Monthly Archives: September 2008
The Fourth Watcher by Timothy Hallinan
Last year I had this to say about Timothy Hallinan’s A Nail Through the Heart [It] is a captivating and emotional novel. It is both an exciting expatriate detective novel and an exploration of the power of love and family … Continue reading
Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
I have been trying to put my finger on why I didn’t like the first installment of the Thrusday Next series by Jasper Fforde. I mean I like satire and books that blend or bend genres. But I have now … Continue reading
The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648 – 1815
Tim Blanning’s The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648 – 1815 is a good book of the history of Europe during the time period between the Peace of Westphalia and the Congress of Vienna. Rather than organizing the book chronologically, Blanning … Continue reading
Duck by Nic Bettauer
I am a sucker for quirky novellas. I have always been intrigued by short works about unorthodox subjects. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t but my interest remains. I bring this up because I recently finished just such a … Continue reading
In the Mail: politics
Cover via Amazon –> Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America by Chuck Norris Description Martial arts master, actor, and political activist–there is no job Chuck Norris can’t do. Now the original tough guy is at it again, stepping back … Continue reading