Daily Archives: April 24, 2009

Corruption, Paranoia, and Conspiracy

Cape Disappointment by Earl Emerson; 2009; 353 pages; Ballantine Books, New York, NY; 978-0-345-49301-9;4/22/09-4/23/09
Thomas Black and his wife, Kathy are working for opposite sides in the US Senate race in the state of Washington.  There is a ideological battle between the two camps and a hint of some spying.  Two of Thomas and Kathy’s friend [...]

The Game squishes everyone!

World Wrestling Insanity, The Decline and Fall of A Family Empire by James Guttman; 2006; 235 pages; ECW Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;978-1-55022-728-4;4/20/09-4/22/09
James Guttman takes a look at how the McMahon family has made a monopoly of pro wrestling in the United States and how that hasn’t been good for the product itself or the viewers.  [...]

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

Lords of Corruption by Kyle Mills; 2009; 310 pages; Vanguard Press, New York, NY; 978-1-59315-499-8;4/19/09-4/20/09
Josh Hagarty is got some regrets about some past indiscretions so when he is recruited to go to Africa and manage a project to help make life better for villagers.  When he gets to Africa and starts work he wonders about [...]

A Temporary Friend

The Disneylanders by Kate Abbott; Not Yet Published; 176 pages; 4/17/09-4/19/09
This is an unpublished manuscript by the wife of a baseball card blogger, that I discovered through my Padrographs blog.
It tells the story of a tween girl going to Disneyland with her Mom and Dad on vacation from Northern California.  While she is there she [...]

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