Book Review
The Life and Times of Jo Mora
by Joe Taylor
Peter Hiller’s illuminating biography "The Life and Times of Jo Mora" tours the works of one of the most productive, multitalented artists of twentieth-century America. Containing two hundred photographs of Mora’s work and excerpts...
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Down from the Mountain
by Joe Taylor
Most concerned with time spent in the Australian military, "Down from the Mountain" is a motivational memoir about a lifetime of leadership. Brian Vickery’s memoir "Down from the Mountain" tracks his distinguished military career in...
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Cuts That Don't Bleed
by Joe Taylor
An outwardly strong but still vulnerable woman struggles to survive her brutal past in Cuts That Don’t Bleed, a thriller about love and justice. A survivor of rape and childhood sexual abuse strives to avenge her past in Michelle L....
Book Review
Girty
by Joe Taylor
Richard Taylor’s biographical novel "Girty" covers the terror and tragedy of the Indian Wars. Simon Girty is legendary. Called “the first American frontier villain,” Girty, who was captured by Seneca Indians as a teenager, defected...
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The Last American Hero
by Joe Taylor
John Glenn, a prominent representative of the Greatest Generation, gets a dimensional treatment in Alice L. George’s biography, "The Last American Hero". While many Americans think of astronaut and senator John Glenn as “a bit of a...
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Bundini
by Joe Taylor
Todd D. Snyder’s “collection of stories” about Muhammad Ali’s motivator and cornerman “Bundini” Brown vivifies the cultural icon who was instrumental to Ali’s success. "Bundini" is alive with voices. One of its primary...
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A Korean War Odyssey
by Joe Taylor
"A Korean War Odyssey" is both a moving tribute to a lost family member and a deft microhistory of the war that helped to preserve South Korea’s sovereignty. Part history lesson, part family story, Tom Gormley’s memoir "A Korean War...
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One Tough Out
by Joe Taylor
In "One Tough Out", Rod Carew shares his remarkable story, beginning in his childhood and continuing to his Hall of Fame baseball career, with recognition for the people and challenges that taught him to grow and persevere. Carew, a Hall...