Keppan by Jayne Zehngut and Cynthia Salasovich

 For those who enjoy good reading, I highly recommend this. It is the first book written by these authors and it is handled well.

It is set in the art world. The story begins with the death of an well known Japanese  artist by his car going over the side of the hill n Topanga Canyon.. Was it murder or was it an accident?  

It is a case for Hercuree Lewis and Toni Nicholas, Yes. It is a female protagonist; both LAPD detectives. Art forgery  and murder form the crime. The case moves from Los Angeles to Japan and back.

Great research was required to get all the details of the art world. and Japanese culture in order to make this story read authentic. 

It seems the  art work was authenticated  by an ink made of the artists blood in the signature area. This made sure the artists DNA was there. As you knw, DNA is not transferable.

For those of us who know mystery writing we know there must be a victim , a killer, and a detective or someone who can bring the killer to justice. These ladies have a grasp of that formula.

It is suspenseful and detailed. It is an easy read. It is published by a small Beverly Hills company called Cool Titles. It came out in November/December 2023 so it is current. It can be ordered in paperback from Amazon. I am sure you can get it from Barnes and Noble. Since it has been published recently I am sure it can be seen soon in a local bookstore near you.

Good reading to you all.

Proving Ground by Kathy Kleiman

 

This is one story that should be told. It has been hidden for too long.. In fact, I  suspect it is forgotten. part of computer history. 

A proving ground is a place where things are tested and prototypes are developed.

 

Once upon a time there was a machine called the ENAIC. That part is known, What isn't known  is that six women were responsible for getting it to work.  It started in a small room at the Moore School., a respected engineering institution..  During the second world war there was a need by the Army to calculate  artillery equations to help the war effort. 

  But how to program a general purpose program for the use they saw? It would need mathematical knowledge. 

Six women applied. They had to break into a male dominated world.. 

Today if you were to ask about them you would probably  get blank looks. During the war we had computers, people who worked the machines, but few acknowledged females.

 It is about time now for us to remember them. 

I found this enjoyable and very informative.

It should be read by everyone. 

The book is published by Grand Rapids Publishing and can be purchased for around $30.00 at a local book store. Or go to your local library and read it. 

It is a good book for computer history.

 

The Splendid And The Vile by Eric Larson

 Any book which helps us understand history better is always welcome. Also this period of history needed to be explained. If anyone really asked how did the elevation of Churchill to the office of Prime Minister of England at the age of sixty-five contribute to the  outcome of the war, this is the book  to read.

Churchill rose to power at a time of history that was suited for him. He was not a man to give up or aback down. He seemed to hold a philosophy of if a person attacks you you attack back. Hitler seems to feel if he could destroy Britain, Churchill and the British people would give in. With the previous PM, Chamberlain, that would have been possible, but they picked on the wrong PM. This book covers the first year of  Churchill's term as the Prime Minister .It also involves the people around Churchill such as his wife, his son, his daughter, his counselors. And the enemy, Hitler, Goebbels, Rudolf Hess and others. Churchill's objective was  to get America to join him in the fight but it seems Roosevelt was afraid of the congress that kept him neutral. It wasn't until Pearl Harbor that he got the message. This book is well research and I recommend it to history buffs , not that  the general public wouldn't also enjoy it. It is an easy read and delightful. 

It is published by Crown and runs for about $32.00 in hardcover. You can find it in softcover. Your local bookstore should have it or you can find it in the library.

A Beginner's Guide To America by Roya Hakakian

 "Think of America as a bus" the author concludes. 

This book is written by an Immigrant from Iran, so the insights are real. The struggle to learn the new language, to  adapt to the form of commerce, this is real. Adjustment is a journey .That may be what the author was getting at when she likened America to a bus. It can take you anyplace you want to go. But only if you wish to travel. There is no free lunch. "No one will inject you into the American story. You must do it yourself"

This is a book people, not just the immigrants, should read. Since America is a melting pot in that we are not mono-ethnic, it will help the nonimmigrant to understand why the immigrant is having trouble with sentence structure and social habits., 

It is not that they don't want to be normal, but that they are filtering events through a filter of their past.

I personally found the chapter, The Diaspora., to be instructive. Hakakian, having  settled in the United States in 1989 walks us through the texture of life in a new place with its' complexity, She doesn't just talk about  the impact of the immigrant but the Asian, the Black, the alien,

She states that "beautiful landscape does not always make for happy nations. The people who envision just societies  and those who work to build them do."

