A Noble Story: Reviewed
A Noble Story by David Drayer Reviewed by Patricia Thrushart Those of us who never had the moxie to ride motorcycles usually see them as an iconic representation of freedom,…
A Review: And it All Came Tumbling Down
review by Patricia Thrushart Most people in the United States, when they think of the nation’s oil and gas industry, immediately picture the refineries outside of Houston, Texas, or the…
Old Grimes is Dead -a Review
Title Old Grimes is Dead - Author Dennis McFadden Reviewer Carole A. Briggs The title Old Grimes is Dead comes from an old Yorkshire folk song and lines from it…
Tango Below a Narrow Ceiling (A Review)
Review by Patricia Thrushart Tango Below A Narrow Ceiling By Riad Saleh Hussein (1954 – 1982) Translated from the Arabic by Saleh Razzouk and Philip Terman The Bitter Oleander Press,…
“To Build a Fire” — A Review
"To Build a Fire" — A Review by Denny Bonavita A long half-century ago, I was captivated by the novels of Jack London. I spent teenage time fantasizing about the Yukon,…
Review of Blood Runs Coal by Mark A. Bradley
Review written by Karen Weyant Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle For the United Mine Workers of America; a review By Mark A. BradleyW.W. Norton & Company,…
Review of Sensational: The Hidden History of “Girl Stunt Reporters”
Review by Karen Weyant https://www.amazon.com/Sensational-Hidden-History-Americas-Reporters/dp/0062843613/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M8N6GLEEPDBT&dchild=1&keywords=sensational+the+hidden+history+of+america%27s+girl+stunt+reporters&qid=1622469345&sprefix=the+hidden+history+of+stunt%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1 HarperCollins, 2021 Kim Todd When I was 12 years old, I read a biography of reporter Nellie Bly. This book, geared towards young teenage readers,…
Vertical Bridges: A Review
Paola Corso's Vertical Bridges: Poems and Photographs of City Steps, a review by Karen Weyant Pittsburgh has been called the “City of Bridges.” But it should be also called the…
A Review of Marilou is Everywhere
Review by Karen Weyant Marilou is EverywhereSarah Elaine Smith Penguin Random House, 2019 Cindy Stoat lives in a rural Pennsylvania home with her two brothers and a mother who is…
I’m Just Lucky to Own My Own Car – A Review
Peggy Zortman reviews I’m Just Lucky to Own My Own Car – a first book by Joe Taylor I recently purchased this short book (about 100 pages) at Watershed Books…