Author Archives: Jeff Grim
The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA’s First Space Plane by Piers Bizony
I normally do not get too geeked out about books on space exploration. However, I just read The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA’s First Space Plane by Piers Bizony and I was very impressed. In the beginning of … Continue reading
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Tagged International Space Station, NASA, non-fiction, Space exploration, Space Shuttle, technology
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Birth of the Kingdom by Jan Guillou
Birth of the Kingdom: Book Three of the Crusades Trilogy by Jan Guillou is the last book in the trilogy that follows Templar Knight Arn de Gotha from his days as a boy in Sweden to his exile in the … Continue reading
The Women of the Cousins’ War by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin, and Michael Jones
Periodically, I like to read about an era I know nothing much about. I recently read The Women of the Cousins’ War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King’s Mother by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin, and Michael Jones to get a feeling for some of the more important females during the Wars of the Roses between the Yorks and Lancasters in England. Continue reading
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Tagged David Baldwin, historical fiction, Michael Jones, non-fiction, Philippa Gregory, Wars of the Roses
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Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War in Iraq by Mark Urban
There is no doubt that the special forces of the United States have been heavily involved in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars since those wars’ initial stages. However, many do not know how much assistance the Americans received from its … Continue reading
In the mail: Tiger Tanks and Aerosmith
I recently received two books from publishers. Tiger Tank Manual by David Fletcher and Aerosmith: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Boston Bad Boys by Richard Bienstock. Continue reading