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Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

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May 4, 2026

SURVIVING COINCIDENTAL HISTORY

By JOHN JACK PATERSON
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

SURVIVING COINCIDENTAL HISTORY's compelling shipwreck story stands out among the anecdotes and passages relating to author John J. Paterson’s family history.

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

In FINDING OUR VOICE: A Story of Leadership in Crisis and the American Spirit Abroad, Adam Castillo delivers a sincere and thoughtfully structured memoir that...

IR Approved
March 30, 2026

MY GOOD LIFE

By Dr. Gregory M. Lee
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Tightly focused on academic and professional achievement, MY GOOD LIFE is an engrossing look at Dr. Gregory M. Lee's life in the Air Force and...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Written by Jeffrey and Craig Weiss, FIGHTING BACK: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force is a thoroughly researched and compelling biography...

November 14, 2025

PROGRESS THROUGH STRUGGLE

By Henry R. Leggette
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Given Henry R. Leggette’s early difficulties and later successes, PROGRESS THROUGH STRUGGLE is inherently interesting. Unfortunately, the writing is not sufficient to sustain that interest...

October 17, 2025

SHAGGY’S CHEESEBURGERS

By Ron Ladner
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

With its numerous photographs and input from members of the Shaggy’s crew, SHAGGY’S CHEESEBURGERS by Ron Ladner will certainly be an essential read for any...

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Although this complicated life story would benefit from a clearer chronology, Julia Antoinette Rosenstein's LAST BOHEMIAN: The Life and Times of Jonathan David Batchelor Part...

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September 30, 2024

THE PURSUIT

By Jim Ruth
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Though based around one family’s story, Jim Ruth's THE PURSUIT is a very readable and well-designed narrative history book that offers plenty for a general...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Written by his wife, Katherine J. Batsis, DR. ANDREW BATSIS, HUSBAND! DENTIST! KIWANIAN! SANTA CLAUS? is a comprehensive and well-rounded tribute to its subject. For...

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May 22, 2024

WOODLAWN GIANTS

By Robert Ross Williams
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A nostalgic look into a happy childhood, Robert Ross Williams’s WOODLAWN GIANTS is a charming and heartfelt memoir reflecting on the life of a young...

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April 8, 2024

MARGINAL MAN: Life of Emilio Goggio

By Paul Redvers Brown
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

With MARGINAL MAN: Life of Emilio Goggio, Paul Redvers Brown makes good on a decades-old promise and delivers a fascinating glimpse of the socio-political climate...

June 12, 2023

WITNESS FOR MY FATHER

By Barbara Bergren
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Barbara Bergren's WITNESS FOR MY FATHER is a richly detailed story and a testament to the indomitable human spirit.

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