In 21st-century modernity, air conditioning, antiseptics, and ultrasound are commonplace. Yet the three were hardly dreamed of in the late 19th century. Proving that necessity is the mother of invention, scientists and inventors worked round the clock for 80 days to provide both comfort and lifesaving measures for the suffering, newly elected president, shot by…
Book Recommender: “Destiny of the Republic,” the Medical Drama Behind President James Garfield’s Assassination
September 16, 2022
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What Is Heaven Like?: Retired Professor’s Book of 50 Near-Death Experiences Gives a Glimpse
A retired computer science professor has complied the near-death experiences (NDE) of 50 people into a book. Using his research expertise, he has compared their moving testimonies of both heaven and hell to existing descriptions of what lies beyond our mortal lives, giving the readers a clearer picture of heaven than perhaps ever before. Dr. Jacques LaFrance,…
Book Recommender: ‘Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana,’ the Story of Mississippi’s Deadliest Maritime Disaster
In April 1865, the steamboat Sultana’s boilers burst shortly after passing Memphis on its way to Cairo, Illinois. The boat burned and sank. Aboard were nearly 2,200 passengers and crew. Of those aboard, 1,168 died. It was the deadliest maritime disaster in the United States. Not until the Titanic sank in 1912 would another maritime…
Book Recommender: ‘The Gettysburg Cyclorama,’ Discover the Story Behind the Most Iconic Painting of the Civil War Battle
“Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” penned Oscar Wilde in an 1889 essay, “The Decay of Lying.” Yet “The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas” is one exception. The book’s writers, Chris Brenneman and Sue Boardman, who have worked as licensed guides at the Gettysburg National Military…
Book Recommender: “Odd Magic: Tales for the Lost,” Spellbinding Fairy Tales with a Modern Twist
Fairy tales served as medieval entertainment. They were cautionary tales, with advice about how to live your life, as much as they were fables. They were not just for children. “Odd Magics: Tales for the Lost,” by Sarah Hoyt, is a dozen updated fairy tales, snatched from traditional roots and garbed in modern clothing. Hoyt…
Book Recommender: “Travels of William Bertram,” a Naturalist’s Adventures into the American Wilderness
John Bartram, touted as America’s first professional botanist, had a son named William in 1739. William followed closely in his father’s footsteps by keenly understanding botany. He also demonstrated adeptness at drawing and penning the details of his observations. He decided in 1765 to document plant life in the new Spanish-acquired territory of Florida. His…
Book Recommender: ‘Old Abe” Unveils What You Don’t Know About Abraham Lincoln
In all the commemorative and even demonizing books written about 16th president Abraham Lincoln since his assassination 157 years ago, none show us his towering, 6-foot-4-inch frame squatting. But John Cribb’s 2020 novel, “Old Abe,” opens with, “He squatted, … whittling on a pine stick.” It is a picture of an average American man passing…
Three Friends Created a Book and Podcast to Show Boys What It Takes to be a Real Man
Both Gerard Droze and Michael Holoman have separately, while shopping, been approached by young men who recognized them. “It happened to me one time while I was in Walmart,” said Holoman. “He said, ‘I know you,’ and as he got closer, he adjusted his clothing, looked me in the eye, and gave me a proper…
Book Recommender: ’The Double Life of Katharine Clark,” a Real Life Story of Escaping Communism That Reads Like a Heart-Pounding Spy Thriller
Katherine Clark was an investigative reporter active between the 1940s and 1960s. She was the first female Allied war correspondent entering Berlin in 1945. Her 1950s beat was Eastern Europe. There, she spoke truth to power, what investigative reporters are supposed to do. But she spoke the wrong kind of truth about the wrong kind…
Trump Announces Forthcoming Book About the 2020 Election
May 17, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump told supporters on May 14 that he’s writing a book on alleged voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, entitled “The Crime of the Century.” “I don’t think you’ll enjoy it. You’ll be very depressed when you read it, but we want to have it down for historic reasons,” Trump said…
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