Books Reviewed:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The 7 Secrets of Awakening the Highly Effective Four-Hour Giant, Today by The Gang
If you have never watched an episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia then this book is not for a jabroni like you. But if you are a glue-huffing degenerate who enjoys the antics of the most wretched gang of drunks, this is a self-help book for written just for us.
Keep readingOf Cats and Men: Profiles of History’s Great Cat-Loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers, and Statesmen by Sam Kalda
Of Cats and Men: Profiles of History’s Great Cat-Loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers, and Statesmen by artist Sam Kalda is a book that sings to my soul. This lovely illustrated work features 30 feline fanciers in history who were “forward-thinking” men (31 if you include the author).
Keep readingThe Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy (The Shocking Inside Story) by Ann Rule
In The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy (The Shocking Inside Story), author Ann Rule’s defensive narration of her relationship with the murderous Bundy was akin to watching the Hindenburg burn up or Titanic go down. It made for quite a spectacle.
Keep readingPeter the Cruel by Edward Storer
Edward Storer’s Peter the Cruel: The Life of the Notorious Don Pedro of Castile, together with an Account of His Relations with the Famous Maria de Padilla is a terrific historical read. His compact book of 333 pages is supported by 60 works of references, including direct accounts Pedro’s personal historian, Pedro Lopez de Ayala,…
Keep readingNames Through the Ages by Teresa Norman
The description for Names Through the Ages claims that “In the first book of its kind, Teresa Norman traces the history of Europe, from the ancient Roman era to the present, and shows how names originated and changed throughout the ages,” which is sort of true, but not completely so. What is presented here is valuable information…
Keep readingThe Art of Robert E. McGinnis by Robert McGinnis and Art Scott
For lovers of throwback historical and gothic romances, vintage pulpy reads and spy thrillers, or old movies and magazines, the name Robert McGinnis might be familiar. But if it isn’t, then his works of art surely are.
Keep readingAmerican Desperado by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright
American Desperado is the story of Jon Roberts’ life as told to author Evan Wright. Just who was Jon Roberts?
Keep readingSister Queens by Julia Fox
While Julia Fox’s attention to little details is meticulous, her book Sister Queen is mistitled. It’s a lopsided historical account of Katherine of Aragon, with scant attention placed on her older sister, Juana of Castile.
Keep readingUntil the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan and Betty Broderick by Bella Stumbo
It took me over two years to finish reading Until the Twelfth of Never by Bella Stumbo, and not because the book is bad or boring in any way. It took me that long because I was so emotionally gripped by this dense work of non-fiction, it just became too much for me to bear.
Keep readingBy Author’s Name
- Julia Fox – Sister Queens
- John Roberts and Evan Wright – American Desperado
- Bella Stumbo – Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan and Betty Broderick
By Title
- American Desperado – John Roberts and Evan Wright
- Sister Queens- Julia Fox
- Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan and Betty Broderick by Bella Stumbo
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