Harry Turtledove writes in a genre known as alternate history. The premise is to usually take an event in history and to wonder if something different had happened what the effect on the […]
When I read Jodi Picoult’s books, I can usually get a pretty good idea of what inspired her for the story. Some of it is a specific event while other times it […]
Clarence Clemons is second only to Bruce Springsteen in the adoration of Springsteen’s fans. His ability to be the clown onstage with Springsteen was unmatched and it made going to a Springsteen concert […]
It always amazes me that people who know their family history – and often celebrate it – berate adoptees for wanting the same thing. People take for granted walking into a doctor’s office […]
I had a good year in reading books. Considering a few years ago I couldn’t read at all due to a head injury, this is a great accomplishment. I had my goal this year […]
I looked forward quite a bit to Henry Winkler’s autobiography. I grew up with Happy Days, watching it throughout its run on television, and like most people, I loved the character of Fonzie […]
There was a time, early on in our country when we didn’t have some of the great schools that we have now. To become a doctor, for instance, most students had to […]
Published in 1982, this early Hiaasen work would seem to indicate that everyone in Florida was corrupt back in the day. It’s not the only book I saw this in from that […]
The original stories in the Nancy Drew series of books were shortened and updated throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The results were often positive, with the newer version becoming more relevant and […]
I took a break from reading Stephanie Plum books for a while. The problem with a series like this is that while it was great lighthearted summer reading, when I read so […]
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