The Wrong Carlos: Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution, by James S. Liebman, Shawn Crowley, Andrew Markquart, Lauren Rosenberg, Lauren White, Daniel Zharkovsky Columbia University Press, 978-0231167239 Copyright July 2014, Paperback, 448 Pages Exceptionally tragic and heart-wrenching. This book comprehensively documents an extremely maddening and painful case of injustice as facilitated by a flawed criminal justice system. This progressively…
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REVIEW: “One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits” by Adam Skolnick
One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits, by Adam Skolnick Crown Archetype, 978-0553447484 Copyright January 2016, Hardcover, 336 Pages A riveting narrative on the esoteric and extreme sport of freediving, and the poignant and fateful death of America’s best freediver, Nicholas Mevoli. This is a compellingly fascinating book which demystifies competitive freediving, uncovers the…
REVIEW: “Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in the Civil War South” by Christopher Dickey
Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in the Civil War South, by Christopher Dickey Broadway Books, ISBN: 978-0307887283 Copyright July 2016, Paperback, 400 Pages Our Man in Charleston is a principally engrossing narrative. The book offers an overwhelmingly compelling, poignant and vivid account of the African transatlantic slave trade within the context of the Secession climate under…
REVIEW: “Jefferson’s America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation” by Julie M. Fenster
Jefferson’s America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation, by Julie M. Fenster Crown, ISBN: 978-0307956484 Copyright May 2016, Hardcover, 432 Pages Jefferson’s America constitutes a rather transformative reading experience; it skillfully reenacts the grandeur and inspiring era of Jeffersonian exploration as it transports the reader through a time capsule to the administration of…
REVIEW: “We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding Fathers’ Vision of America” by Juan Williams
We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding Fathers’ Vision of America, by Juan Williams Crown, ISBN: 978-0307952042 Copyright April 2016, Hardcover, 464 Pages We the People is an exceptionally well-written, immensely engaging, and effortlessly understandable book filled to the brim with incredibly thought-provoking and inspiring narratives. The book is astutely and refreshingly…
REVIEW: ‘A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert “Believe It or Not!” Ripley’ by Neal Thompson
A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert “Believe It or Not!” Ripley, by Neal Thompson Three Rivers Press, ISBN: 978-0770436223 Copyright June 2014, Paperback, 432 Pages A Curious Man is a phenomenally entertaining and engrossing biography of LeRoy Robert Ripley. The author ingeniously and skillfully treats readers to streams of captivating anecdotes from cover to…
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