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Review: Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Morgan, KCB by John D. Gazzelli

The massive strategic plan known in the annals history as Operation Overlord, which resulted in the final defeat of Nazi Germany, was the vision of a man who, author John D. Gazzelli insists, has been largely overlooked and almost forgotten by those same annals, as chronicled in Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Morgan, KCB: The Planner Who Saved Europe.

By 1943, Hitler’s forces had assumed increasing control of Europe, and it rested on the British and American armies to resist and overcome German domination. However, the two nations were not in agreement about how this could and should be accomplished. […]

SPR2021-10-13T03:13:37+02:00August 25th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Biography, History, World War II|

Moe Fields by Stuart Z. Goldstein

A stirring tale of resilience, loss, fatherhood, and family loyalty, Moe Fields: The Special Bond Between Fathers and Sons by Stuart Z. Goldstein is a raw biography about a different age, but one that resonates deeply in the present day.

Traversing the life of one Murray Goldman, from the desperation of the tenth round and the horrors of global war to the battlefronts of the bedroom and the pinnacles of self-made success, this biography is unfiltered, unflinching, and undeniably hard to put down. After enduring physical conflict throughout much of his life, the fight to see his wife walk again, […]

SPR2021-08-17T02:53:02+02:00August 17th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Biography|

Review: The Greatest Hoax on Earth by Alan C. Logan

Upending one of America’s most fascinating modern legends, The Greatest Hoax on Earth: Catching Truth, While We Can by Alan C. Logan is a revelatory historical exposé. For those who have seen the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio or read the book Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale Jr. may not be a an unfamiliar figure, but as this book proves, that charming and wildly successful con man may not deserve his legacy.

It is clear that the author spent years accumulating the impressive catalogue of evidence this book presents, not to mention organizing and arranging it to deliver […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-01-25T04:25:36+02:00January 11th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Biography|

Review: Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be the Judge by Everett Watson

Author Everett Watson peels back the mysterious events surrounding the King of Pop’s death in Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be the Judge, suggesting in no uncertain terms that foul play was undeniably involved.

Despite this globe-shaking death being classified as a drug overdose, the case is complicated by the involvement of Dr. Conrad Murray, the star’s trusted at-home doctor and the administer of MJ’s treatments. The author lays out his belief, based on extensive personal research and the synthesis of court documents and trial testimony, that Murray perpetrated premeditated murder after his underhanded, self-serving manipulation of Jackson was discovered.[…]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-10-06T03:08:58+02:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Biography, Everett Watson|

Review: Mother Stella by Ryan Baxter

A spiritual guide known as Mother Stella is the fascinating focus of Ryan Baxter’s thoughtful examination of her life and legacy.

As outlined extensively in Baxter’s lively chronicle, Stella was born in Iceland during the Great Depression. Her family lived in respectable poverty, with fresh flowing water available, but no indoor plumbing and no electricity. As WWII heated up, British forces and then American took control of their territory and occupied Reykjavik. Stella was old enough to remember the bounty of the American soldiers in Christmas gifts and candy. She married an American and immigrated to the US, winding up […]

SPR2020-03-11T10:28:43+02:00February 12th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Biography, Ryan Baxter, Spirituality|

Review: Kidnapping the Prince of Albany by James J. Dunn

To create an enthralling account of a significant crime, author James J. Dunn has embellished events that emphasize our legal history in the riveting Kidnapping the Prince of Albany: The Real Story of the 1933 Kidnapping of John “Butch” O’Connell, Jr.

When John “Butch” O’Connell was kidnapped in 1933, the United States was a more lawless place. Prohibition was coming to an end, meaning less money for bootleggers, but as much or more for legitimate manufacturers. Among those former bootleggers in Albany, New York now going legit was the powerful clan led by Dan O’Connell, notorious mobster and political mover […]

SPR2019-03-25T09:04:34+02:00February 28th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Biography, History|

Review: The Perfectionist: Peter Kilham and the Birds by Larry Kilham

A paean to a father by an admiring son, The Perfectionist: Peter Kilham and the Birds is a remarkable chronicle of invention, exploration, and a lifelong search for perfection.

Author Larry Kilham’s childhood was idyllic, living on a homestead with his parents and siblings. His father Peter ran a thriving business, Tekton, designing and selling innovative metal furniture to wealthy clients. When his products began to be supplanted in the 1950s by mass-produced items like aluminum-tubing lawn chairs, Peter switched to the manufacture of metal-bending machines, on which he held significant patents.

Peter Kilham concentrated so minutely on the perfection […]

Barbara Scott2019-01-22T11:37:39+02:00July 8th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Biography, Larry Kilham, Non-Fiction|

Review: Tai Solarin: Africa’s Greatest Educationist and Humanist by Dele Babalola

A former student writes a paean to his teacher, a visionary educator who strove to improve conditions at every level in his home country of Nigeria in Tai Solarin: Africa’s Greatest Educationist and Humanist.

When Dele Babalola attended Mayflower School, he was at first concerned that the place was too “bush,” and indeed, living conditions were bare-bones, with a rigorous curriculum and a rule: “obey first, before complaining.” Babalola quickly recognized that at Mayflower, the brainchild of charismatic headmaster and founder Tai Solarin, education was foremost.

Babalola would bond with Solarin when both were reading the works of Nigerian […]