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jimkane57, 4 days ago to books

Book review #30 for 2024 is Collin Dexter's The Riddle of the Third Mile. This time Morse and Lewis face the task of identifying a severely mutilated corpse. Their journey takes them into the lives of men and women with much to hide. The plot was interesting and entertaining, but I found the end uneven, convoluted even. ☕☕☕ cup review. #books #bookreview #fiction #collindexter @bookstodon @books @bookstodon

jimkane57, 4 days ago to books

Book review #29 for 2024 is Collin Dexter's The Dead of Jericho. Another Inspector Morse installment. The characterization of Morse in this novel showed an uncertain and anxious detective who works to solve a murder of a woman that he was wanting to have a relationship with (affair is the better word). ☕☕☕ cup review #bookstodon #books #fiction #bookreview @bookstodon @books @bookstodon

jimkane57, 9 days ago to books

Book review #28 for 2024 is Rick Campbell's The Bin Laden Plot Oh my goodness, what a ride! I have read the entire series, and Campbell out does himself this time! Get it and read it! ☕☕☕☕☕#books #fiction #politicalthriller #rickcampbell #bookstodon #bookreview @bookstodon @books @bookstodon

jimkane57, 13 days ago to Autism

Book review #27 for 2024 is Steve Silberman's Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. A helpful and informative book on the unfolding journey of and...battles with/for, regarding people who interact with their world differently. I found this book to be helpful in understanding the rise of what we today call neurodiversity. ☕☕☕☕1/2 review. @stevesilberman @books @bookstodon @bookstodon #autism #neurodiversity #books #books2024 #

jimkane57, 23 days ago to books

Book review #26 for 2024 is John R Bruning's Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky. An interesting yet sobering re-telling of the men, primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater of operations, who fought to beat Eddie Rickenbacker's 26 victories in World War 1. ☕☕☕☕review
#books #ww2 #history #military #bookreview @bookstodon @books

jimkane57, 23 days ago to history

Book review #25 for 2024 is Scott S Greenberger's The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A Arthur. A good biography of the 21st President of the United States. His reputation, and the reason for Garfield's murderer, created a cloud over Arthur's assumption of the presidency. ☕☕☕☕review

#POTUS #biography #history #books #bookstodon #chesteraarthur @bookstodon @books

drcaberry, 27 days ago to aiart

One way that I get such cute illustrations for my children's books is I use #AIArt to refine my vision and then send those to the illustrator so she has a guide. #KidLit #KidLitArt #ChildrensBooks #TheresARobot DrCarlottaABerry.com/childrensbooks

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jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review # 24 for 2024 is Kristin Hannah's The Women. Wow! This was my first Hannah read! Wow! Powerful and a very, very, strong reminder of what Vietnam did to people, including women who served, in that terrible conflict. A strong character driven novel. ☕☕☕☕ review. @books @bookstodon @bookstodon #historicalfiction #vietnam, #books #BooksWorthReading #kristinhannah

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

📕 Book Review #23 for 2024 is Stephen Kinzer's The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War. A very critical look at two brothers who became the face of American Diplomacy and Intelligence in the 1950's. A sobering reminder of unchecked power. @bookstodon @books #americanhistory #coldwar #nonfiction #books #bookstodon #JohnFosterDulles #allandulles

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

📕Book Review #22 for 2024 is Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before Your Memory Fades. This volume of Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold series is set in the city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido and not in Tokyo. I felt that the end of this one was a bit rushed, and with more storylines, compared to the other two volumes I have read. I like the book but not as much as the first two. ☕☕☕review @bookstodon @books #books #bookstodon #fiction #Japanesefiction

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review #21 for 2024 is Edward P. Crapol's John Tyler, the Accidental President. I think that seeing the 1840's era Presidents getting more critical looks is good for the study of American History in general and presidential history in particular. I think that the work adds to the understand of not just Tyler's administration but of 1840's America as well. A ☕☕☕☕ review #books #bookstodon #POTUS #biography #JohnTyler @bookstodon @books @bookstodon

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review #20 for 2024 is Robert Caro's The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson. The first volume of this series, The Path to Power began a 40 plus year reading journey of every American President, that, with exception of POTUS 46 and 45, has continued to this day. This volume of Caro's series focuses on the 1960 election and up to the spring of 1964. Well written and moving.
A☕☕☕☕☕review. #books #bookstodon #POTUS #biography #LBJ @bookstodon @bookstodon @books

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review #19 for 2024 is Michael D'Antonio's Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams. A good introduction to the life, times, and legacy of Milton S Hershey. It is a sympathetic telling of Hershey and his life, but it does not shy away from the numerous conflicts and challenges, personal and professional, that were part of his life and work. #books #bookstodon #hersheychocolate #nonfiction @bookstodon @books A☕☕☕☕review

jimkane57, 1 month ago to bookstodon

Book review #18 for 2024 is W Craig Reed's Red November: Inside the Secret US-Soviet Submarine War. Beginning with 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and continuing into the early 1990's, Reed's book recounts US sub operations and their electronic surveillance and espionage missions into Soviet territory. I liked it and thought it gave some excellent background to some Cold War era events.
☕☕☕☕review @bookstodon @books #navalhistory #coldwar #submarines

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review #17 for 2024 is Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Tales from the Cafe. I loved Before the Coffee Gets Cold and put Tales from the Cafe on my TBL. I was not disappointed. It is sad and hopeful at the same time. It put me in a reflective state as related to my own life and I continue to find the series helpful. #books #bookstodon #reading #fiction #japanese @bookstodon @books

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review #16 for 2024 Colin Dexter's Service of All the Dead. Another Dexter novel of twists and turns that are made straight in the concluding chapters of the book. I still cannot listen to this series without hearing the voices of the late John Thaw CBE and Kevin Whatley as Morse and Lewis. Well narrated.
☕☕☕☕ review #morse #crimefiction #books @bookstodon @books

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review#15 for 2024 C. Raymond Calhoun's Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945. The writer was an officer aboard the Sterett from its commissioning in 1939 until a combat wound required him to leave the ship in 1943. The emotional bond the crew had with one another is something that came out in the writing.
☕☕☕☕+ #navalhistory #ww2 #memoir #books #bookreview @bookstodon @books

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review #15 for 2024: Peter Sagen's Stalking the Red Bear. An interesting and informative look at sub ops during the Cold War. ☕☕☕☕review. #submarines #books #coldwar #history @bookstodon @books

jimkane57, 1 month ago to books

Book review #14 for 2024 Richly written, well documented, and informative. This book was not just about three hundred years of Russian history. It is also about Russia today and the deeply rooted reality of the bent, if you will, toward the continued existence of the single strong ruler a century after the demise of the Romanov dynasty.
☕☕☕☕ review
#books #romanovs #russianhistory #russia #history @bookstodon @books

jimkane57, 2 months ago to books

Book Review #13 for 2024: Arthur Gould Lee's Open Cockpit.

I listened to Gould's No Parachute last year and was drawn into the story he told, via letters to his wife, about air combat in WW1. Open Cockpit is similar but a bit broader and philosophical. Still a good read ☕☕☕☕

@books @bookstodon #books #bookreview #ww1 #militaryaviation #bookwyrm #audiobook