October 2015
PATHFINDER TALES: BEYOND THE POOL OF STARS. Howard Andrew Jones. TOR. Howard Andrew Jones is renowned for his ability to blend fantasy with adventure in building works of fiction with … Continue reading
Medicare & Medicaid At 50
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AT 50. Edited by Alan B. Cohen; David C. Colby; Keith A. Wailoo; Julian E. Zelizer. Oxford University Press. This volume, just released from Oxford, takes a … Continue reading
War Times From Different Perspectives
THE REAPER. Nicholas Irving. With Gary Brozek. Macmillan Audio. The Reaper is a gripping memoir written by Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving. Irving was regarded as the most … Continue reading
August 2015
DARK ORBIT. Carolyn Ives Gilman. TOR. Carolyn Ives Gilman’s Dark Orbit will be like presents under the tree on Christmas day for Sci-Fi fans across the globe. In this dark … Continue reading
June 2015
THE DARKNESS ROLLING. Win & Meredith Blevins. Forge. This historical mystery has it all: adventure, romance, mystery – all cloaked in the cinematic territory of the American Southwest. The novel tells … Continue reading
The Boston Mob
Two Books Tell the Complete Story of the Brutal Boston Mob BOSTON MOB. The Rise And Fall of The New England Mob And Its Most Notorious Killer. Marc Songini. St. … Continue reading
American Idioms
MYSTERY TRAIN. Images of American Rock and Roll Music. Greil Marcus. Plume. “Gets as close to the heart and soul of American and American music as the best of rock … Continue reading
May 2015
LONG HIGH NOON. Loren D. Estleman. Forge. Westerns are not easy to pull off. For the genre to work in print, the writing and the characters must be swift and deep. Moreover, the … Continue reading
April 2015
THRONE OF DARKNESS. Douglas Nicholas. Atria. Throne of Darkness proves Nicholas a master at writing historical fantasy. In his story, we are thrust back in time to 1215 – the eve … Continue reading