The book is easy to read.  It is 216 + pages. It may not be a classic. Not all books have to be. But you can sense she loves her adopted country and would not change it. Well, she wouldn't stay silent either. She seems to believe the answer to our problems we see is a simple devotion to  America's founding father's principles.  And for her that would include speaking up and letting your voice be heard.  Something she couldn't do back in Iran.

This book can be found in a local bookstore and  is priced at $27.00. Or maybe your local library will have a copy you can borrow.

Emma Lazarus by Esther Schor

In her day, she was a strong advocate for Zionism. She was a poet and a critic. She was not one to use 'big words' when she wrote.
She was a prolific writer yet none of her works exist today. She wrote mostly poetry but was also a critic and magazine writer. What remains of her literary output can be seen on the Statue of Liberty in a poem of hers' inscribed there "The  New Colossus" a portion  of which we used to be able to quote--"Give me your tired, Your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.."
But she was more than that.
She was very much looking for the state of Israel to be established. She wanted a separate  Jewish homeland. But I am not sure you thought America was ready for that when she said-"I do not think the Jews of America are sufficiently impressed with the necessity of solidarity and concord among themselves"
She never married. The reason seems to be that she was a lesbian and the nineteenth century was not the time for them to come out.
She only lived 38 years- 1849 to 1887. Hodgkin's disease was what she died of. But in those 38 years she made an impression that we should take time to recognize.
A collection of her poetry is included at the end of the book.
This may not be a major biography but it is the story of a trend setter.
Will be useful for those who want to read about those unknown Jewish American pace setters. 
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Constance Baker Motley by Gary L. Ford Jr.

When we look back  on that period in history when the civil rights movement was in the head lines. we think of Martin Luther King Jr,  Adam Clayton Powel, Ralph Abernathy, Rosa Parks, and others. But there was also a very important person whom we never hear mentioned.
Someone had to be behind the scenes writing the laws and making the judgements.
There was Constance Baker Motley also.
Never heard of her? I know chances are you haven't. It was she who defended King in his court appearances.
There is a section of black history that still needs to be written. There are still unsung heroes we don't know about who came through the civil rights period.\
Motley is one of them. She was unique in many ways. First of all, women in her day were not lawyers. And they did not argue cases in front of white men. She helped in the desegregation of schools. She argues cases in court. She was an agent of change. She help get blacks into all white schools.
And she is not mentioned because she was first a black and second a woman.
This book is definitely a good addition to the record of history during the period of time that included 1946 through 1964.
She was a unifying force.
Born of parents who came from Nevis, British West Indies , Constance didn't let her limitations hold her back. She pursued law and became an influence, even if it was not noticed by us now. We need this book to remind us of a period of history and a light that dimly shone.
This is published by The University Of Alabama Press and copyrighted 2017. It is subtitled One Woman's Fight for Civil Rights and Equal Justice under Law. I highly recommend it.

Finding Chika by Mitch Albom

He has written another book. He seems so prolific . Albom tells the true story of his few years with an orphan named Chika.
Chika was born three days before the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. When her mother dies, Chika is sent to the Have Faith Haiti Orphanage in Port-Au-Prince.  This happens to be where Albom and his wife  visit and support.  Have Faith Haiti Orphanage happens to be a Christian run orphanage.
When Chika becomes five she is suddenly diagnosed with a life-threatening disease
"There is no one in Haiti who can help her,". a doctor tells Mitch.
So Mitch takes Chika to the United States to get treatment. She soon becomes a part of the Albom family . It is discovered she needs intensive treatment which would keep  her in America.
Her story is told in the style of Albom. He tends to use a style that you either like or dislike. In order to tell the story he must use the technique of Chika's lingering spirit popping in and out to motivate him to remember  the facts and recount them.
It is a tear jerker of a true story.
It is recommended for those who want to know what Christians are doing to influence the world they live in.
It is a book that Dr. Phil featured on his show.
It is published by Harper Collins.  The cost is $24.99.

Becoming C.S. Lewis by Harry Lee Poe

This is a very good biography. It fills in the early years of the life of a figure highly revered. At least I see him as a person who has had an influence on the world.
Many have read Mere Christianity. It is still read today and may be for many years to come. But what was he like before he became a Christian? That part of his life, until now, was hidden from the public knowledge.
The period covered is 1898 to 1918, just when he entered the war. The author tells what Jacks' life was like as a child and young man. Jack was the name he went by His full name was Clive Staples Lewis.
The author explores how circumstances molded Lewis' early years and helped him to become what he became. Also how his reading formed his view of life.
For a person like me who enjoys true stories of great authors, this book is welcome.
it covers areas as the romances he had and the pressures of life. No one is without warts in his life. Poe , who lectures on  C.S. Lewis tends to be fair .
The writing is good and easy to read.
I recommend this book for everyone. Try to find it in your library.
It is published by Crossway. You can read about it on crossway.org. Retail price for this book is $22.99.

