Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

I'm starting to love historical non-fiction that reads like a novel! Once again, Erik Larson succeeds where others fail. Educators sho...

This is Candice Millard's stunning look at the assassination of our twentieth President, James Garfield. It's hard to believe that...

Not for nothing, this historical novel by Umberto Eco is 444 pages of unadulterated hatred! It spans approximately 40 years in the late 18...

This is a guest review from my eldest son, Deron: Erik Larson tells the story of Hitler's rise to power from chancellor to dictator ...

After reading Kraken , I wasn't sure I would read another China Mieville novel, but I'm glad I read this weird fiction detective/...

Horace Greeley's "Go west, young man" takes on a new meaning in James Bradley's eye-opening book. The history, narrated ...

This is not a classic story like the The Elephant's Journey by Jose Saramago, but it's not Walt Disney's Dumbo either. This ...

This novel is either part of John Varley's Eight Worlds stories or the second book of another wonderful trilogy. Varley is always uncl...

The premise of this book is exciting! Then you read it and realize it's barely worth remembering. The story begins with a volcano in Y...

It took almost ten years for Laura Hillenbrand to write her second book, and it's a doozy! Wow! I thought Seabiscuit was a great maid...