A review of 1493: Uncvovering the New World Columbus Created, by Charles C. Mann. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). One after another, this brilliant book brushes away a host of cherished myths that have grown up in the shadows of history.
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On a single night, two young men of color die at the hands of white cops in Denver and the adjoining town of Blackwater Falls. One, Mateo Ruiz, a Latino, was studying toward a degree as a metallurgic and materials engineer at the Colorado School of Mines. The other, Duante Young, African American,...
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If you think you’ve got trouble, meet Mark Watney. It’s sometime in the 2030s or 2040s. Mark is an American astronaut, the seventeenth person to set foot on Mars. Unfortunately for him, he’s been left behind for dead by his five crewmates once a huge sandstorm aborted their...
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Three decades ago, a military coup overthrew Haiti’s popularly elected young president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, after less than seven months in office. Former CIA Director George H. W. Bush, now President, set the CIA in motion to keep the military in power and prevent Aristide’s...
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History exerts a powerful force on the present. Why else would battles rage over the historical record around the world? In the United States, for example, some insist slavery was the central driver in our history, while others fight back fiercely. And in Russia, where the Putin regime seeks to...
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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.