Mitch Wyle's Web Log

This captivating, concise, and well-crafted tale follows a crime boss "fence" who ruled the redistribution of stolen goods during ...

This extremely dense collection of aphorisms and pearls of wisdom is a very thin shell of the 11 volume The Story of Civilization that won ...

Drawing on new materials from the Vatican released in 2022, the author addresses myths about Pope Pius XII. The book details how Pius XII su...

I read Eric's articles and weekly column in Ars Technica . So I had low expectations that much new material would be in his book.  I was...

The Wuhan Lab's "gain of function," including cover-ups, deception, and the people behind the odd lockdown policies are bright...

Another birthday present that sat on my stack for 4 months. This book is the foundation of amateur and professional understanding of the ear...

Great history book that fills in many gaps of what most of us outside of China were never taught about the Japanese invasion and 8-year war ...

David has finally put his money where his mouth is. Well, actually, he put his time and effort where his writer's pen is.  The TASAT  (t...

I really appreciated the style of this book.  The story-telling and drama kept my attention through the tedious details of the myriad names,...

Jemand schlug mir vor, „Wie Krankheiten Geschichte machen" zu lesen. Als ich nach diesem Titel suchte, fand ich in der Bibliothek diese...

My work space at home is the bedroom of one of our older children who no longer lives here.  This book was on her shelf.  The book is fantas...

Tuesday Morning Quarterback (TMQ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday_Morning_Quarterback was my favorite weekly column from 2000 until it...

I normally don't enjoy these dense, phonebook-long history textbooks with too many names, dates.  But this book is fantastic; there is n...

Another wonderfully entertaining book by a great story-teller.  I had seen the Fog of War documentary 20 years ago, and I remember Robert M...

Tight, well-written political history from an outsider brought into the inner-circle of the whitehouse during the dark times of the "Tr...

"I am not a great man. I am a failure, and you have made me one."  --Jimmy Carter to Yasir Arafat, July, 2000. This well-researche...

I frequently lament my choices in books to read, especially history books. This thousand-page detailed account of the last 350 years of Ir...

Fun, interesting, well-researched history of a fascinating time in early to mid 20th century USA politics and social dynamics. It is unfortu...

The best of Macintyre's books yet.  Extremely interesting, informative, and entertaining. 5/5 Stars.

Another fun, interesting, true story by Ben Macintyre, recommended by the friend who told me to read Agent Sonya . I loved the hilarious twi...