Geoffrey M. Gluckman's Blog

Olen Steinhauer offers up an intriguing tale amidst the world of espionage. The story is told over the course of a dinner between Henry Pelham and Celia Favreau, the two main characters. The narrative alternates between ...

In the third and final book of the original Shannara trilogy, Terry Brooks has offered an excellent tale filled with dangers, monsters, and heroic quests. This time, Allanon, the Druid master, comes to Shady Vale seek...

Over numerous decades as an international educator, presenter, and consultant to both individuals and businesses, allegations (not many) have been made that I have withheld the real truths behind the information I've sha...

Jonathan Santlofer, the author, presents a story based on the real-world theft of the Mona Lisa painting from La Louvre in Paris on August 21, 1911. The painting was stolen by Vincent Peruggia, who then tried to ransom i...

A holiday classic by Charles Dickens. Well known to most, the story is of Ebeneezer Scrooge's transformation from cold, closed-heart businessman to one who holds Christmas spirit in his heart all through the year. Well d...

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This review is for both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass-they are separated by title below.

An enjoyable venture into the history of Lee Scoresby, all before he meets or knows of Lyra Silvertongue. Here, he has recently won his hot air balloon in a poker game and has landed in the Arctic lands, where he gets em...

This very short story (maybe 4000 words) is a pleasing side adventure for Lyra in Oxford. It takes place about 2 years after The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3). Lyra is approached by a witch's daemon for her help...

Sadly, this second book in the Grishaverse Trilogy is disappointing. Leigh Bardugo gave a great start in Shadow and Bone, but here the story craft falls woefully short. Of the 432 pages, 300 of them are spent on Alina St...