Bill O’Reilly usually irritated me when he was on the air, so I did not jump to read any of his “Killing” series of books.
Killing the Rising Sun
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Book Review
Memory Man
A helmet-to-helmet gridiron collision causing permanent injury plays on the current awareness of football’s inherent violence.
The Crusades: the Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
Most Americans, I would wager, know of Richard the Lionheart through the various Robin Hood movies, as the king who was busy battling in the crusades while his brother ran roughshod over the English people he left behind.
How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck
If you have a smart phone, you have a video camera. If you use it like the vast majority of people use it, you need to read this book and quit making video that sucks.
“The Devil’s Horn” & “The Devil’s Waters”
This book is the third I’ve read of Robbins’ series based on the Air Force’s Special Operations ParaRescue unit, called PJs (for Parachute Jumpers).
The Source
I’ve always been a fan of Michener, and last year also discovered one of his contemporaries, reading Leon Uris’ “Exodus” during my first visit to Israel.
The Martian
There is a reason that this book was made into a major motion picture starring Matt Damon. It’s a splendid story, believable and very personal.
“Murder in the White House” and “Murder on Capitol Hill”
Murder in the White House was Truman’s first murder mystery and it made it to the New York Times best seller list as well as being optioned for a screenplay.
The Einstein Prophecy
Masello crafts an imaginative story along the lines of “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, tying the Nazi’s fascination with the paranormal to the Allies.
Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile
As Marshawn Lynch so eloquently put it, “football is a team sport”. I thought it would be interesting to read the biography of someone who had a successful NFL career.