Aristotle For Everyone

If you know it of not , we are all philosophers. We may not come out and call it that, but we all wish to know what is the meaning of life. Where do we come from? Where are we going?
It didn't start with Aristotle who was a student of Plato (You remember your class mentioning the cave. We are in a cave and seeing only shadows. That Plato)

This is  a book back in 1978. The almost dark ages. But it was a time when people were still studying philosophy. Students were taking at least one course in the subject to take care of that requirement. I am not sure what they do today. A course in gender studies? Well, even that is some what philosophical. What gender are we and how do we know it?
Aristotle was the one who postulated classification. Plant, animal, vegetable. Rational or non-rational. Thinking or non thinking. inanimate bodies and living organisms. The three areas of existence. Thinking, doing, being.
Philosophy is not simple.
Our author, Mortimer Adler has written a good introduction to the foundational philosophy of Aristotle.
He points out that Aristotle's wisdom and philosophical insights are grounded in our common  experiences. If this is so, I feel it is very  needed for us to have a foundational  grasp of him.
This is a book to digest. Take your time and slowly devour it.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

It is a big issue today. I am talking about the issue of police violence and the black community.

 I am sure books have been written about it and will continue to be written.

Sixteen-year-old  Starr Carter is trying to fit in to the world around her which is poor black neighborhood  with her attendance at the fancy prep school in the suburbs.

She is living in two worlds. At school she is different than when she is in her neighborhood.

 She witnesses the shooting of her childhood friend by a white policeman who, despite her attempts to hold him responsible, gets off.

The situation places her neighborhood and her family in the midst of the struggle to get along and to get justice. She must find her voice.

This forces her to come out of her shell to become an activist. This pressure is handled very well by the author.

This young adult fiction feels sound. It is not too harsh and not too lenient of the situation.

This is Thomas’ first novel. She handles her characters well. I will look forward to her further venture into the fiction realm, should she choose to go in that direction.

This tome has received the Coretta Scott King Award and the Michael L. Printz Award for 

Excellence in Young Adult Literature from the American Library Association. So, it is one of those we should pay some attention to, I feel.

The publisher is Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. It is 444 pages long with an acknowledgement. It retails for $18.99. I am sure you can find it cheaper online if you don’t wish to support your local bookstore. 

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

This is a book worth waiting for and once receiving it, worth your time reading.
It has been on the best sellers list now for many weeks and may be there for many more. People are buying it--you can get it from your local library if you don't mind being on a holding pattern for a while-- and it is worth the $28.00. You could order it on Amazon, what is not found on Amazon these days? if you wish.
In the Los Angeles paper it is said to be the story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public library, but it actuality is more than that. Sure, it starts there but blooms out to be the history of the library and the brave fight to save what was lost. The book details the improvements since the fire and the rebuilding of a better house for books and improvements to the library system.
For those who love books it is a tear inducing book. Keep tissue close by as you start through the book. Who ever could be so hateful as to destroy books doesn't really deserve sympathy.
I enjoyed the tracing of the library movement through history.
A good book is worth the time spend reading it and someone has to  take the time to store a copy of two or more. It is hoped that libraries will be with us for a long time to go. No one has the right to burn down our libraries and the goodies found inside. Not just books but DVDs and maps and magazines. We need our books and stores of knowledge. To burn down and destroy books and buildings is not an act of bravery.
I highly endorse this book and others like it.

Liars, Leakers, and Liberals by Judge Jeanine Pirro

This is a must-read book. If you have any question what so ever concerning the current presidency, this is the one you should read.

Before you open your mouth and show your one-sided understanding of Trump, and show your lack of proper research, you must secure a copy and read this side of the story.

It is a balance to  a lot of what you hear coming from the ignorant masses.

Pirro bases her book on interviews with top administration officials, family members and insiders. She reveals the dark sources seeking to obstruct and undermine the president.

No one president has had this much trust a him so soon. Obama didn’t. Clinton didn’t. Not right from the start.

Pirro puts forth that there is a plot against the people of the United States and the outcome they seek is to destroy our democratic republic.

