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And at least one person here wants to tell other people what to do. Good luck.

Although it might be nice to have one from the Turing Competition. On books preferably, if they ever have one. Can't wait. :D

I have photos Oh, I have photos of my great-grandparents Formally standing, staring from their frames Posed, and their sisters, brothers, children too, All dressed for some occasion then, a wedding No doubt, long before I was born. And my grandfather's bronze medal, red ribboned, for...

I would add two worthwhile books: On Global War by William R. Thompson - the man who coined the term 'global war' long ago, IIRC. The Shield of Achilles by Philip Bobbitt

Sometimes I think of simply adding to the shelves in chronological purchase order. :EEEEE-EEEK: Save all the shuffling. :D It's only the few nicely completed genres that keep me going with the program. But, yessss! Three cheers for all of (earlier) Le Carré! On topic: Still walking slowly...

Counterfeit Lies by Oliver North and Bob Hamer Here is definitely a book "ripped from today's headlines," as is often said . Set in Los Angeles, agents from the local field office of the FBI are working to stem the flow of smuggled goods from Mexico into the United States. Our hero, Jack, is an...

SuperReaderGirl, I finally got around to reading an excerpt from To Be Perfectly Honest on Kindle. I had thought to buy it, but the price suggested I look at the sample first. It certainly has a different twist for a novel which, in fact, left my willingness to suspend disbelief completely...

Stigmaticman, I am completely overwhelmed by you appreciation. I don't think I have ever received such praise for anything in my life. And thank you so much for rereading it. Many, many many thanks. Peder

Hi SRG, Actually this has been a fairly miscellaneous month regarding poetry. To Be Perfectly Honest is still waiting on the wish list. Oh shame! OTOH I did read By Grand Central Terminal I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart. Prose poetry, at least. Doomed love and sad story. Just today I...

Inferno 42 There's a place, not far from the Crossroads of the World half a block maybe between seventh and eighth on forty second a huge cavern four stories deep, maybe six kept from collapsing by huge steel beams in all directions completely underground with escalators angling upward downward...

Sparhawk, Poppy I sincerely appreciate your genuine interest and encouragement. I am indeed going to see what lessons I can take from this experience and how I can put them to good use. This is definitely something different worth exploring. Many thanks for your friendly interest and...

Ah-ha! New to me. I wish I could make it happen more often. Or even happen more often of its own accord.

Hi Poppy, Well, . . . , actually, . . . . ., if you'll keep it a secret, . . . . . . WW II occurred during my lifetime, and it is imprinted on my childhood memories. :eek: Seems like only yesterday, and details are still fresh in my memory even though I haven't thought of them in a long time...

To Sparhawk, Many thanks for your appreciation, and to others who might read Double Entendre (Updated): I really ought to offer special second thanks for reading through the hopelessly long and involved sentences which I now see could really use re-editing into a simpler and more...

Double Entendre (Updated) Preface to updated edition of book originally published as Double Entendre by Carol Alanson The walls of secrecy with respect to Soviet and German special services operation finally having come down with the fall of the Berlin Wall, new information regarding the cloak...

Sparhawk, As respectfully as I can, I would like to raise question about two assumptions that your comment seems to rely on: 1. Are you really sure this is as exclusively a "secular" site as you seem to imply? Or is this not possibly a mixed site with both people of faith and atheists among its...

Hi SRG, Actually I'm intrigues by stories written in verse. I have read a number of the ancient classics in poetic verse and, though they take a little getting used to, I have found the stories themselves very interesting, even if conveyed in a different format. I think it may be that straight...

Hi SRG Thanks for coming around. Young Adults wasn't around when I was that age, so I have always been curious about how it has been evolving e.g. in bringing more mature reading, ahem, to younger reading levels (which is also going on at children's reading levels too). The world is growing up...

Wow, Polly! Many thanks. Open Library blows my mind. Live and learn! :)

Hi Nifty, I will respond with general thoughts, even though I have no particularly urgent changes to request. It seems to me that over the long term: 1) there has been a declining interest in reading and serious discussion of books among the current membership, to the point where the BOTM looks...