he book gets 5 stars because it is a page turner from start to finish, however for even a moderately knowledgable Mansonite there is unfortunately nothing new here. I think the author's conclusion is spot on though. Manson was/is just like any other psychopath and would have been quickly forgotte...
This is the real story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker that effectively dispels the glamorous depictions of them in the famous Beatty/Dunaway film. In fact, after reading this book, the liberties that the filmmakers took become quite glaring. Just about every fact is documented here - what they...
A pleasant surprise -- "The Last Gunfight" was a great book. I was raised on TV and movie westerns, and the legend of Wyatt Earp has been a pervasive theme across fictional portrayals of the old west in general. Author Jeff Guinn has done an excellent job of research into the man behind the myth....
Sequel to the Autobiography of Santa Claus. This tells the story of how Nicholas and his wife met and married from her point of view (he tells his side of the story in his book) and outlines some of their early adventures.The main focus of the story is in England during the 1640's. Like Santa's b...
The weather perfectly matched the miserable mood of the Quahadi villagers. They were still in mourning for the warriors lost on the recent raids. Even in their tipis, everyone was cold because the winds howling in from the north were particularly bitter. They were hungry. Their stomachs hurt from...
For a change, the window in McLendon’s room came in handy. The ground that was mostly sand quickly turned to bog, and in the hard-packed areas the water didn’t soak in and turned to writhing rivulets that washed about ankle-high. The lightning was spectacular. It leaped up wide and terrifying fro...
In 1974 the Polanski-directed Chinatown was nominated for several Academy Awards, winning for Best Screenplay. But in 1977 Polanski was arrested for sexual assault on a thirteen-year-old girl. He fled to Europe and has fought extradition to America ever since. His films continue to earn critical ...