27 February 2021 to 5 March 2022

5 March 2022

Greetings!

• • • RAMBLING

Hannah Garman:
Christmas cards for a cause
Hannah was 4 years old,
and she was dying.

... a recollection by Tom Knapp.

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

Tim Gartland
Truth

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

C. Northcote Parkinson
Richard Delancey #5:
So Near So Far

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/memoir

Anderson Cooper
& Katherine Howe
Vanderbilt: The
Rise & Fall of an
American Dynasty

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Peacemaker
directed by James Gunn

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Sioux City
directed by Lou Diamond Phillips

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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26 February 2022

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • COUNTRY/bluegrass

The Pine Hearts
Lost Love Songs

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#11: Carlisle's Choice

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Nicholas Meyer
The Return of the Pharaoh

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Sean McGrail
Early Ships & Seafaring:
European Water Transport

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Stargirl
created by Geoff Johns

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

North by Northwest
directed by Alfred Hitchcock

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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19 February 2022

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/songwriter

Terry Klein
Good Luck, Take Care

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Michael Aye
Fighting Anthonys
#3: Barracuda

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/biography

David G. McCullough
The Wright Brothers

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • MUSIC/irish

Colin Murphy
& Donal O'Dea
The Book of Irish Songs Yer
Oul' Fella Always Sang When
He was Jarred at a Hooley

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Amazing Spider-Man 2
directed by Marc Webb

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

A Thief of Time
directed by Chris Eyre

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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12 February 2022

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
Blues from Chicago to Paris

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Robert N. Macomber
Peter Wake, USN #1:
At the Edge of Honor

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/contemp. fantasy

Charles de Lint
Newford Stories:
Crow Girls

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Invincible
created by Robert Kirkman

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Tin Cup
directed by Ron Shelton

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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5 February 2022

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/rock

Hank Erwin
The Copper Album

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#10: Nor'west by North

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/horror

Cherie Priest
The Borden Dispatches
#1: Maplecroft

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR/cinema

Julie Andrews, with
Emma Walton Hamilton
Home Work: A Memoir
of My Hollywood Years

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Raya &
the Last Dragon

directed by Don Hall
& Carlos Lopez Estrada

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Fisherman's Friends
directed by Chris Foggin

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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29 January 2022

Greetings!

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Sutton Stern
Sail & Steam
#1: Robby Run

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

David Fulmer
Valentin St. Cyr Mysteries
#1: Chasing the Devil's Tail

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • TIDBITS/monarchy

Rachel Bowie
& Roberta Fiorito
Royal Trivia: Your
Guide to the Modern
British Royal Family

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Hawkeye
directed by Rhys Thomas
and Bert & Bertie

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Windtalkers
directed by John Woo

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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22 January 2022

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES/party

Bigllou Johnson
Bigman

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/current

Barack Obama &
Bruce Springsteen
Renegades:
Born in the USA

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FICTION/historical

R.F. Delderfield
Too Few for Drums

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/archeology

Melody Foreman
The Wreck Hunter: Battle
of Britain & the Blitz

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Doom Patrol
(various directors)

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Titans
(various directors)

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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15 January 2022

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • COUNTRY

Eric Brace &
Last Train Home
Everything Will Be

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Alexander Kent
Adam Bolitho #25:
Relentless Pursuit

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • NAUTICAL/modeling

Les Brown
British Sloops & Frigates
of the Second World War

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Encanto
directed by Jared Bush, Byron
Howard & Charise Castro Smith

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Oh, God!
directed by Carl Reiner

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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8 January 2022

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • COUNTRY/folk

Lucinda Williams
Lu's Jukebox, Vol. 4:
Funny How Time Slips Away:
A Night of '60s Country Classics

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • LIVE/concert

The Monkees (Farewell Tour)
in Medford, Massachusetts,
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/colonial

Joseph J. Ellis
The Cause: The
American Revolution &
Its Discontents, 1773-1783

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FICTION/yuletide

James Finn Garner
Politically Correct Holiday
Stories for an Enlightened
Yuletide Season

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Spider-Man:
No Way Home

directed by Jon Watts

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Queen Bees
directed by Michael Lembeck

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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21 December 2021

Yule!
No update this week.

Merry Christmas, we hope you have a great
holiday season no matter what you celebrate ...



... and let's all look forward to a FANTASTIC 2022!!


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18 December 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/rock

Lucinda Williams
Lu's Jukebox, Vol. 3:
Bob's Back Pages: A Night
of Bob Dylan Songs

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FOLKLORE/robin hood

Lauren Johnson
The Arrow of Sherwood

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/nautical

C. Northcote Parkinson
Richard Delancey
#4: Touch & Go

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Arthur
directed by Steve Gordon

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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11 December 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • LOOKING/backward

Jerome Clark's
Best Albums of 2021

• My all-time favorite album choice this year is...

