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The Heartbreaking Story of Nancy Smith and Joeseph Allen
Review of The Edge of Doubt: The Trial of Nancy Smith and Joeseph Allen by David Miraldi Rating ***** This story begins in 1993 with an accusation of child molestation by a black man named Joeseph Allen. The accusation by the child’s mother also included
Review of Greenlights
Review of Greenlights by Mathew McConaughey Rating **** 1/2 Some guys have all the luck. Some guys get all the breaks. Mathew McConaughey is the type of guy who Rod Stewart was talking about. Right place. Right time. It starts with an offer for a
Review of The Volunteer
Review of the Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz by Jack Fairweather Rating **** 1/2 Not too many people would volunteer to be imprisoned in a German prison camp. A member of the Polish underground, Witold Pilecki, did
Review of The Dive
Review of The Dive: The Untold Story of the World’s Deepest Submarine Rescue written by Stephen McGinty Rating ***** This book was released two years before the Titan submersible accident. It was the recent incident, however, that drew me to this book. Unlike the Titan
Review of The Wager
Review of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann Rating ***** In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships and 270 men for the first attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Only one ship returned three years later
Review of The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist
Review of The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington Rating***** Anyone who cares about fairness in our justice system will be outraged by the stories told in this excellent book.