And Trump is not the perpetrator.

Pirro explains what the 2016 election was all about. She explains false news and why it is so prevalent.

I find her research to be first rate. She doesn’t make claims and not back them up with facts. She is not an outsider herself having been friends with Trump long before he sought office.

One fact she points out concerning the charge of Russian influence is that as far  back as 2012 while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State , she and then President Obama sold uranium to Russia. That doesn’t sound good.

And Trump was not involved.

 Politics is not a nice game to play and you must respect the gumption of those men and women who seek the position. You must also recognize actions speak loudly. In the future our leaders will be judged by their actions much more than they are now. Pirro offers us a counter balance to what is in the papers and on the television and the radio concerning the present occupant of the office.

What you must do, if you are honest, is research for yourself the facts. This means reading both sides before coming to an opinion. You owe it to yourself.

This book is published by Hachette Book Group, Inc and retails for $29.00. I am sure you can find it on Amazon or your local library. You must secure a copy and read this side of the story.

Russian Roulette by Michael Isikoff and David Corn

It is a very current event. It concerns a larger radius of personal than we are being told.
It is the current subject of Russia and the tampering with the 2016 election for President of the United States.
A book like this covering the subject in a calm journalistic way is needed. Years from now when the historian looks back to see what legacy has been left by Trump, he will need this.
Putin did attack and try to influence the outcome of the election. But he did not do it directly or through his business relationship with Trump.
It is true, Trump needed Putin when it came to access to real estate in Moscow.  Trump Towers was expanding.  To let you know, Trump did not get his Moscow location.
Meanwhile, elections were coming up. The DNC started a file on Trump and how to exploit him. Clinton's E-mail files were attached. Even cyberspace was searched to keep up with the information.
And through malware released by the Russians and downloaded by one of the handlers of Hilary Clinton the files were duped into the Russian data base.
You may think I am making this up to excuse Trump. No. It is detailed in this investigative book.
Also recorded in this report is the part Obama had in not protecting our elective system from being tampered with.
It was a pure case of political espionage. In essence no one has clean hands.
It is subtitled, The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump.
I recommend this book . It is an interesting tale that held my interest and I am sure will hold yours. I don't know the investigative reporters but am informed that Isikoff has worked for the Washington Post and NBC News. Corn is the Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones magazine and an analyst for MSNBC.
Stay informed by reading. Maybe if you don't want this in your permanent collection, you can find it in your local library. But do read it.

The President is Missing by Bill Clinton & James Patterson

You just knew soon or later a former president would try to write a fiction story using the fate of the nation in the balance.
If it wasn't for the name of James Patterson who's books  offer some form of escape, I would not have pick it up. It would  not be because Clinton used to be president.
So, how did he do?
I felt there was too much plot--that is--too much was introduced ad later quickly resolved. Tension was followed by wrap up before fully playing out
The false promise of impeachment was no doubt heavy in his mind since he had gone through the impeachment process directly during his term. But that is not the thread that runs through the story.
A terror  involving a cyber virus pulls one through the story. How to stop it? Can it be stopped? Who put it there?
The president has a blood condition and must take medication. This is one of the tensions running through the book.
Clinton tries too hard to tell a story and therefore, if it wasn't for Patterson, I feel, this book would never have see  the light of day. It was a nice try.
It is too long for the story line. But Clinton had to try.
It can be found in a local library and at a book store if you can find one. Amazon has it and Barnes and Noble.

The Shadow President by Michael D' Antonio

Everyone who gets into politics sooner or later gets a book written about them. Since Pence is vice president at the moment it is time for him to start to get his anal exam.

It is very important that we know just who it is we have in office. Politics is not an easy profession to do. There are thankless hours and tedious events. Most politicians you never hear about. I mean, how many vice presidents can you name? Not too many, I would venture.

I have heard someone say a person doesn’t enter politics because they love it. They enter politics to make a difference. When it comes to Mike Pence, I am sure, it is something he feels would make a difference doing.

He didn’t start out seeking political office. “Radio was Pence’s medium and as soon as he had arrived in Washington, he made sure he would some presence on the airwaves,” records D’ Antonio.

 He sought to live a lifestyle that was compatible with his Christian values and at the same time a life marked by aggression. Being third born in a family of six children he needed to be different from those who were born before him. A typical trait of middle children. In other words, he became, a person more complex than we know.

Which is one reason we need books such as this one.

D’ Antonio puts forth that Pence may be leaning toward a future role as president. Underneath what we see could very well be a striving for power.

