The first five novels in Timothy Hallinan’s Junior Bender series range all the way from chuckle-worthy to laugh-out-loud hilarious. The series’ sixth entry is a little different. The first third of the book sparkles with Hallinan’s customary sense of humor. Then the story begins...
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Kevin Kwan’s novel is a powerful testament to the need for a steeply progressive income tax and a 100% estate tax with no loopholes. The crazy rich Asians he writes about squander their money on 350-foot yachts, private jets, $10 million apartments, $200,000 dresses, and a $40 million...
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National security may be defined in several ways. In the broadest view, national security encompasses the state of the economy, access to necessary raw materials, the strength of governmental institutions, and public morale. Viewed most narrowly, national security is largely limited to the...
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Russia and China have penetrated so deeply into the electronic systems that sustain the American economy that either country might be able to set us back two or three decades using cyber weapons. North Korea and Iran appear to be not far behind. What seems to be stopping them all is the equal or...
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In the spring of 1940, World War II had been underway in Europe for more than half a year, but the violence had yet to come home to England. Suddenly, on May 10, Hitler’s legions rumbled across the borders of Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, and, finally, France. The 300,000-man British...
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.