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I'd like to share what I know about: my three beautiful granddaughters, strong family bonds, books, of course, politics (mainly conservative, but not radical)

I'd like to discover more about: almost any topic in history

I'm a small town general practice attorney in the hard coal region of Pennsylvania. Books are my passion, and I read as many of them as I can. Being the President of the local library board for over 33 years has given me a source of books at no cost, and as a member of Amazon Vine I receive up to 4 free advance reader's copies of … more

Reviews
reviewed Gettysburg: The Graphic History of Am.... Monday
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Gettysburg: The Graphic History of America's Most Famous Battle and the Turning Point of The Civil War (Zenith Graphic Histories)
The 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg will be coming up shortly, and for those interested in it but unwilling to plow through tedious history books, this graphic presentation of the battle …
reviewed The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Dau.... June 10
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The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale
This is the fourth book in the "Hangman's Daughter" series, and it lives up to the quality of its predecessors. In this one, there is a pilgrimage to a monastery for the Feast of the Three …
reviewed A Question of Honor: A Bess Crawford .... June 03
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This latest offering in the Bess Crawford series is, as usual, a thrilling mystery that involves Bess, a nursing sister on the Western Front in 1918. Actually, though, the plot begins in 1908 on the Northwest …
reviewed The Borgias: The Hidden History. June 03
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This is a very well-written book that is geared for the average historical book reader. It tells the tale of the Borgia family, from its first pope, through the death of the last famous (or infamous) …
reviewed Dark Secrets. May 28
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Dark Secrets
This extremely well-written book is the first, I understand, in a series which is going to feature a gentleman named Sebastian Bergman, who at one time was a top police psychologist and college lecturer, …
reviewed Patriots of Treason. May 21
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Patriots of Treason
This is a "love it or hate it" book; there's no middle ground. Having read it I can see that those of the liberal persuasion will detest the book, while those of a more conservative inclination …
reviewed The Blood of Free Men: The Liberation.... May 20
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The Blood of Free Men: The Liberation of Paris, 1944
Most comprehensive books about World War II discuss the liberation of Paris, but not in depth since these books must run the gamut of the war from beginning to end. This book studies the days leading …
reviewed The Inner Circle. May 13
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I don't read other reviews of a book that I'm going to review, because I don't want to be influenced, however coincidentally, by them. I did notice, however, that there is a wide variety of …
reviewed Bad Monkey. May 10
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Bad Monkey
I always enjoy reading a Carl Hiaasen book because I know that it's going to be extremely amusing, with a lot of odd characters doing unusual and strange things. This new book did not disappoint me.   …
reviewed The King's Deception: A Novel (Cotton.... May 06
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The King's Deception: A Novel (Cotton Malone)
I really enjoy the Cotton Malone books, and was disappointed that the last Steve Berry book did not have him in it, but that lack has been more than made up by this exciting, interesting and entertaining …
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September 07, 2010
Congrats on earning the Lisa See badge in Cafe Libri. Let me know if you have any suggestions for future badges too!
 
August 11, 2010
Hey there, Frank, I'm Lunch's Community Manager and I noticed your status update about needing a hand in importing your reviews. It looks like you've got a bunch in already, but if you still need help, please feel free to contact me! I'd be more than happy to :)
August 11, 2010
Thanks for replying Devora. I know the reviews I wrote before the first import got over to Lunch, but now I have new reviews on Amazon and I'd like to get them imported also. Is there some way to do that? I tried the import program I received initially, and that doesn't work.
September 03, 2010
Hi Frank, my apologies for the late response. @Adrianna just pointed me to this and I don't know how I overlooked your comment, but I can give you some tips now!  After you've imported your reviews, there are two ways that you can continue posting reviews:

One is through Lunch This, a bookmarklet that you can add to your browser.  You can check out this FAQ page for more information.  Another way is to click on the big, green "Write a Review" button at the top right side of the page.  You can check out this FAQ page for more instruction.  Please feel free to message me if you have any further questions, Frank!
September 07, 2010
I must be a complete dummy, because I've tried through both Internet Explorer and Firefox to post my new reviews (there are several) to Lunch, and neither works at all!
September 07, 2010
Hey Frank, no worries!  I'm more than happy to give you pointers until you understand it :)  So let's say for example you want to post a review for Eat Pray Love, so click on that link and underneath the photos of the book cover on the right side of the page, you'll see a link that says "Write a Review", where you will be led to this page and you'll be able to rate the book, give your review a title as well as post your review.  Let me know how that goes, Frank!
September 07, 2010
My reviews are already titled and written and posted on Amazon. How do I get them over to your site?
September 08, 2010
Ahhhh, thanks for clarifying!  So you would still get Lunch This for your browser (here's the how-to page on that again).  Once you do that, go to the page of your Amazon reviews.  Underneath each review is a link that says "PermaLink".  Click on the PermaLink of the review that you want to import, and then click the Lunch This button.  That should do it.  Let me know how that goes :)
September 08, 2010
Thank you very much for the help! It worked perfectly and my latest reviews are posted on Lunch. Now I can keep posting reviews as I get them done on Amazon. Thanks again!
September 08, 2010
Wonderful! :)
 
August 10, 2010
Hi Frank, so glad to have you on Lunch! I'm definitely enjoying your book reviews. Based on your profile interests I thought you might also be interested in checking out the Public Policy community and this review by @coldsteel7 on the BP Gulf Oil Spill.   You might also enjoy @Fionnchu's review of John Steinbeck, as it sounds you have a great appreciation of literature and authors. Have fun exploring and I'll look forward to more of your informative and interesting reviews!
 
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