“Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.” — Dr. Seuss
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New Book Reviews
Jane Eyre (1847)
Charlotte Brontë
Everything that could be written has been written about the classic English literature of the last several centuries. But I’m still left to wonder how a member of the Old Guy Demographic like me—who has thrived on the works of Tom Clancy, W.E.B. Griffin, and Clive Cussler—can be so enamored with works like Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.
Big Red: Three Months On Board a Trident Nuclear Submarine (2001)
Douglas C. Waller
If the story of a nuclear submarine on patrol and the impact on its crew and their families grabs your interest, then Douglas C. Waller’s Big Red: Three Months On Board a Trident Nuclear Submarine was written for you.
All The Lovely Bad Ones (2008)
Mary Downing Hahn
This is a solid spooky ghost story that even gets a bit edgy at times, especially with the story’s climax. If you are looking for a book that would be a quick hit and run while providing genuine entertainment, go spend a little time with All The Lovely Bad Ones.
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Common Nonsense (2002)
Andy Rooney
The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries (2014)
Various (edited by Otto Penzler)
Signal Thirty-Two (1950)
Mackinlay Kantor
Idle Hands (1921)
Earl Derr Biggers
September’s Features
Review of the Month
Lyrics On Several Occasions (1959) by Ira Gershwin
Bookshop of the Month
Eat My Words Used Books, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Quote of the Month
“The measure of civilization for a nation is found in the number and quality of its heroes and people.”
From The Influence of Christ in Modern Life (1900) by Newell Dwight Hillis
