Peter Dennis (2) (1950–)

Though, in part, this booklet reads with all the grace of a staff report, it appears to be the best account of this siege from a tactical perspective that you're likely read in English. Apart from that, Forczyk does a good job of demonstrating that neither side really had the manpower, or the logistical resources, to be fighting this battle; not that this prevented Hitler or Stalin from throwing away resources that could have been better spent elsewhere. As Forczyk also notes, if this show more particular fight is remembered for anything, it is for being the first German effort to conduct the resupply of an isolated garrison by air; the lesson that should have been learned that it was a barely adequate solution and the real answer was to quit on a failing operation before it was too late. show less

This is exactly what it seems to be -- a nostalgic children's book, both in form and content, about excrement, and set in the discworld. While I personally am on a mission to read ALL THE PRATCHETT, one could easily give this one a miss without missing anything. Much like "Where's my Cow?", it makes more sense in the context of the book than in reality -- unless your children are ardent Terry Pratchett fans, in which case, go on with your bad self.

It might actually be quite appealing to show more young boys who like poo, but I don't have a test group for that. show less

Daniel Cohen is still probably my favorite writer on the paranormal. He manages to entertainingly cover all the basics of a "mystery", then point out the ways it's probably not a mystery, and then end on a note of "it's probably perfectly mundane, but either way it's still a good story." Which probably annoys hardcore skeptics as much as it annoys believers, but it fits just right with my own reasons for reading this stuff.

Riddle of the Stones is a short, ya-targeted overview of some of the show more standard "UNEXPLAINED", from King Arthur to the Mary Celeste. Doesn't go in-depth, yet still has enough to get you yelling at your screen at the next History Channel special.

All the ground it covers is topics that are also in his Encyclopedia of the Strange, which I practically memorized as a youngling, and mostly duplicates the info (with a few updates). show less

Very well written campaign book on the fates of Varus and Legions XVII, XIIX, and XIX. I enjoyed the authors writing style more so than others in the campaign series, will have to keep an eye out for other books he's written in areas of my interest.