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/viking

James L. Nelson
The Norsemen Saga
#1: Fin Gall

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • CULINARY/mixology

Steven Grasse & Adam
Erace, with Lee Noble
The Cocktail Workshop:
An Essential Guide to
Classic Drinks & How to
Make Them Your Own

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Holiday Inn
directed by Mark Sandrich

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Blithe Spirit
directed by Edward Hall

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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4 December 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/pop

Bruce Cockburn
Greatest Hits (1970-2020)

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/christmas

Lucinda Hawksley
Dickens & Christmas

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/chanukah

Alan Silberberg
Meet the Latkes

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Hoosiers
directed by David Anspaugh

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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20 November 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

Darin & Brooke Aldridge
This Life We're Livin'

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Valerie Smith
Renaissance

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/maritime

Ian Friel
Britain & the Ocean Road:
Shipwrecks & People 1297-1825

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Eternals
directed by Chloe Zhao

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Forbidden Kingdom
directed by Rob Minkoff

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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13 November 2021

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES/canadian

Colin James
Open Road

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

James L. Nelson
Blood, Steel & Empire
#1: The Buccaneer Coast

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/crime

Cara Robertson
The Trial of Lizzie Borden

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Knives Out
directed by Rian Johnson

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

My Big Fat
Greek Wedding 2

directed by Kirk Jones

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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6 November 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

Norman Blake
Day by Day

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/political thriller

Hillary Rodham Clinton
& Louise Penny
State of Terror

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • CULINARY/irish

Colin Murphy
& Donal O'Dea
The Book of Luvely Irish
Recipes Yer Ma Useta Make
When You were a Little Gurrier

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Death at a Funeral
directed by Frank Oz

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.

Death at a Funeral
directed by Neil LaBute

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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30 October 2021

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

Deeper Shade of Blue
Twenty

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Lorraine Jordan
& Carolina Road
I Can Go to Them

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/british

Anthony Poulton-Smith
Crime on the Canals

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Valerie Keogh
The Dublin Murder Mysteries:
#1: No Simple Death
#2: No Obvious Cause
#3: No Past Forgiven
#4: No Memory Lost
#5: No Crime Forgotten
#6: No Easy Answer

... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.

• • • MEMOIR/canine

Andrew Cotter
Olive, Mabel & Me:
Life & Adventures with
Two Very Good Dogs

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Angel's Share
directed by Ken Loach

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.



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23 October 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

Chris Brashear
& Peter McLaughlin
Desert Heart Mountain Soul

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • COOKERY/movie tie-in

Bridget Thoreson
The Unofficial
Hocus Pocus Cookbook

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/german

Roger Moorhouse
The Third Reich in 100 Objects:
A Material History of Nazi Germany

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Addams Family 2
directed by Greg Tiernan, Conrad
Vernon & Laura Brousseau

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
directed by Joel Zwick

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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16 October 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

Andrew Crawford
The Lonesome Season

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#9: Ligurian Mission

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • TRUE CRIME/british

Kevin Turton
Britain's Unsolved Murders

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Solitary
directed by Luke Armstrong

... reviewed by Becky Kyle.

Finding Forrester
directed by Gus Van Sant

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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9 October 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

Sue Foley
Pinky's Blues

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/world war ii

John Grehan &
Alexander Nicoll
Images of Aviation:
The Doolittle Raid:
The First Air Attack
Against Japan, April 1942

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • QUOTATIONS/irish

Colin Murphy
& Donal O'Dea
Book of Deadly Irish Quotations
Some Smart Fecker in the Pub
is Always Blatherin' on About

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Runaway Bride
directed by Garry Marshall

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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2 October 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/blues

Nathan Bell
Red, White & American Blues
(it couldn't happen here)

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#17: The Madness of Crowds

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS

Nightmares & Fairy Tales,
Vol. 3: 1140 Rue Royale

by Serena Valentino
& Crab Scrambly

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Shang-Chi & the
Legend of the Ten Rings

directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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25 September 2021

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- Paul Winter

• • • COUNTRY/folk

Emmylou Harris &
the Nash Ramblers
Ramble in Music City

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#8: Niagara Squadron

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FOLKLORE/hauntings

David Weatherly
& Ross Allison
Haunted Prisons

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

French Kiss
directed by Lawrence Kasdan

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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18 September 2021

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• • • FOLK/english

Bellowhead
Reassembled

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Lisa Jensen
The Witch from the Sea

