Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van LustbaderMy review
rating: 3 of 5 stars
365 pages into it and getting better...
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe SimpsonMy review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
This story is another heart-stopping, "will to survive" type adventures. To be left for dead, survive the brutal cold weather of the Andes and to crawl out with a broken leg makes for a story that would be hard to make up. Yes, truth is stranger and more amazing than fiction. You've got to read this book if you are interested in real-life adventure.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
The Russia House: A Novel by John le CarréMy review
rating: 3 of 5 stars
Great cold war era spy novel. Second Le Carre' book I've read that had an unexpected ending. Makes us non spy types realize how complicated the spy and disinformation business can get. Especially when love gets thrown into the mix.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
"The Fly in the Cathedral" by Brian Cathcart.
Interesting account of the lives of the scientists and physicists involved in the race to split the atom. More info on the lives of the scientists and less about the science involved in the process of splitting the atom. Some parts of the book didn't hold my interest. Informative 6 out of 10.
Interesting account of the lives of the scientists and physicists involved in the race to split the atom. More info on the lives of the scientists and less about the science involved in the process of splitting the atom. Some parts of the book didn't hold my interest. Informative 6 out of 10.
Friday, July 18, 2008
"Hunting the Tiger: The Fast Life and Violent Death of the Balkans' Most Dangerous Man" by Christopher S. Stewart.
This is a disturbing book about the violent life of a bank robber turned war lord. Zeljko Raznatovic, or Arkan the Tiger, as he is referred to, started robbing banks all over Europe then moved onto leading a group of Serb paramilitary fighters that fought battles during the Balkan war in the 1990s. Hard to keep reading this book due to the detail from some of the atrocities committed. Informative 8 out of 10.
This is a disturbing book about the violent life of a bank robber turned war lord. Zeljko Raznatovic, or Arkan the Tiger, as he is referred to, started robbing banks all over Europe then moved onto leading a group of Serb paramilitary fighters that fought battles during the Balkan war in the 1990s. Hard to keep reading this book due to the detail from some of the atrocities committed. Informative 8 out of 10.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
"Next", by Michael Crichton.
This was an interesting (and somewhat disturbing) book about genetic engineering and what the future may hold. There were several plots in the book, each one about possible applications for genetic engineering. There was an attempt to tie them together at the end but it didn't work well for me. I give it 7 out of 10 because of the ending.
"The Worst Hard Time", by Timothy Egan.
In light of our countries worst economic down-turn since the Great Depression, I decided to read this book. It details the lives of people who lived and survived the dust bowl days from the late 1920's through the 1930's. Changes in weather patterns, destruction of the native grasslands, irresponsible farming and even the killing of the great buffalo herds contributed to huge dust storms in a 6-state area including the Texas panhandle, Oklahoma panhandle, south-west Kansas, south-east Colorado and north-east New Mexico. I found this book somewhat depressing due to the hardships endured by these Americans. 8 out of 10.
"American Spy: My secret history in the CIA, Watergate and beyond", by E. Howard Hunt.
If you like real-life spy accounts, read this book. Howard Hunt's personal account of the Bay of Pigs disaster, his involvement in the Watergate break-in and other adventures. I loved this book. I'll give it 10 of 10 as it held my attention so well.
This was an interesting (and somewhat disturbing) book about genetic engineering and what the future may hold. There were several plots in the book, each one about possible applications for genetic engineering. There was an attempt to tie them together at the end but it didn't work well for me. I give it 7 out of 10 because of the ending.
"The Worst Hard Time", by Timothy Egan.
In light of our countries worst economic down-turn since the Great Depression, I decided to read this book. It details the lives of people who lived and survived the dust bowl days from the late 1920's through the 1930's. Changes in weather patterns, destruction of the native grasslands, irresponsible farming and even the killing of the great buffalo herds contributed to huge dust storms in a 6-state area including the Texas panhandle, Oklahoma panhandle, south-west Kansas, south-east Colorado and north-east New Mexico. I found this book somewhat depressing due to the hardships endured by these Americans. 8 out of 10.
"American Spy: My secret history in the CIA, Watergate and beyond", by E. Howard Hunt.
If you like real-life spy accounts, read this book. Howard Hunt's personal account of the Bay of Pigs disaster, his involvement in the Watergate break-in and other adventures. I loved this book. I'll give it 10 of 10 as it held my attention so well.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
I read "The Black Swan: The impact of the highly improbable." by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I found his phylosophy very interesting but couldn't seem to finish the book. I read 5 or 6 chapters and then quit. Mr. Taleb was a securities trader who always said that statistics can't take luck or chance into consideration. Before 1987, he claimed that the stock market could have a significant downturn even though statistics said it wouldn't happen. He felt vindicated when the stock market crashed on Monday October 19, 1987 (Black Monday).
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