Book Review: Rot Riot and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson’s Struggle to Save the University that Changed America

Book Review: Rot Riot and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson’s Struggle to Save the University that Changed America by Rex Bowman & Carlos Santos Disclaimer:  I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. If I told you about a school where the students constantly engaged in partying, drunkenness and… Continue reading Book Review: Rot Riot and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson’s Struggle to Save the University that Changed America

Book Review: Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific January 1942-April 1943

Book Review: Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific January 1942-April 1943 by Bruce Gamble Disclaimer:  I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is the second of three books about the Southwest Pacific campaign during World War Two.  The first book covered the fate… Continue reading Book Review: Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific January 1942-April 1943

Book Review: Tom Swift and His Motor-boat

Book Review: Tom Swift and His Motor-boat by Victor Appleton When I was a lad, lo these many years ago, one of the things that delighted me was running across  old boys’ adventure books, from when my grandfather was young.  The world they described was so strange and far away, even then.  So when I… Continue reading Book Review: Tom Swift and His Motor-boat

Book Review: Wild Among Us: True Adventures of a Female Wildlife Photographer

Book Review: Wild Among Us: True Adventures of a Female Wildlife Photographer by Pat Toth-Smith Disclosure:  I received this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is a coffee-table book of wildlife photographs, with chapters for each kind of animal and the stories of how the… Continue reading Book Review: Wild Among Us: True Adventures of a Female Wildlife Photographer

Book Review: Global Friendship Vol 5 United Kingdom – Zambia

Book Review: Global Friendship Vol 5 United Kingdom – Zambia by H. Aitoro Disclosure:  I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it.   (Technically I won Vol 3, but I’m certainly not going to complain about a free book!) This is a part of a series of… Continue reading Book Review: Global Friendship Vol 5 United Kingdom – Zambia

Book Review: A Wilder Rose

Book Review: A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert Disclosure:  I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Most of you are familiar with the “Little House” series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, about her life as a pioneer’s child.  If not the much beloved books themselves, then… Continue reading Book Review: A Wilder Rose

Book Review: A Reader’s Book of Days

Book Review: A Reader’s Book of Days by Tom Nissley Disclaimer:  I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it.  My review is based on the Advance Reading Copy; there may be small changes in the finished product. Unlike most of the books I review, I have not… Continue reading Book Review: A Reader’s Book of Days

Book Review: The Global Public Square

Book Review: The Global Public Square by Os Guinness Disclaimer:  I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. The book’s subtitle is “Religious freedom and the making of a world safe for diversity.”  The idea is that for maximum “soul freedom” we need neither a “sacred” public… Continue reading Book Review: The Global Public Square

Book Review: What Is a Pacemaker?

Book Review: What Is a Pacemaker? by Jeffrey L. Williams, M.D, M.S. Disclaimer:  I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it.  The book itself has a disclaimer reminding the reader that it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. As the number of people surviving to… Continue reading Book Review: What Is a Pacemaker?

Book Review: Waco’s Debt

Book Review: Waco’s Debt by J.T. Edson This book is part of the “Floating Outfit” series, about a particularly illustrious group of cowboys who work for the OD Connected ranch in Texas.   As the title suggests, the star of this volume is Waco, one of the youngest members of the crew.  Waco’s foster father… Continue reading Book Review: Waco’s Debt