Skyjack:The Hunt for D.B. CooperThanksgiving week 1971, a man calling himself, Dan Cooper boarded a plane in Portland, Washington bound for Seattle, Washington. When in the air, Cooper opened the briefcase he had carried on showing a flight attendant a bomb he said he made. He demanded $200,000 in cash, and four parachutes. Flight 305 […]
The Incarnations
The IncarnationsSusan Barker Beijing OlympicsSummer 2008 A taxi driver returns to his cab to discover a letter left inside his cab. The writer of this letter claims to have known the driver in many past lives. By turns, dark and violent and brimming with hope at other times, this book was challenging to read and […]
The Looming Tower
Another column with just two reviewed books: Looming TowerLawrence Wright Unlike many books I read, The Looming Tower took me over a month to get through. Typically, this can be seen as a challenge that I’m not liking what I’m reading. The fact that this book took me so long is far from an indictment. […]
History Hodgepodge
The first two books today were recommendations while I attended Southern Connecticut State University. I minored in History while attending SCSU. Admiral… was recommended by my World History professor because as we developed a friendship outside of school he began to understand how interested I really was in history My Connecticut History Professor, Dr Jon […]