It is not easy being a vice president. You must appear to agree with your mate and at the same time be your own person. That is the game plan for each person that gets this place on the ticket.  Expediency finds members of a party embracing programs to solve problems they should stay away from, he has once put forth.

Pence in the past has called for immigrants to be treated with compassion but now serving under Trump, Pence has become branded a hypocrite. Yet if he is seeking to move into the office of president he must act as Trump’s surrogate. Trump, as you know, has a record of firing people who don’t agree with him, so Pence has to play the part.

If this is so than this book is a good start to understand the person. In fact, I would highly recommend a person first understand what they are ranting against, so they act with knowledge.

It is published by St. Martins Press and retails for $28.99. It could also be found in your local library. Read it and be informed.

Pandemic 1918 by Cathrine Arnold

   One hundred years ago we faced an epidemic that was just as bad if not worst than our present- day HIV or Ebola. And since it was 1918 we had not yet discovered through research exactly what it was.

   It seemed a flu. But a flu, or influenza, would only last a few days. But this new disease took twenty-four hours incubation and appeared up to four or five days later. It would bring about headaches, chills, dry cough, fever, weakness and loss of appetite. You would experience fatigue and, in some cases, bronchitis and pneumonia.

   This new strain also caused people to collapse in the streets, hemorrhaging from lungs and nose. The person may also go blue because of oxygen failure. Pus would gather in the lungs.

   It became known as the Spanish flu, but it was worldwide.

   “It was the H1N1 influenza virus and it inflicted higher casualties than the war itself, from Europe to Africa, from the Pacific to the Arctic, from India to Norway. Ten to 20 per cent of those inflected died, a third of the world’s population. As many as 2.5 million are believed to have perished during the first twenty-four weeks of the epidemic.”, Arnold reports.

   It was thought of as a plague.

   Some names you may recognize who survived this disease are John Steinbeck, Lloyd George, Mahatma Gandhi, Katherine Anne Porter.

   Arnold details the story using eyewitness accounts. It must not have been an easy time to live through.

   It is easy reading. I like her writing style. You can see she did her research.

   Yes, I recommend this book for those who want to have an account of the time covered.

   It is published by St. Martin’s Press and sells for the retail price of $27.99. I am sure you can purchase it from Amazon, but it is better you support your local book store.

Open to the Spirit by Scot McKnight

The Trinity is a hard subject to handle. You know. Three in one. One in three. Father. Son. Holy Spirit. Each a person. But one in essence.

Each has his own role in the Godhead. The Father creates. He begets the Son.  Begets in the same sense we beget children. The Son reveals in Human flesh. The Spirit comforts us and reveals the Son.

McKnight claims that we don’t allow ourselves to be open to the Holy Spirit as we should. Since, he contends, not many Christians understand the work of the Holy Spirit, they don’t completely know how to handle being open to Him. Thus, he has written this short 204-page book. It has the footnotes following the text and this adds thirteen more pages. He divides it into five parts.

It is easy reading and compels you to keep reading and interacting with the areas spoken of (new creation, the people, the virtues, the victory). As you read, you find yourself involving yourself in a safe non-threatening way.

In some of his illustrations used to clarify what to him are important aspects, he gets away from what is written in the Bible as the basis for our belief. He does differentiate between Pentecostals and Charismatics, but then quotes a Monica A. Coleman, professor of Constructive Theology and American religion at Claremont School of Theology in Southern California. She fellowships at an African Methodist Episcopal Church. In her book named “Bi-polar Faith: A Black Woman’s journey with Depression and Faith “, on the subject of the gift of tongues, having prayed in tongues with her friend Cynthia and a minister from a Harvard doctrinal program to each other, standing in a corner talking to each other in tongues.

That is not found in the Bible. In fact, in 1 Corinthians we are told tongues does not edify the body but is a sign for the unsaved. He slips here.

His background is Anglican with a leaning toward Anabaptist. His profession is that of a Professor of New Testament at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary at Lombard, Il. And that should be considered while reading this book.

Still, it is well done and, yes, I would say it is one I would consider looking at. It is important to be open to the Spirit

It is published by WaterBrook, Penguin Random House.. It retails for $15.99.

A Measure of Darkness by Jonathan Kellerman & Jesse Kellerman.

Here once again we have the team of father and son writing another mystery. Both Kellerman men write well separately and when writing together they add extra depth to the tale.

