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Hear a Book, See a Country

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Review of Cry, the Beloved Country on Audible Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Alan Paton, Audible, book review, books, Cry the Beloved Country, historical fiction, novel, novels, South Africa | 5 Comments

Car Trouble and Other Family Problems

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Ken Dowell

Robert Rorke’s novel set in a working class Irish neighborhood in Brooklyn in the 1960’s Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged 1960's, book review, books, Brooklyn, cars, fiction, novels, vintage cars | 5 Comments

The Five Best Books I Read in 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Some history, some contemporary life in America and the view from outer space. Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged book review, books, fiction, Heroes of the Frontier, News of the World, Nomadland, non-fiction, The Earth Gazers, The Radium Girls | 9 Comments

The Earth Gazers: A Book Review

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Ken Dowell

From Charles Lindbergh to Neil Armstrong Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apollo, astronauts, astronomy, aviation, book review, books, Charles Lindbergh, earth, moon, NASA, rocketry, Science, space, Wernher Von Braun | 4 Comments
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