Warrior: Frank Sturgis---The CIA's #1 Assassin-Spy, Who Nearly Killed Castro but Was Ambushed by Watergate by Jim Hunt My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book is about a legend in the subject's own mind. And perhaps the co-authors'. And perhaps even a few others. But he's really not all that. This book is poorly …
Author: Scott Holstad
A Review of Mao: The People’s Emperor
Mao, the People's Emperor by Dick Wilson My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is a hard book to rate. On one hand, it provides a lot of information and is somewhat detailed. On the other, it leaves out huge chunks of information which is simply unforgivable. I wanted to read about Mao to learn …
Joan Jett and The Who Concert
Two nights ago, we traveled from Chattanooga to Atlanta to see Joan Jett and The Who in concert and we had a blast! They were actually playing north of Atlanta in Duluth, in a place called the Gwinnett Center, where I'd been before. It's pretty nice. It's The Who's 50th anniversary tour and we'd never …
Chattanooga Contractors
Chattanooga contractors suck! They are the absolute worst, the most unreliable, using the most substandard materials, charging the most. They're terrible. They're ripoffs. It all started when I moved up to Chattanooga a few years ago from St. Simons Island, GA. I hired a Chattanooga moving company, in part to save money. Well, they "lost" …
A Review of The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean My rating: 4 of 5 stars I wasn't sure what to expect with this novel, as many of MacLean's books tend to be a bit "fluffy" for me, but I wasn't disappointed with his efforts on this one. Of course, like many, I'd seen the film when I …
