The Page Turner Book Blog

Bringing Columbia Home by Leinbach and Ward

Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward (2018) Bringing Columbia Home is a narrative form non-fiction book that reads like a detective novel. It is the story of the disastrous loss of space shuttle Columbia in 2003 and the incredible…

Ideas on how to read more books

Reading has been one of the supreme pleasures of my life.  I’ve worked over the years to find reading strategies that are right for me.  Here are some ideas for you to improve your reading habits. 

The Terminal List by Jack Carr

Finished January 2024 – Kindle Edition The Terminal List is a military/espionage thriller written by retired Navy Seal Jack Carr. After elite Navy Seal commander James Reece loses his entire platoon in a disastrous mission and his family is killed in a murder for hire, he uncovers a vast deep state conspiracy. Using the skills he acquired…

Kyle’s Top 10 Biography List

Looking for a good biography to read? This is a list of my favorite biographies. These are ranked based on how well the author told the person’s story and helped me get to know them, not necessarily the subject matter.  

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

Finished January 2024 – Audible This book is one of the top biographies I have ever read. Starting the book I knew relatively little about Theodore Roosevelt’s life. The Rise is the first part of a three-volume series about Theodore Roosevelt. It covers his life from birth to the moment he heard the news of the death by…

The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer

Finished January 2024 – Kindle Edition I love history books like this. Mortimer provides an immersive experience for the medieval traveler. He writes from the perspective of someone who stepped off a time machine and into the fourteenth century.  Trying to resist chronological snobbery I read with an open mind.  One of the features of medieval…

Operation Paperclip by Annie Jacobsen

Finished January 2024 – Audible Jacobsen gives us a fast paced, eye-opening account of a top-secret program which employed former Nazis on behalf of America. After WW2 four things happened to Nazi leaders: (1) They died in the war or by suicide (2) They were condemned in war tribunals like Nuremberg (3) They escaped to places…