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR/audio

Betsy Lerner
The Bridge Ladies:
A Memoir

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Peter Rabbit 2:
The Runaway

directed by Will Gluck

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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11 September 2021

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• • • FICTION/nautical

A.D. Howden Smith
Porto Bello Gold

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Margaret Mizushima
Striking Range

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Respect
directed by Liesl Tommy

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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4 September 2021

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• • • FOLK

RanchWriters
RanchWriters

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Joe Troop
Borrowed Time

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/YA nautical

John Macfarlane
aka Craig Moodie
Stormstruck

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR/audiobook

Frances Mayes
Under Magnolia:
A Southern Memoir

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Suicide Squad
directed by James Gunn

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • INTERVIEWS

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28 August 2021

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• • • FOLK/rock

Son Volt
Electro Melodier

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Philip K. Allan
Sea of Wolves

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/american

Jeff Guinn
War on the Border

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Welcome to Mooseport
directed by Donald Petrie

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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21 August 2021

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• • • FOLK

Malcolm Holcombe
Tricks of the Trade

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

William Westbrook
Nicholas Fallon #1:
The Bermuda Privateer

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR/culinary

Elizabeth Gilbert
Eat, Pray, Love: One
Woman's Search for Everything
Across Italy, India, & Indonesia

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Suicide Squad
directed by David Ayer

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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7 August 2021

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• • • BLUEGRASS

Doyle Lawson
& Quicksilver
Roundtable

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/historical

Marie Benedict &
Victoria Christopher Murray
The Personal Librarian

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#7: Rocks & Shoals

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Green Knight
directed by David Lowery

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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31 July 2021

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• • • FOLK

Joseph Spence
Encore

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Jeffrey S. Williams
Anne Bonney: My Pirate Story
aka Pirate Spirit: The
Adventures of Anne Bonney

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/general

J. William Lewis
The Essence of Nathan Biddle

... reviewed by Ann Flynt.

• • • MEMOIR/politician

Al Franken
Giant of the Senate

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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24 July 2021

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• • • FOLK

Paul Kaplan
We Shall Stay Here

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#6: Perilous Shore

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR/entertainer

Dick Van Dyke
My Lucky Life In
& Out of Show Business

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Black Widow
directed by Cate Shortland

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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17 July 2021

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• • • NADA/zilch

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• • • FICTION/thriller

David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Winter Counts

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • HISTORY/military

Peter G. Tsouras, editor
The Greenhill Dictionary
of Military Quotations

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Loki
directed by Kate Herron

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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10 July 2021

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• • • BLUEGRASS

Wilson Banjo Co.
Six Degrees of Separation

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/british

Phil Carradice
Britain's Last Invasion:
The Battle of Fishguard 1797

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/kids' history

Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the
Children's Blizzard, 1888

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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3 July 2021

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• • • FOLK

Murray McLauchlan
Hourglass

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Garrett Wieland
What Keeps the Heart Afloat

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#5: The Cursed Fortress

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • INTERVIEWS

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26 June 2021

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• • • FOLK

JP Harris'
Dreadful Wind & Rain
Don't You Marry
No Railroad Man

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/steampunk

James P. Blaylock
The Ebb Tide:
A Langdon St. Ives Adventure

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/for children

Sarah L. Thomson
What Lincoln Said

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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19 June 2021

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• • • FOLK/ish

Bill & the Belles
(Happy Again)

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • MEMOIR/music

Jim Walsh
Bar Yarns & Manic-Depressive
Mixtapes: Jim Walsh on Music from
Minneapolis to the Outer Limits

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FICTION/nautical

Charles Boardman Hawes
The Dark Frigate

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • INTERVIEWS

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12 June 2021

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• • • BLUEGRASS

various artists
Industrial Strength Bluegrass:
Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/music

Fred Bartenstein &
Curtis W. Ellison, editors
Industrial Strength Bluegrass:
Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FICTION/western

J.R. Lindermuth
Twelve Days in the Territory

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR/politics

Michelle Obama
Becoming

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

X-Men: Dark Phoenix
directed by Simon Kinberg

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • INTERVIEWS

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5 June 2021

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• • • BLUES/country

Clint Morgan
Troublemaker

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/fantasy

Charles de Lint
Eyes Like Leaves

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The LEGO Movie 2:
The Second Part

directed by Mike Mitchell

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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29 May 2021

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• • • FICTION/historical

Edward Rutherfurd
China

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • HISTORY/military

Michael Green
Images of War:
US Cold War Tanks &
Armoured Fighting Vehicles

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Falcon & the Winter Soldier
directed by Kari Skogland

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.


• • • INTERVIEWS

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22 May 2021

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• • • FOLK

Turner Cody &
the Soldiers of Love
Friends in High Places

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Rod Picott
Wood, Steel,
Dust & Dreams

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.


