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Note: This book is reviewed as part of TLC Tours. This is a book that is both wonderful and terrible, all at once. I agree with the critics that it is a masterpiece of writing, but taking this plunge into … Continue reading →

Note: This book is reviewed as part of TLC Tours. This is a saga that begins in 1924 in an impoverished immigrant coal-mining community in West Virginia and continues up to 1973. In each chapter the perspective changes from among … Continue reading →

Note: This book is reviewed as part of TLC Tours. Quite a few books try to juxtapose two stories, past and present, but often one or the other of the segments doesn’t work out so well. Not so with this … Continue reading →

Note: This book is reviewed by my husband Jim. The United States and Iran have been enemies since the Iranian takeover of the American embassy in 1979. Few Americas are aware of how bitter the enmity has been. David Crist’s … Continue reading →

Note: This book is reviewed as part of TLC Tours. This story has an intriguing thesis, but I thought its promise outweighed its performance. The premise of the book is that suddenly, the earth’s rotation begins to slow down rapidly, … Continue reading →