Timothy Good follows up Above Top Secret with another classic study of the UFO phenomenon.
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Book Review: St Pancras Station by Simon Bradley
An odd little book, mostly an architectural history, but with some great snippets of social anecdote about one of the great train stations of Europe.
Read More »My Favourite Reads Of 2008
A simple test: which books would I be most inclined to re-read?
Read More »The Best Books of 2008 (and Some Less than First-Rate)
Wanting to include the best book he read in 2008, Blogcritic Tim Gebhart's 2008 "best of" list goes a bit beyond 2008.
Read More »Book Review: Ted Williams At War by Bill Nowlin
This is simply the best and most comprehensive book on Ted Williams' heroic wartime experiences. Period.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Into The Wild
There are lessons to be learned for anyone who goes "Into The Wild."
Read More »Book Review: Finding Iris Chang – Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind by Paula Kamen
A friend looks at Iris Chang's life and why the bestselling author would take her own life at age 36.
Read More »Book Review: Return to Chauvet Cave – Excavating the Birthplace of Art: The First Full Report by Jean Clottes
The closest we can get to the brilliantly preserved traces of the previous users - human and animal.
Read More »Book Review: Marie Antoinette – The Last Queen of France by Evelyne Lever
No, she wasn't faithful, but the reasons for that were understandable, and human.
Read More »Book Review: The Real Queen of France – Athenais and Louis XIV by Lisa Hilton
We can do with positive, approving accounts of powerful women – particularly those who've started from practically nowhere.
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