Tag: history
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Book Review: Bringing Columbia Home by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward
I wasn’t aware of the magnitude of the tragedy at the time, however, I vividly remember the loss of the Columbia crew back in 2003. Despite having memories of the tributes and magazine covers, I’ve never actually read about the accident in my adult life…
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Book Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Behind Jack the Ripper is the lives of his victims. Given the illusiveness of this particular killer, the women he slayed tend to be swept aside. This book gives them a voice…
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Book Review: The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
I didn’t realize first going into this that this was a memoir. I guess from the cover I assumed it was a depiction of the Holocaust with a ‘cat and mouse’ metaphor. I realized as soon as I started reading that this wasn’t fiction and it made the analogy all the more powerful…
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Book Review: Girl Around the World by Dorothy Kilgallen
When I say that I’ve been looking for a copy of this book to read for years, I’m not exaggerating. Long out of print and a rare/expensive find, I finally traveled to read a library copy. Given how long I’ve waited, my rating may be a bit biased, but I’m also quite confident I would…
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Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry
I read this more out of curiosity than genuine interest. I’m quite fond of Princess Diana and I mostly wanted to hear what Harry had to say about her…
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Book Review: Poetry FM by Lisa Hollenbach
In the age of the internet (and before that, television), radio was the form of mainstream media. Like our media today, it shaped the way people viewed the world. In this account of the airways post-World War II, we focus on poetry and the dawn of FM…
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Book Review: The Day After Roswell by Philip J. Corso
I’m fascinated with Roswell theories. Though the one I’ve latched onto the most doesn’t involve aliens, I still like hearing the extraterrestrial takes…
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Book Review: The Presidents and UFOs by Larry Holcombe
I saw the author of this book featured on an episode of Ancient Aliens and bought this book immediately. Of all areas of ufology, government involvement fascinates me the most…
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Book Review: Empires of the Sky by Alexander Rose
I’ve always been fascinated by the early days of early aviation, but I didn’t know much about dirigibles aside from the Hindenburg disaster. Typically I read more about rockets, so this was an interesting change of pace…
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Book Review: The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
Thanks to the Cold War, it’s easy to forget that there was a time when America and Russia fought on the same side. Though Russia started off as an Axis power, by the middle of the war they were in alliance with England and America. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin made up the…