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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.
Would you like some glyphosate with your cereal?
Review of the book Formerly Known as Food: How the Industrial Food System Is Changing Our Minds, Bodies, and Culture by Kristin Lawless Rating **** 1/2 I try to eat healthy food. I read labels. I buy organic produce. But as much as I try
Review of Death Sentence
Review of Death Sentence: The Inside Story of the John List Murders by Joe SharkeyRating ***** What would cause a man to kill all members of his family? Your first thought might be that he would have to be a deranged psychopath or someone under
Wilmington’s Lie a Must Read
Review of Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Succhino Rating ***** The book Wilmington’s Lie tells an almost unbelievable story of racism and white supremacy that resulted in the deaths of an estimated sixty black men
Review of Small Town, Big Oil
Review of Small Town, Big Oil: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the Richest Man in the World – and Won by David W. Moore Rating *** 1/2 This book tells the story of how a small town in New Hampshire fought