Publisher and Publication Date: Vintage International Edition/Knopf Doubleday. 2012. First published in 1965. Genre: Narrative nonfiction. True crime. Pages: 352 printed pages. Format: Paperback. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of true crime. Rating: Very good. Link for the book @ Amazon. Link for the book @ Barnes and Noble. Link for the book, which is a […]

Publisher and Publication Date: William Morrow. October 4, 2022.Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 384. Format: Advanced reader copy, e-book. Source: I received a complimentary e-book copy from William Morrow and NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Historical fiction readers of World War II and Britain’s SOE. Rating: Good. Link @ Amazon […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Image Cascade Publishing,1999. First published in 1948. Genre: Young adult fiction. The series was written for young girls. Pages: 260. Format: Kindle e-book. Source: Self purchase. Audience: Readers with an interest in mid 1940s America. Readers who enjoy a family story. Rating: Excellent. Link @ Amazon. To read a biography of […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Image Cascade Publishing. 2000. First published in 1964. Genre: Young adult fiction. Girl’s fiction. Pages: 302. Format: Kindle e-book. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers with an interest in a simple story about a teenage girl and her family in the mid 1960s in Denver, Colorado. Rating: Very good.

I didn’t post a Sunday Salon last weekend—-too much going on. On this dreary overcast Saturday morning it is 36 degrees. The wind is from the NNW at 9 mph. The humidity is 51%. It is expected to warm up to the mid 40s. We will have a warming trend over the next 10 days. […]

“When chill November’s surly blast Made fields and forests bare.” “Man Was Made to Mourn.” Stanza 1. [1786] Robert Burns [1759-1796] Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett.Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1955. Page 390.

Publisher and Publication Date: InterVarsity Press. September 17, 2012. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Pages: 240. Source: Self-purchase. Rating: Very Good. Audience: Christian readers who want to develop leadership skills. Part One: Noticing Already-Present Action Part Two: Learning from Those Who Have Come Before Us Part Three: Guiding the Formation of Others In Deep Mentoring, I learned […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Classic. Published in Norway-1909. First published in America by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1936. My paperback copy-1998. Genre: Scandinavian historical fiction. Women and literature. Classic literature. Pages: 162. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of historical fiction. Readers of women’s stories. Rating: Excellent. Link for the book at Amazon. Sigrid Undset: Goodreads […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Fall River Press, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Company. 2019. First published in 1843. Genre: Fiction. Classic. Christmas story. Pages: 125 printed pages. Format: Leather edition. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of Charles Dickens’ stories. Readers who enjoy Christmas stories. Rating: Excellent. Illustrations are by John Leech. The front cover I’ve shown […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Basic Books. October 12, 2021. Genre: Nonfiction. History. Medieval history. Europe. Church history in England. Pages: Hardcover edition holds 352 pages. Format: E-book copy. The review copy does not have illustrations included. The hard copy does have illustrations. Source: I received a complimentary e-book from NetGalley. I am not required to […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Vintage International Edition/Knopf Doubleday. 2012. First published in 1965. Genre: Narrative nonfiction. True crime. Pages: 352 printed pages. Format: Paperback. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of true crime. Rating: Very good. Link for the book @ Amazon. Link for the book @ Barnes and Noble. Link for the book, which is a […]

Publisher and Publication Date: New Growth Press. October 16, 2017. Genre: Christian nonfiction, dating, relationships. Pages: 192. Source: Complimentary paperback copy from New Growth Press and Litfuse Publicity Group. I was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Good. Landing page for the book tour: She’s Got The Wrong Guy. Amazon Author Info: Deepak […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Harper. February 27, 2018. Genre: Nonfiction. True Crime. Pages: 352. Source: Library. Rating: Excellent. Recommend. Audience: True crime readers. Amazon The hardcover is cheaper than the Kindle on the day of review posting. Hardcover is $13.99. The Kindle price is $14.99.   The background on the book is a fascinating tale […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Books. Paperback 2020.Genre: Nonfiction. Biography. Women and literature. Pages: 368.Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of World War II, women’s stories, and SOE history. Rating: Very good. Amazon linkAdditional links: CIA NPR All That’s Interesting Summary: Virginia Hall was born to a wealthy family in Baltimore, Maryland in 1906. She grew up […]