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Picked up four last weekend in Dallas, a book on the F8F Bearcat for reference at Hobby Town, and three...

Michael C. Smith
February 18, 2023February 18, 2023
Books Fiction

The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel – Mark Frost

I listened to this on audiobook when it first came out, not realizing it was really a visual account as...

Michael C. Smith
January 2, 2023January 2, 2023
Books Fiction Urban Fantasy

Blitz: A Novel (The Rook/Checquy Files Book 3) – Daniel O’Malley

I was a big fan of the first installment in the Checquy Files series, The Rook, and enjoyed the second,...

Michael C. Smith
November 26, 2022November 26, 2022
Books History - General History - Naval World War II

Roosevelt’s Navy: The Education of a Warrior President, 1882-1920 – James Tertis de Kay

This was a magnificent little book.  It focuses on Roosevelt's tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to...

Michael C. Smith
August 28, 2022November 23, 2022
Books Fiction

Hornblower and the Island / Hornblower and the Journey Home – James Keffer

    These two books are part of a series Hornblower's Legacy by author James Keffer. It is fan fiction...

Michael C. Smith
August 21, 2022November 24, 2022
Books Fiction

The Local – Joey Hartstone

On a recent New York Times recommended reading list is a new legal thriller – this time set in Marshall...

Michael C. Smith
August 20, 2022November 26, 2022
Books History - Naval World War II

Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay – Craig L. Symonds

There hasn't been a comprehensive biography of Fleet Adm. Nimitz since Craig Symonds' mentor E.B. Potter wrote Nimitz in 1976...

Michael C. Smith
August 20, 2022November 26, 2022
Books History - General World War II

Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War – Paul Kennedy

This was my second read of this interesting little book. Kennedy studies five problems that the Allies faced in World...

Michael C. Smith
August 20, 2022November 26, 2022
Books History - General

Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America Paperback – Jared Cohen

I knew I'd be interested in the topic, but not "this" interested.  33 years ago my professional report (LBJ lingo...

Michael C. Smith
August 20, 2022November 26, 2022
Books History - General Religion

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible And Why / Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (and Why We Don’t Know About Them) – Bart Ehrman

One of my favorite Teaching Company videos is Dr. Bart Ehrman’s on the New Testament, where he goes into what...

Michael C. Smith
May 1, 2022November 26, 2022

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