Updated Nov. 20, 2018, with these new books: ON TYRANNY: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Snyder (non-fiction) FLY BY NIGHT (Jammer Davis Thriller Book 2), by Ward Larsen (thriller) THE FIFTH RISK, by Michael Lewis (non-fiction) If you’d like to suggest a book for review, use the “Contact Me” link in the… Continue reading 30-SECOND BOOK REVIEWS
Month: November 2018
Veterans Day 1972 at Checkpoint Charlie
My most indelible memory of the holiday we Americans call Veterans Day happened 46 years ago when Jan and I passed through Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin. We were journalists in Frankfurt at the time but had business in Berlin and decided to take in the sights on Saturday, Nov. 11, 1972. This was eleven… Continue reading Veterans Day 1972 at Checkpoint Charlie
The Story Behind Treasure of Saint-Lazare
For the last few months I’ve been casting about for some way to answer the question I’ve heard from a dozen or so readers of the Eddie Grant Series, “Where did the idea for Treasure of Saint-Lazare come from?” I put off creating this post until Finding Pegasus was published, but now that it’s selling well I thought… Continue reading The Story Behind Treasure of Saint-Lazare
The Paris Métro Map Gets a New Look
THE PARIS MÉTRO map changed countless times since the first line opened in 1900. The current version, highly stylized, has been around so long it seems like the new normal, but its days are limited — the métro authority is about to introduce a new edition. If you’re a tenderfoot trying to go from Point… Continue reading The Paris Métro Map Gets a New Look