One-fifth of the world’s eight billion people profess Roman Catholicism, giving the impression they all share same faith. But of course that’s far from the truth. With 1.4 billion adherents today sprawled across six continents, the Catholic Church encompasses millions who subscribe to...
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When Europeans first reached the Americas five centuries ago, mighty civilizations that dwarfed European nations in wealth and population flourished in the Andes and today’s Mexico. But farther north, only a large mound remained of a single city along the Mississippi River opposite the site...
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Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Dystopian fiction seeks to illuminate the consequences of the bad choices we make today. Goodhouse follows in this tradition by extrapolating into the late 21st Century one of America’s most troublesome present-day realities. It satirizes our...
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Three North Korean teens fleeing North Korea find one another over the Chinese border and end up cowering together in a cave, hiding from the police who would send them back. The three couldn’t be more different. Yongju is the treasured son of the #11 official in North Korea’s...
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A century ago, in the wake of World War I, a large bomb detonated on Wall Street. Thirty-eight people died, and hundreds more suffered injuries. Although no one claimed responsibility, authorities concluded that anarchists had set it off. And no wonder. For decades, anarchists had terrorized...
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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.