Saving Sophie
by Ronald H. Balson, 2015, St. Martin’s Griffin, New York This is a very interesting novel about a girl being abducted by her grandfather and the attempts to get her back from the West Bank in Israel. The book is … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Books
Honor’s Voice, The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln
by Douglas L. Wilson, 1998, Alfred A. Knopf, New York I had always eyed this book as it surely targeted a subject that I was interested in: the transformation of Abrahams Lincoln from a backwoods youth to the person who had … Continue reading →
Look Again
by Lisa Scottoline, 2009, St. Martin’s Griffin, New York This is a story about a woman who adopts a young child and then finds out that the mother who gave up the child wasn’t the real biological mother, but that … Continue reading →
In the Unlikely Event
by Judy Blume, audiobook narrated by Kathleen McInerney, 2015, Random House Audio This is a novel based on three plane crashes that occurred in the city of Elizabeth, NJ, in the early 1950’s within the time span of a few … Continue reading →
Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow, 2005, Penguin Books This is a fantastic book that is chock-full of information about Alexander Hamilton, but, more importantly, his imprint on the structure of our federal government. It also provides a lot of insight regarding the … Continue reading →
Anatomy of a Soldier
by Harry Parker, 2016, Alfred A. Knopf, New York This is a novel about a soldier fighting in an unknown country who steps on an IED. He almost dies as a result, but somehow survives and loses both of his … Continue reading →
Under the Wide and Starry Sky: A Novel
by Nancy Horan, audiobook CD, read by Kristin Potter, 2014, Random House Audio This book is a novel based on the life of Robert Lewis Stevenson and his American wife, Fanny. The primary attraction of the book is it’s subject matter … Continue reading →
The Summer Before The War
by Helen Simonson, 2016, Random House, New York This novel centers on the experiences of a young woman who is trying to make her way in life just before WWI breaks out. The story has some interesting moments but the … Continue reading →
The Nix: a novel
by Nathan Hill, 2016, a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York This book is pretty fascinating. It interweaves topics such as computer game addiction with the anti-war protests that occurred during the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, along … Continue reading →
Small Island, A Novel
by Andrea Levey, 2004, Picador Books, New York This book is about a man and a woman from Jamaica who married and then immigrated to England after WWII. It highlights the degree of racism that existed in England and the … Continue reading →