BlogHide Resteemswlinden (25)in fantasy • 7 years agoAustin Grossman, CROOKEDCrooked by Austin Grossman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Nixon. The crook. Everybody Knows he was a disgrace to the leadership of the free world. Or was he?What if "Tricky Dick" was all the time…wlinden (25)in fantasy • 7 years agoThe Case of the Toxic Spell DumpThe Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry Turtledove My rating: 4 of 5 stars Warning. Do not go near this book unless you are a glutton for pun-ishment. It is simply efreetful. It really got my…wlinden (25)in history • 7 years agoInventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern HistoriansInventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians by Jeffrey Burton Russell My rating: 5 of 5 stars A trenchant demonstration that what "Everybody Knows" is not just dead wrong (as usual)…wlinden (25)in history • 7 years agoPius History: The Facts Behind the Pius TrilogyPius History: The Facts Behind the Pius Trilogy by Declan Finn My rating: 4 of 5 stars Finn follows up his Pius trilogy with discussion of matters too long for footnotes. The "Hitler's Pope"…wlinden (25)in mystery • 7 years agoThe Case of the Baker Street IrregularsThe Case of the Baker Street Irregulars by Anthony Boucher My rating: 5 of 5 stars Pure delight. An intricate plot, full of Characters. And what devotee of the Sacred Writings can resist episodes…wlinden (25)in homosexuals • 7 years agoEve Tushnet, GAY AND CATHOLICGay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith by Eve Tushnet My rating: 5 of 5 stars Eve Tushnet is out, Catholic, and celibate, and doesn't give a hoot if you say…wlinden (25)in mystery • 7 years agoAlan Beechey, THE PRIVATE PLOTThis Private Plot by Alan Beechey My rating: 4 of 5 stars At last, at last, the third case of Oliver Swithin and his friends and relations (or impedimenta) which publishers kept us waiting for so…wlinden (25)in heraldry • 7 years agoThe Heraldry and Parts of the Blazon of Arms of Father FusionThe Heraldry and Parts of the Blazon of Arms of Father Fusion by Dr. Robert Crickett My rating: 1 of 5 stars Ghastly concotion by someone who knows next to nothing about heraldry, particularly…wlinden (25)in finance • 7 years agoThe Unbanking of AmericaThe Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives by Lisa Servon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fascinating account, with lots of first-hand experience, of how people are rejecting the accepted…wlinden (25)in troy • 7 years agoThe Trojan War: A Very Short IntroductionThe Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction by Eric H. Cline My rating: 3 of 5 stars Summary of the history of the Trojan Question, and our current state of knowledge regarding the various "Troys"…wlinden (25)in history • 7 years agoThe King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British HistoryThe King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History by Don Jordon My rating: 2 of 5 stars A serviceable summary of the matter of the Regicides. However, the title is…wlinden (25)in fantasy • 7 years agoTrials of a Teenage WerevultureTrials of a Teenage Werevulture by Emily Martha Sorensen My rating: 4 of 5 stars So you think you had a tough time in school? 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And do they even answer…wlinden (25)in history • 7 years agoStpehen Harding, THE LAST BATTLEThe Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe by Stephen Harding My rating: 3 of 5 stars Devoted to a thorough investigation and…wlinden (25)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Mouse That Saved the WestThe Mouse That Saved the West by Leonard Wibberley My rating: 2 of 5 stars I found this inferior to the first two books, and it suffers from Author On Board with lots of lectures and anti-market…
