Brian Lett is the author of a number of excellent works of military history and I looked forward to this one, not least due to the intriguing title. Unfortunately, the title may be a bit…Read more…
Review: First to Fight – The Polish War 1939, by Roger Moorhouse
Here is what I think of when I imagine the German invasion of Poland in September 1939: brave Polish cavalrymen with sabres drawn, charging against modern German tanks. Horses versus steel. The…Read more…
Review: The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive, by Philippe Sands
This is history as it should be written. Philippe Sands has taken the story of one Nazi war criminal and turned it into a sprawling tale of love, family, truth, lies and memory. The story…Read more…
Review: The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive, by Philippe Sands
This is history as it should be written. Philippe Sands has taken the story of one Nazi war criminal and turned it into a sprawling tale of love, family, truth, lies and memory. The story…Read more…
Review: I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf, by Grant Snider
Grant Snider loves books. He loves to read them, to write them, to collect them, even to smell them. This wonderful collection of 1 – 2 page cartoons covers every aspect of reading and…Read more…
Review: I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf, by Grant Snider
Grant Snider loves books. He loves to read them, to write them, to collect them, even to smell them. This wonderful collection of 1 – 2 page cartoons covers every aspect of reading and…Read more…
Review: The Book of Tbilisi – A City in Short Fiction, edited by Gvantsa Jobava and Becca Parkinson
This short book of ten short stories about the Georgian capital can be read in an afternoon — and what a memorable afternoon that would be. These mostly young authors grew up in independent…Read more…
Review: The Book of Tbilisi – A City in Short Fiction, edited by Gvantsa Jobava and Becca Parkinson
This short book of ten short stories about the Georgian capital can be read in an afternoon — and what a memorable afternoon that would be. These mostly young authors grew up in independent…Read more…
Review: Rules for Perfect Murders, by Peter Swanson
An owner of a crime fiction book shop in Boston is visited by an FBI agent. She tells him that a murderer is on the loose, killing people based on a list he posted on…Read more…
Review: Rules for Perfect Murders, by Peter Swanson
An owner of a crime fiction book shop in Boston is visited by an FBI agent. She tells him that a murderer is on the loose, killing people based on a list he posted on…Read more…
Review: Will He Go?: Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020, by Lawrence Douglas
Lawrence Douglas teaches law at Amherst College. If what he says in this short book is right, America is in for a very rocky ride in the next few months. His basic argument is that…Read more…
Review: Will He Go?: Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020, by Lawrence Douglas
Lawrence Douglas teaches law at Amherst College. If what he says in this short book is right, America is in for a very rocky ride in the next few months. His basic argument is that…Read more…
Review: Humankind by Rutger Bregman
I thought Bregman’s previous book, Utopia for Realists, was pretty good. This book is even better. Bregman presents an optimistic view of human beings, and backs this up with many, many…Read more…
Review: Humankind by Rutger Bregman
I thought Bregman’s previous book, Utopia for Realists, was pretty good. This book is even better. Bregman presents an optimistic view of human beings, and backs this up with many, many…Read more…
Review: The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan
John Buchan was, according to Christopher Hitchens, “the father of the modern spy thriller”. But, as the introduction to this, his most famous novel, explains, he was a writer “of…Read more…
Review: The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan
John Buchan was, according to Christopher Hitchens, “the father of the modern spy thriller”. But, as the introduction to this, his most famous novel, explains, he was a writer “of…Read more…
Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
OK, I’ll confess: I don’t get it. The illustrations are lovely. The message is nice. It might work as children’s book, but for adults? I’m not so sure. And yet the book is…Read more…
Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
OK, I’ll confess: I don’t get it. The illustrations are lovely. The message is nice. It might work as children’s book, but for adults? I’m not so sure. And yet the book is…Read more…
Review: If It Bleeds, by Stephen King
Stephen King is a master storyteller. He’s often classed as writer of horror, but as one who generally doesn’t read horror, I think that’s not entirely accurate. In this collection…Read more…
Review: If It Bleeds, by Stephen King
Stephen King is a master storyteller. He’s often classed as writer of horror, but as one who generally doesn’t read horror, I think that’s not entirely accurate. In this collection…Read more…