Category Archives: Series

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-44 by Rich Atkinson

Posted on May 23, 2014 by bseat

The war in Italy was horrific. “The 608-day campaign to liberate Italy would cost 312, 000 Allied casualties, equivalent to 40 percent of Allied losses in the decisive campaign for northwest Europe at Normandy.  Among the three quarters of a … Continue reading →

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The Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before And After Jesus by Thomas Cahill

Posted on April 18, 2014 by bseat

On this Good Friday in 2014 it seems appropriate to consider the impact of Jesus on our history, culture and thought. Thomas Cahill in his continuing series on the Hinges of History takes up the question of Jesus and his … Continue reading →

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Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Posted on March 21, 2014 by bseat

In a post apocalyptic world, Beatrice Prior has known only a world divided by factions. Her family is part of the Abnegation faction, a selfless group that puts others before themselves and where service to others is the highest goal. … Continue reading →

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Command Authority by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney

Posted on March 7, 2014 by bseat

Present Day Crimea: Russians invade on a pretext, saying the area is unstable and they must protect Russian nationals in the Ukraine. Russian President, with ties to the KGB and a nostalgia for the good old days of the former … Continue reading →

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A Map of Time by Felix Palma, Translated by Nick Caistor

Posted on February 28, 2014 by bseat

Set in London in 1888, this novel tells three intertwined stories: one about the loss suffered by someone who loved one of Jack the Ripper’s victims; another about a young woman who wants to escape to the future where she can … Continue reading →

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The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen; Translated by Martin Aitken

Posted on February 21, 2014 by bseat

Nete Hermanson has achieved much during the last twenty years. Overcoming a past that is both heartbreaking and scandalous, Nete has finally relaxed into her life in upper class society with her well connected and wealthy husband. And then in … Continue reading →

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The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

Posted on February 7, 2014 by bseat

Mickey Haller, otherwise known as the Lincoln Lawyer because he works out of the back of a Lincoln Town car, is chasing demons of the past in this new novel called The Gods of Guilt.  It all starts with a … Continue reading →

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The River of No Return by Bee Ridgeway

Posted on January 24, 2014 by bseat

Lord Nick Falcott an English aristocrat of the nineteenth century wakes up in the twenty-first century in a hospital bed surrounded by people he doesn’t know.  The last thing he remembers is fighting in Wellington’s army in Salamanca, knowing that … Continue reading →

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A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

Posted on November 8, 2013 by bseat

I love it when books begin with a warning as this one does: “this series will contain frozen mountains, foetid swamps, hostile foreigners, hostile fellow countrymen, the occasional hostile family member, bad decisions, misadventures in orienteering, diseases of an unromantic … Continue reading →

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Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus

Posted on March 22, 2013 by bseat

With such a provocative title-Snow White Must Die-I was immediately drawn to this book and it did not disappoint!  Set in a small German town outside of Frankfurt this book tells the story of a love affair gone wrong, a … Continue reading →

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