From Amazon: “Lawrence Beesley was a passenger on the Titanic’s maiden voyage and therefore a survivor of its tragic loss. In this audiobook he narrates the circumstances of the ship’s collision with an iceberg and the strange unexpected behaviour of the passengers, who found it hard to believe anything at all had happened.” I likedContinue reading “The LOSS of the TITANIC: Book Recommendation”
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Doctor Ice Pick: Book Recommendation
Description: “A haunting and true short story of the lobotomist who cut a brutal swathe through the lives of thousands of vulnerable Americans from the author of Miracle at Coney Island. In July 1952, Dr. Walter Freeman arrived at the gates of a West Virginia asylum. In his medical bag he carried two metal picksContinue reading “Doctor Ice Pick: Book Recommendation”
CHICKENHAWK Book Recommendation
All YouTube videos go live at 12:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. Join the LIVE CHAT! The chat lasts as long as the video plays. Let’s hang out!! Description: “With more than half a million copies sold, Robert Mason’s Chickenhawk is one of the best-selling books ever written about the Vietnam War. Critically acclaimed for itsContinue reading “CHICKENHAWK Book Recommendation”
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals
All YouTube videos go live at 12:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. Description from Amazon: Best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition. Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions come from kids. What would happen to an astronaut’sContinue reading “Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals”
Things I’ll Never Forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam Book Recommendation
“Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being drafted into the Army or volunteering for the Marine Corps. These are his memories of funny times, disgusting times and deadly times. The author kept a journal for an entire year; therefore many of the dates, timesContinue reading “Things I’ll Never Forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam Book Recommendation”
Hell Before Their Very Eyes: Book Recommendation
“On April Fourth, 1945, United States Army units from the 89th Infantry Division and the Fourth Armored Division seized Ohrdruf, the first of many Nazi concentration camps to be liberated in Germany. In the weeks that followed, as more camps were discovered, thousands of soldiers came face to face with the monstrous reality of Hitler’sContinue reading “Hell Before Their Very Eyes: Book Recommendation”
Sunset Basic Plumbing Book Recommendation
“Easy-to-follow format provides basic skills and detailed information for common repairs and replacements. Step-by-step approach leads novice do-it-yourselfers through projects. Prestart checklists, pro tips, and safety hints help work go more easily and quickly. Projects feature alternative solutions to help DIYers deal with unusual situations. Most projects are presented in only one or two spreadsContinue reading “Sunset Basic Plumbing Book Recommendation”
Great Courses: Daily Life in the Ancient World
Professor Garland makes the daily lives of the ancient people come to life! This Great Courses lecture series is outstanding! I highly recommend it. If you are also enthralled by ancient history and can’t get enough information, then this series of lectures will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. It did me,Continue reading “Great Courses: Daily Life in the Ancient World”
Shots in the Dark: Book Recommendation
ALL VIDEOS GO LIVE AT 12:30 AM DAYLIGHT EASTERN TIME. This oversized softcover book is filled with only B&W photographs of criminals and their crime scenes. What’s interesting about B&W photographs is all the detail they provide. There is no color to distract. The B&W pictures are starker, no doubt about that. There are chaptersContinue reading “Shots in the Dark: Book Recommendation”
The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery
I highly recommend The Ghost Army of World War II. Written by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles, it is an exciting and entertaining read. Rick Beyer is an author (and many other things) and Elizabeth Sayles is a children’s book illustrator. She had listened to her father’s stories growing up on this topic because heContinue reading “The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery”