Sgt. Reckless, America’s War Horse I came across “Sgt. Reckless, America’s War Horse” at a trade show last October. I hadn’t read a horse story
Dorrigo Evans, protagonist of Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, is a man of many facets. Born in poverty in Tasmania,
Nevada EMS, A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada How many times have we passed highway accidents with sirens wailing, patrolmen directing traffic around
Happy Father’s Day – Books for Dad This is going out on a limb, but here are some recommendations from Bookin’ with Sunny: For dads
2015 Gift Books for the Guys in Your Life Taken from Neal Ferguson’s reviews for bookinwithsunny.com Bill Bryson’s One Summer, America, 1927 – Anchor Books
Ignorance is not bliss after all. You won’t see Band-Aids the same way after reading Apex Hides the Hurt. Apex tells the story of the
Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral Thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral. Mary Doria Russell’s sequel novel to Doc (Holliday) is Epitaph. The center
Pope Francis Among the Wolves, The Inside Story of a Revolution While attending the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show back in October, I
Wyatt Earp Frontier Marshal Published in 1931, Wyatt Earp Frontier Marshal, an informal biography, benefits from actual interviews granted the author by the legendary lawman.
Bryant & May and the Burning Man – A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Whenever I read a Bryant and May mystery—there must be about a
Four Seasons in Rome – On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World Reportedly, Anthony Doerr took ten years to
After several years of writing “Bookin’ with Sunny” reviews, I risk sounding like a broken record. When I go on holiday, I prowl the local
Black History Month – I can’t believe I have not upgraded this essay and list of interesting titles since 2013. Today, in our frightening political
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Cora, born a slave, abandoned by her mother, beaten and whipped repeatedly, gang-raped at thirteen, nevertheless acts with courage and integrity in
VINCENT AND THEO: THE VAN GOGH BROTHERS Deborah Heiligman has written an extraordinarily creative biography. Not only does Vincent and Theo portray the van Gogh
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