• • • INTERVIEWS

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• • • FICTION/horror

Cherie Priest
The Toll

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FOLKLORE/greek

Katerina & Aegea Barclay
The Hand of Zeus

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

What Drives Us
directed by Dave Grohl

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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15 May 2021

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• • • BLUES

The Reverend Shawn Amos
& Doctor Roberts
The Cause of It All

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.


• • • INTERVIEWS

Rambles.NET editor Tom Knapp writes occasional features for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences -- you know, the folks who give out the Emmys. Now, he's providing links to some of those stories here; Tom's Academy features are indicated by this symbol: 📺 ... so go take a look!

New links added today include interviews with David Hemingson, a TV producer who fronted the idea for the series Whiskey Cavalier; actress AJ Michalka, star of the series The Goldbergs and its spinoff, Schooled; and Brian Oerly, a firefighter who became a Hollywood stuntman and actor. More to come!

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• • • MEMOIR/politics

Barack Obama
A Promised Land

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FOLKLORE/robin hood

Elsa Watson
Maid Marian

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

WandaVision
directed by Matt Shakman

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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8 May 2021

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• • • FICTION/urban fantasy

Charles de Lint
Juniper Wiles

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • GHOSTS/vermont

Joseph A. Citro
The Vermont Ghost Guide

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/africa

Johan van Zyl & the
War Museum of the Boer Republics
The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

The New Mutants
directed by Josh Boone

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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1 May 2021

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• • • BLUES/jazz

Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny
Let's Get Happy Together

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• • • FICTION/steampunk(ish)

Daniel Abraham
Balfour & Meriwether:
The Incident of the Harrowmoor Dogs

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • ANIMALS/welfare

Raymond Bial
Rescuing Rover:
Saving America's Dogs

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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24 April 2021

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• • • BLUEGRASS

The Kody Norris Show
All Suited Up

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Danny Paisley &
the Southern Grass
Bluegrass Troubadour

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#4: Holbrooke's Tide

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/world war ii

Jon Diamond
Images of War:
The Battle of Okinawa 1945:
The Real Story Behind Hacksaw Ridge

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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17 April 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • COUNTRY/ish

Nineteen Hand Horse
Revel

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/steampunk

James P. Blaylock
The Adventure of the Ring of Stones:
A Langdon St. Ives Adventure

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Robin & Marian
directed by Richard Lester

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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10 April 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

Barry Abernathy & Friends
Barry Abernathy & Friends

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Sturgill Simpson
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • CONTEMPORARY
FANTASY/mystery

Cherie Priest
Grave Reservations

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Godzilla vs. Kong
directed by Adam Wingard

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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3 April 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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- Paul Winter

• • • FLASHBACK/Celtic
New reviews of
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Halali
Halali

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/world war ii

Jon Diamond
Images of War:
Hell in the Central Pacific:
The Palau Islands 1944

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Justice League
directed by Zack Snyder

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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27 March 2021

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Music is an expression
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- Paul Winter

• • • FLASHBACK/Celtic
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Sligo Rags
The Whiskey Never Lies

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/gender

Angela J. Latham
Posing a Threat: Flappers,
Chorus Girls, & Other Brazen
Performers of the American 1920s

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/historical

Paulette Jiles
News of the World

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The First Wives Club
directed by Hugh Wilson

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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20 March 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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- Paul Winter

• • • NEW AGE/jazz

Paul Winter
Light of the Sun

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • BLUEGRASS

Bobby & Teddi Cyrus
Bobby & Teddi Cyrus

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke
#3: The Jamaica Station

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Goodbye Girl
directed by Herbert Ross

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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13 March 2021

Happy St. Paddy's!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • CELTIC/folk

Blackmore's Night
Nature's Light

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FOLK/singer-songwriter

Megan Lacy
Salvation

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • JAZZ/folk

Dulcie Taylor
Rediscovered

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
The Hangman

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Atomic Blonde
directed by David Leitch

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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6 March 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

various artists
New Moon Jelly Roll
Freedom Rockers, Vol. 2

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • MYTHOLOGY/classical

Paul Chrystal
War in Greek Mythology

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MYTHOLOGY/celtic

Christopher S. Pinard
Celtic Mythology for Kids:
Tales of Selkies, Giants
& the Sea

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Big
directed by Penny Marshall

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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27 February 2021

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Music is an expression
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• • • FOLK

Randy Lee Riviere
Wyoming

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/folklore

Jane Yolen
Dove Isabeau
illustrated by Dennis Nolan

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Inhumans
created by Scott Buck

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Murphy's Romance
directed by Martin Ritt

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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