Category Archives: In The Mail
In the Mail: 365 Ways to Drive a Liberal Crazy
365 Ways to Drive a Liberal Crazy by James Delingpole From the Publisher Are Liberals Annoying the Heck Out of You? Well now you can fight back—every single day—with James Delingpole’s handy new guide of jokes, facts, arguments, and even … Continue reading
In the Mail: Bitter Legacy
Bitter Legacy (Matt Royal Mysteries) by H. Terrell Griffin Booklist Review Griffin’s Matt Royal novels may be the closest approximation we have today to John D. MacDonald in his pulp-fiction prime. Griffin’s characters are as stark as a man in … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiction, H. Terrell Griffin, John D. MacDonald, mystery, thriller
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In the Mail: Nella Last in the 1950′s
Nella Last in the 1950s: The Further Diaries of Housewife, 49 From the Publisher: “I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person, leading a shut-in, dull life, can possibly have value.” So wrote Nella Last in … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Radio 4, History, Nella Last, non-fiction, Robert Malcolmson, Victoria Wood, World War II
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In the Mail: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Don Bruns Publishers Weekly Roommates Skip Moore and James Lessor of More or Less Investigations receive PI licenses from the Florida Department of Agriculture (“Don’t ask why…. This is Florida. They just do things … Continue reading
In the Mail: Drowning in Oil
Drowning in Oil: BP & the Reckless Pursuit of Profit by Loren C. Steffy Description As night settled on April 20, 2010, a series of explosions rocked Deepwater Horizon, the immense semisubmersible drilling platform leased by British Petroleum, located 40 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Hayward, BP, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Loren C. Steffy, non-fiction
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