
Review Date: 1/18/2010


Guys this is a book by and for women. Don't bother. The author ran out of airspeed and ideas about the sametime. The ending is lame and limps to a close.


The Puzzle Palace: A Report on NSA, America's Most Secret Agency
The Puzzle Palace: A Report on NSA, America's Most Secret Agency
Author: James Bamford
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 11/2/2019


Slow reading, but I'll get through it.


Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising
Author: Tom Clancy
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 47
Review Date: 3/31/2014


Best Book Clancey Wrote.


Stone Cold (Jesse Stone, Bk 4)
Stone Cold (Jesse Stone, Bk 4)
Author: Robert B. Parker
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 143
Review Date: 6/3/2014


No, I did not enjoy Stone Cold. The TV movie was better.


The Story of the Pony Express (Cornerstones of Freedom)
Review Date: 10/11/2018


Good read, quickly shipped.


Sycamore Row (Jake Brigance, Bk 2)
Sycamore Row (Jake Brigance, Bk 2)
Author: John Grisham
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 142
Review Date: 5/3/2015


One of the better Grisham books that I have read. I hope that it becomes a movie.


Threat Vector (Jack Ryan Jr., Bk 4)
Threat Vector (Jack Ryan Jr., Bk 4)
Author: Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 24
Review Date: 12/28/2019


Great Story. Book sent quickly and in ''like new'' condition. Thanks.


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