Tom Clavin and Danny Peary. Gil Hodges: The Brooklyn Bums, the Miracle Mets, and the Extraordinary Life of a Baseball Legend. New York: New American Library, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald If it weren’t for his managing the 1969 “Amazing Mets” to a World Championship, Gil Hodges could possibly […]
Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald (Audio book sampling read by the author, courtesy of Macmillan Audio) Following the success of their study of President Lincoln’s death, O’Reilly and Dugard have collaborated to […]
Winston Groom. Shiloh, 1862. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald The first battle of Manassas/Bull Run in July of 1861 was an omen that the conflict between America’s North and South was going to be much more than a brief spat. The battle of Shiloh in […]
Candice Millard. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President. New York: Doubleday 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald The death of President James Garfield in 1881 was both senseless and tragic. It was senseless because the shooting served no purpose. “It had […]
Louise Penny. The Beautiful Mystery. New York: Minotaur Books, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald The two plot lines of Louise Penny’s eighth mystery novel are straightforward. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the homicide division of Quebec’s Surete is asked to solve the murder of the Prior of a remote […]
Judi Dench as told to John Miller. And Furthermore. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2010. Judi Dench. Scenes from my Life. John Miller (ed.) London: Weidenfeld &Nicolson,2005. John Miller (ed.) Darling Judi: A Celebration of Judi Dench. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Dame Judi Dench’s […]
