Review of Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel MaddowRating ***** If you've been looking for a book to explain the current crisis in Ukraine, look no further. Rachel walks the reader through every angle of the current … [Read more...] about Review of Blowout
Review of The Other Dr. Gilmer
Review of The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for JusticeRating **** 1/2 Dr. Benjamin Gilmer is eager to start his new position as a family physician, helping people in rural North Carolina. However, he soon learns from staff and former patients that the doctor he is … [Read more...] about Review of The Other Dr. Gilmer
Review of The Tinder Swindler
Review of the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler directed by Felicity MorrisRating ***** Another con-man story. I'm pretty good at spotting scams. I've kept scammers on the phone, letting them think that I'm about to give them what they're after, only to ask for their names to give to the … [Read more...] about Review of The Tinder Swindler
Review of Scrapped
Review of Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant by Lisa Peebles and Jon O'Brien rating **** I've always been drawn to wrongful conviction stories. There's just something about the idea of an innocent person wasting away in prison for something they didn't do. Wrongful convictions happen for a … [Read more...] about Review of Scrapped
Review of Bad Vegan
Review of the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan rating ***** A successful businesswoman meets a mysterious man on the internet. She doesn't question him when he starts draining her business of money. She'll get it all back, he tells her. He needs the money because his life is in danger. He's a navy … [Read more...] about Review of Bad Vegan
Review of The Big Cheat
Review of The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced American and Enriched Himself and His Family By David Cay Johnston rating **** While this book doesn't reveal anything I didn't already know, it does a good job of exposing the litany of money-making scams that Trump and his gang have conducted … [Read more...] about Review of The Big Cheat