Review of Evil at Lake Seminole: The Shocking True Story Surrounding the Disappearance of Mike Williams by Stephen Epstein Rating ***** A man goes missing while on a duck hunting trip in the Florida panhandle. That mystery propels this narrative in the opening pages. Unlike most missing person … [Read more...] about Review of Evil at Lake Seminole
Review of Bloodlines
Review of Bloodlines: The True Story of a Drug Cartel, the FBI, and the Battle for a Horse-Racing Dynasty written by Melissa del BosqueRating ***** This is a story about the good guys getting the bad guys. And when I say bad guys, these aren't your run-of-the-mill bad guys. I'm talking Breaking … [Read more...] about Review of Bloodlines
Review of Ameican Prison
Review of American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer Rating **** This book is full of stories of injustice, but there was one story that stood out for me. It came at the very end of the book. It involved an inmate who had been shot by police. … [Read more...] about Review of Ameican Prison
Review of The Chain
Review of The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food by Ted GenowaysRating **** Ted Genoways' book The Chain is another addition to a long list of narratives that have detailed the industrialization of food. In this case, the subject concerns the industrialization of pork. The same … [Read more...] about Review of The Chain
Review of Mayflower
Review of Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nethanial Philbrick rating ***** For most people, the story of the Mayflower and the pilgrims involves some version of an initial struggle for survival that culminated in a Thanksgiving dinner. Author Nathanial Philbrick puts that … [Read more...] about Review of Mayflower
Review of Lassoing the Sun
Review of lassoing the Sun by Mark WoodsRating **** In August of 2016, my wife and I visited Yellowstone National Park. We didn't know it when we planned the trip, but our visit coincided with the one-hundredth anniversary of the National Park Service. We found the experience to be so profound … [Read more...] about Review of Lassoing the Sun