Thursday, August 7th, 2014
“Last Chain on Billie: How One Extraordinary Elephant Escaped the Big Top” by Carol Bradley (St. Martin’s Press, $25.99) Reviewed by Larry Cox This book is so graphic and searing, it will forever change the way...
Thursday, July 31st, 2014
“Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality” by Danielle Allen (W.W. Norton, $27.95 hardcover) Reviewed by Molly Ford The Declaration of Independence is one of the world’s defining historical texts....
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
“The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America’s Coldest Cases” by Deborah Halber Reviewed by Larry Cox In her debut book, journalist Deborah Halber reveals the curious world of Internet detectives, ordinary people who spend their...
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
“The Girls at the Kingfisher Club” by Genevieve Valentine (Atria Books, $18) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell Once upon a time, in an era known as the Jazz Age, there were 12 lovely young women who had...
Thursday, July 10th, 2014
“The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark” by Meryl Gordon (Grand Central Publishing, $28) Reviewed by Larry Cox Huguette Clark was raised in the most expensive home in...
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014
“The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators” by Chris Brogan (Wiley, $25) Reviewed by Molly Ford Are you wondering how you can leverage your unique personality to find success? How...
Thursday, June 26th, 2014
“Tom Horn in Life and Legend” by Larry D. Ball (University of Oklahoma Press, $29.95) Reviewed by Larry Cox Tom Horn was born in rural Missouri in 1860, but it was in the American Southwest where...
Thursday, June 19th, 2014
“The Pickled Piper” by Mary Ellen Hughes “Death on Eat Street” by JJ Cook (Berkley Prime Crime, $7.99 each) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell Sometimes there’s nothing as tasty as a good cozy mystery, and two recent...
Thursday, June 12th, 2014
“The Fights on the Little Horn: Unveiling the Mysteries of Custer’s Last Stand” by Gordon Harper (Casemate Books, $32.95) Reviewed by Larry Cox Gordon Harper was 20 years old and a minor-league baseball player when he...
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
“The Last Dark: The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” By Stephen R. Donaldson (Penguin, $35) By Chris Richcreek Was it worth the wait? It’s a question fans often have to ask themselves when they embark upon...