Writing
War in Libya, nuclear devastation, and me
ArticlesSometimes I need to step down from my perch as author of historical novels, as lawyer and traveler, and...
CONTINUE READING →The Big Boys — My Favorite Non-Fiction 2010-2011
ArticlesYou know from my blog, or my reviews, or my Facebook postings, or my e-mails, that I have, shall...
CONTINUE READING →Unbroken (2010)
On the NightstandUnbroken (2010), Random House, $27.00, by Laura Hillenbrand is a magnificent account of an ordinary boy who became an...
CONTINUE READING →Boy oh Boy oh Boy — Best Reads of the Year
ArticlesLet’s start with fiction. To be blunt, there just isn’t enough good fiction. There is some rumble afoot that...
CONTINUE READING →The Perfect Gift
ArticlesWhat’s the perfect gift? That is the question, isn’t it, especially if it is better to give than...
CONTINUE READING →Fortress Rabaul, (2008)
On the NightstandFortress Rabaul, (2008) by Bruce Gamble, is a riveting history of two years of unrelenting conflict in the South...
CONTINUE READING →One degree of separation
ArticlesIt’s hard to imagine, but I knew someone who knew someone who lived through the colonization of Texas, during...
CONTINUE READING →