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In the Cockpit: Technology, Human Complacency and Exploring “The Dangers of Automation in Airliners”

If you are in search of riveting, edge-of-your-seat, real-life stories about people in grave distress looking for a way out, consider the work of Jack Hersch. In his debut Death March Escape, Hersch told the remarkable story of how his father twice escaped the Nazi Holocaust — through every harrowing…

Jim AlkonNovember 11, 2020

“Outlander” Stars Heughan and McTavish Storm the Scottish Highlands in Kilts

There is something incredibly sexy about men in kilts, especially if they are Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish. The cheeky cover of their new travelogue, Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other (Hodder & Stoughton) is enough to seduce readers to tag along on their hilarious cross-country…

Jodé MillmanNovember 13, 2020

Your Guide to Creating Patterns and Symmetry with Polygons

Mike Regan, to quote his own bio, “is a geometer who takes his subject seriously.” So seriously that, along with colleagues, friends and family, he mentions the ancient Greeks Pythagoras and Euclid in the opening acknowledgments of his fascinating instructional book, How to Polygon: Art and Geometry of Plane Tiling…

Jim AlkonOctober 2, 2020

Scholar Unpacks His 1995 Wager of Global Disaster in “The Collapse of 2020”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheCollapseOf2020_1.jpg Way back in 1995, Kirkpatrick Sale, secessionist, environmentalist author and Neo-Luddite, bet Kevin Kelly (editor of Wired magazine) that by the year 2020, three disasters would occur: global currency collapse, significant warfare between rich and poor and environmental disasters of some significant size. Now in The Collapse of 2020…

David ToddOctober 8, 2020

“Hollywood’s Trains & Trolleys:” The Forgotten “Stars” Film Buffs Should Know About

But another “star” for many of those films, an essential “role player” without legions of fans cramming for autographs, was a vehicle that got actors to their locations and often served as backdrops or even on-screen “performers” minus a speaking part: the streetcar. The transportation modes so crucial to this…

Jim AlkonJuly 15, 2020

A Detailed Character Study and American Heroism in “Midway Bravery”

So this was war, writes author Dennis Gaub, describing the feelings of U.S. Army Pilot Jim Muri, whose isolated impact on the battle of Midway helped turn fortunes in the Pacific during World War II. Gaub details the battle of Midway and Muri’s unique role in Midway Bravery: The Story…

Jim AlkonJuly 17, 2020

A Century of America’s Hidden Gems in “Waking Dreamers”

If you love U.S. history — and could easily imagine yourself whiling away an afternoon in the archives, delving deeper and deeper into the stories of America’s past — you’ll want to add a new title to your collection: Waking Dreamers: Unexpected American Lives, 1880-1980. Researched and written by BookTrib’s…

Nikki ErlickJuly 23, 2020

John Green Podcast to Be Adapted Into His First Nonfiction Work

John Green, author of the bestsellers Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars, announced that in May 2021 he will publish an essay collection adapted from his popular podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, will publish the collection from Green, whose…

BookTribAugust 27, 2020

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Empowering Women’s Sexual Health

Sorry, this promotion is over! Read on to learn more about this title. Dear Reader, Has the virus left you stressed? Time for some pleasure! Based on my essay in The New York Times’ Modern Love, The Pleasure Plan is a memoir and sexual healing guide. This wild ride features…

AuthorBuzzApril 21, 2020

The Bella Twins Prove “Incomparable” in Their New Memoir

Nikki and Brie Bella have always competed, but because the rest of the world treated them as identical and interchangeable, they decided to do something about it. Their new memoir, Incomparable (Gallery Books), shares the whole story of these WWE Hall of Famers and E! Total Bellas stars, starting with their early years,…

BookTribMay 5, 2020

“Cult Writers:” An Odd Yet Remarkable World of Fiction Few Know Exist

What makes a cult writer? Whether pioneering in their craft, fiercely and undeniably unique or critically divisive, cult writers come in all shapes and guises. Some gain instant fame, others instant notoriety and more still remain anonymous until a chance change in fashion sees their work propelled into the limelight. In Cult…

BookTribJune 9, 2020

“The Room Where It Happened:” A Comprehensive Account of the Trump Administration

It wouldn’t be a stretch to expect any Broadway aficionado to be able to whistle the tune, “The Room Where It Happens,” from the ever-so-popular, long-running show Hamilton. The song describes the Compromise of 1790 between Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. “Compromise” is not a word readers likely…

Jim AlkonJune 18, 2020

Sorting Out the Truth Behind the Man Who Built London’s Japanese Village

Who was Tannaker Buhicrosan? That simple question from his granddaughter Annette Gibbs set off what her husband Brian calls a “long, hard and incredible journey.” An initial internet search generated three hits. Enter first-rate researcher Paul Budden, who years later has given us Paper Butterflies: Unraveling the Mystery of Tannaker…

Jim AlkonMarch 24, 2020

“When the Tempest Gathers:” U.S. Marine Leader Dissects His Experiences in War

So writes Andrew Milburn in the introduction to When the Tempest Gathers (Pen and Sword Books), his detailed memoir as a Marine Corps leader in Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah, Mosul and in the fight against ISIS. Marines, with their ritual, tradition, obedience and hierarchy, thrive in a profession that most Americans…

Jim AlkonMarch 31, 2020

Lessons on “The Art of Resistance” from a Legendary Freedom Fighter

When he was fifteen years old, Justus Rosenberg snuck into a Wagner music festival. The next year, as Nazis descended upon his town of Danzig, he stole away again to Paris. When the Nazis took that city from him as well, Justus went underground, and so began a daring chapter…

Jeff DaughertyJanuary 29, 2020

Master of Subversive Fiction Chuck Palahniuk Asks Readers to “Consider This”

To paraphrase Chuck Palahniuk, “People are always asking, did I know about Chuck Palahniuk.” Everyone does at this stage, at the very least from Fight Club, but for edgy kids who want to write edgy stories and didn’t grow up with Burroughs and Bukowski, this guy has always been the…

Jeff DaughertyJanuary 8, 2020

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