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A reissued biography of the famed Hollywood director meticulously covers his lavish life while stinting a bit on the films.
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Book Review: `This is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage through Hollywood, Faith and Life’ by Gavin MacLeod
Not just memories of The Mary Tyler Moore Show or The Love Boat, but these are the two star attractions in this autobiography.
Read More »Book Review: ‘My American Revolution: A Modern Expedition Through History’s Forgotten Battlegrounds’ by Robert Sullivan
Take a rambling look at the American Revolution in New York, New Jersey, and a bit of Pennsylvania.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir’ by John Grant
One man's film noir is another man's detective story, or police procedural, or gangster film.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Eastern Europe! Everything You Need to Know About the History (and More) of a Region that Shaped Our World and Still Does’ by Tomek Jankowski
This one-volume history is both readable and an impressive achievement in scholarship.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Notes to my Daughter’ by David A. Dixon
A helpful and encouraging guide for any young woman as she embarks on the journey of life.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Fire and Light: How The Elightenment Transformed Our World’ by James MacGregor Burns
An uncritical presentation of the history of Enlightenment.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Make an Ethical Difference’ by Mark Pastin
A down-to-earth explanation of how to apply ethics in real-life situations.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Panaceia’s Daughters: Noblewomen as Healers in Early Modern Germany’ by Alisha Rankin
These women enjoyed considerable respect, from patients and professionally trained physicians.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Beatles vs. Stones’ by John McMillian
A fun and eye-opening account of the "battle of the bands" between The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
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