Perspectives of War
BRITAIN’S WAR: INTO BATTLE, 1937-1941. Daniel Todman. Oxford University Press. GREAT STRATEGIC RIVALRIES: FROM THE CLASSICAL WORLD TO THE COLD WAR. Edited by James Lacy. Oxford University Press. THE ALLURE … Continue reading
Jeremy Winograd Reviews Bob Dylan’s Triplicate
TRIPLICATE. BOB DYLAN. COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY. Even Bob Dylan himself would surely admit that, for all his prodigious and endlessly mythologized talents, he’s not the world’s greatest musical interpreter—even of his … Continue reading
Short Takes On Important Spring Releases From Tor
WITHOUT MERCY. Colonel David Hunt and R.J. Pineiro. TOR. What might happen if ISIS acquires nuclear weapons and the ability to deliver them? In this latest action thriller by Colonel … Continue reading
Lincoln’s Last Speech
LINCOLN’S LAST SPEECH. Louis Masur. Oxford University Press. Louis Masur is a widely respected historian and Professor of American Studies at Rutgers University whose authoritative insight renders Lincoln’s Last Speech … Continue reading
An Intimate Conversation With the Los Angeles Lakers’ Jeanie Buss
Periodically, The Electric Review presents a Retro Pick: a book that has been released at some point in the past but which still packs a relevant punch. This quarter, as the … Continue reading
Solomon Hits Home Run With The Murder of Willie Lincoln
THE MURDER OF WILLIE LINCOLN. Burt Solomon. Tor/Forge Books. “Fair play” whodunnits are the most difficult kind of novel to write. The genre, by its nature, requires a highly convoluted … Continue reading
March Spotlight
ATTITUDE. Jay Wright. Penguin-Random House Audio. Jay Wright serves as the head basketball coach at Villanova University. As the 2016 NCAA Basketball Champions, Villanova grabbed the national spotlight, with fans … Continue reading
A Classic Revisited
THE ODYSSEY. Homer. Translated by Anthony Verity. Introduction by William Allan. Oxford University Classics. Oxford’s new translation of arguably the greatest poem in the the canons of Western literature is … Continue reading
In Mastai’s Brilliant Debut, Science Fiction Doubles As Today’s Reality
ALL OUR WRONG TODAYS. Elan Mastai. Dutton. Elan Mastai has made his name writing for the screen, but as his fiction debut All Our Wrong Todays shows, he’s got the … Continue reading