I guess what I am saying is, I enjoyed it very much and look forward to their presentations as co-authors. I major in reading Jonathan’s tales when they appear since he has a psychologist/sleuth as a major character in his stories, but from time to time I pick up and read Jesse’s. It is just a preference.

I guess if you were to ask a mystery reader why they read mysteries they would answer ‘for the thrill of the chase.” This genre needs a victim, a person who solves the puzzle, and one who commits the crime. Basic plot and red herrings help in the story.

When two authors come together and write a book together they must bind their styles into one unified voice. The Kellermans seem able to do this.

People are throwing a party. Gunshots are fired. Chaos follows. Bodies are found. One body is unidentified., A female. Who is she? Why was she murdered? What is the story this female has to tell?

This question leads our sleuth-- a coroner—along with a young female officer to seek answers in the past. Soon other incidents crop up. A cult is found, or maybe a different type of educating kids. What is Jane Does link to this school?

Along with this case, our hero must deal also with his brother who is trying to fit back into society after a period in prison.

It is purely plot driven. Characters are only there to keep the story moving forward. The police are police. Our hero is a coroner, but we don’t spend any time in a coroner’s theatre as you would if you were reading a Patricia Cornwell story with Dr. Key Scarpetta. Our victim is not anything but a body.

Mystery readers form a unique group of readers and have their own special preferences. Not all read police procedurals. Not all read who dun’ its. But they all enjoy a good puzzle. That may be why they come back again and again to favorite authors. I think this one is a good Kellerman tale and should be enjoyed by fans. It has 31 chapters.

The Outsider by Stephen King

Once again, he is on the best sellers list. If you are looking for a good read, you can’t go too wrong by picking up a novel by this writer. Sure, there have been a few that are a bit disappointing, but this one is worthy of his skills.

All writers worth their salt, so to speak, seem to slow down as they age and put out a few books to keep their name before the public. That is especially true of those the world deems authors of best sellers.

King likes to write in the genre of horror. That is, mostly. He has also written in the mystery realm (End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes) as well as the western realm (The Dark Tower trilogy). But he seems to be more at home in the horror realm.

He has tried to make a statement about the environment (Under the Dome) using the horror motif. He has lots of short story anthologies in print of his works. So, we know he can produce.

This story starts with an arrest. Did they arrest the right person? What are the repercussions of that event? Who gets hurt? Is it possible there is a supernatural element at work?  What is going on?

Kings use of senses and his use of words, not large or complicated, move the tale along. He has control, as he should after writing all these years. It is something to admire his craft about. You can sense the rewrites to find just the right verbiage.

He has said in the past in his book ‘Danse Macabre’, a book explaining this writing technique, he likes to shock people. In this book, as the reader gets involved in the flow and texture of the tale, he is pleasantly rewarded by spurts of uneasiness.

 King is weaving his magic.

I enjoy finding out in each book what kind of monster it contains. In Cujo it was a rabid dog. In Misery it was a zealous fan. In this one; No, I will not do a spoiler.

When you finish this book, you are satisfied. And isn’t that why you read books?

It is published by Simon & Schuster, Inc and can be found at your local bookstore or online. It may even be in your local library. That way you can save some money and enjoy the tale at the same time.

Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

 
Here we go again. But wait, are we picking on President Trump or trying to explain him? It would seem this author, Michael Wolff, is writing a book to explain Trump.
  Wolff spent some time tracing Trump and observing the activity around him.
 Up to this point Wolff seems to have been writing books exposing other great figures. And with this book, Fire and Fury, he may have hot a jackpot. But you have to ask yourself, how much of this is true? It comes down to how much can you trust the media? Forget the rant and raving Trump makes about the media. Just how much truth does the media actually put out?
   The left has for along time been allowed to infiltrate the news media both in print and on the air. It just sells better. And since our schools no longer as a whole are training students to think but to accept without questioning what some grownup at the front of the room or who writes a book says as proven truth, how are we to know just how much of what Wolff discloses is true truth.
   How are we to know which details disclosed are true and which ones are bias?
   The answer is , we can't
   But the first step is to discern.
   If what Wolff has written is true we have a person in the White House now who doesn't know what he got himself into. If that is the case we need Christian to pray for him and for the vice president to get us through the next few years without destroying America and its' foundation.
    I would be very careful about accepting the facts presented in this book as true truth. Read with an open mind.
   Try to get this at a library and read it. I am not sure it is worth having in your personal library as something to keep.
   Should you decide to buy it at your local book store it is your money. Save yourself the cost.