I got this book on Audible, and it was a long listen. I really did enjoy this book, and I learned quite a lot. I do not have many books about World War I, and certainly not on war nurses. This book had great reviews, which prompted me to read this book. Being a nurse in war, especially these older wars, is nearly unimaginable. I appreciated the personal accounts and quotations in this book. I would highly recommend this book. 

 The Summer Reading program has kicked off at the local library, and I signed myself and my daughters up. I figured since I was going to be in the library basically every day for the entire month of June, I should at least try to find some books that are on my to read list that I do not own. I actually had this one on my wish list to purchase, but ran across it yesterday morning, so I picked it up. I could hardly put it down, and just finished it! It was just about three hundred pages, so it didn't really take much time to finish, and it was so engaging that I didn't even notice time passing.

Alex Trebek was the host of Jeopardy! from 1984 to 2020. He was the host of that show as long as I have been alive. I used to watch the show all the time with my grandparents. My Mom also watched it while cooking dinner. I love the show and have learned some good information from it over the years. I cannot imagine there ever being any other host besides Alex, and I have not watched the show since his death. He passed away in 2020, at age 80, from pancreatic cancer. This book had some interesting anecdotes from his life, and I really enjoyed reading them. I never realized he was a Canadian citizen, who became a naturalized American citizen. I liked hearing all these little aspects of his life, but what really stood out to me was his outlook on his illness and helping people. I am sure that he struggled with feeling sick and doing the treatments, but he really tried to stay positive. It was really moving to see. I didn't realize he died three months after this book was published. I'm glad that he finally decided to put down some words before his death.

I really enjoyed this book a lot, and if you are a Jeopardy! fan, you should certainly give this one a shot 

 I have the same issue with this book as I did with 'Tis. It was presented to me in a way that made it seem like it was an essential read and a classic piece of memoir literature. I did not feel that way about it at all. It was an okay book, and I do not want to negate the experiences of the author by saying a bunch of negative things simply because it didn't meet my expectation. 

 Randy Kraft was a serial killer and rapist who was active from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. The media and law enforcement often like to name killers, and Kraft had a couple. He was known as the Freeway Killer, as his victims were found along the freeway. The name that most people know him by is The Scorecard Killer, as police found a card with coded entries of his victims. He employed a method of rape, torture, and murder...which this book outlines in pretty grim detail. They are certain that he killed sixteen men and boys, but the number is believed to be much higher. (There were sixty plus entries on his scorecard.) He is currently still alive, incarcerated on Death Row at San Quentin prison, awaiting execution.

I got this book on Audible, and had just over three hours left on it. I finished this up this morning while I was doing some laundry and chores. I first learned of Randy Kraft through The Last Podcast On The Left, and this book was referenced on the reading list for sources. I thought the book was well written, and the research that went into it was expansive. The book detailed more than the podcast did, so I learned a great deal about the crimes and the killer. I am sure the physical book probably includes pictures, but I had to Google what this guy looked like.....and I was really shocked. He did not look anything like what I imagined. It's also wild to think about him being as old as my Grandfather now. If you are into that podcast or true crime in general, this was a pretty good book. 

 This book takes a look inside the minds of several well known world personalities, and explores various mental illnesses that they suffered from. This book wasn't as good as I had hoped it would be, but it was decent in providing a broad overview of each figure. I think it gave me a greater appreciation for these figures, such as Abraham Lincoln, who lived their lives in the public while dealing with these issues. I learned about people I had never read about before, which was interesting. Overall, it was a decent book to read. 

 Andrew Jackson was always a big deal here in Tennessee. I live pretty close to Hermitage, and I have been wanting to take a tour of that. I knew that Jackson had a huge hand in the removal of Native people from their lands, and I always thought he was a shady character for that. Learning about his personality and his actions during the events in New Orleans made me realize what type of person he must have been and how hard he must have been to get along with and serve under. I learned quite a bit from this book, and I enjoy Brian Kilmeade and his work. 

 Thomas Capano was a member of the Democratic party, and a member of a prominent family in Delaware. He became a lawyer, where he worked at Saul Ewing LLP. While there, he became involved in an affair with Anne Marie Fahey, the appointments secretary for Governor Tom Carper. Fahey was also involved in a relationship with another man. The last time Fahey was seen alive was when she went out to dinner with Capano, making him the prime suspect in her disappearance. Capano was arrested and charged with the murder of Anne Marie Fahey.

I have a couple of takeaways from this book. While we all know which political party is worse in regards to human rights, this goes to show you that no political party is perfect and creeps exist in all parties. (I must remind everyone that I hate political parties in general.) People often think that someone from a good family, with a good job, with fame/fortune, would never do anything like this. People cheat on their spouses all the time, people feel entitled to things they cannot have or do not deserve, and a lot of those types are the exact ones that people act shocked about when they get busted. You can never trust anyone, and the more crime books and shows you read, the more you should know that. It's scary and revolting.

Anyway, as far as this particular book goes, the research was well done. I had never heard of this case or these people, so I learned a great deal about that. I thought the writing was very engaging, and I had a hard time putting it down. I was interested in the legal processes that were outlined in this book. I think anyone who is interested in true crime, or just getting into it, should look through Ann Rule books and check them out. They are usually consistently well done. 

 This book is included in the Audible Plus catalogue right now, which is where I downloaded it from. I listened to this over the past two nights. I think it was about four hours worth of listening. This book tells the story of what happened to the Lutz family after moving into the infamous DeFeo murder house. A lot of reviews call this book terrifying, and I was not terrified by it. I can imagine that if I were the one experiencing paranormal events like these, I would be quite terrified. I knew the gist of what happened, because I have seen all the movies and heard this story in podcasts and things over the years. Looking at this house, it just seems extremely sinister, but that may be a preconceived notion. This case is pretty prevalent in the paranormal field, and I certainly believe that there is a level of truth to it. This was a good book, and I wouldn't mind owning a physical copy. 

 I bought this book at the used book store, because it was a dollar and I remember watching Breaking Amish and Amish Mafia or whatever it was called on television while I was folding laundry. We have some Amish communities around where I live, but I have never been to one, nor have I met someone who was Amish. This wasn't the best book I have ever read, nor was it the worst. It was entertaining, and I did learn about some of the religious rules and restrictions that Amish people have. 

 This book was a detailed account of the Oklahoma City Bombing. Timothy McVeigh was a multi-faceted person. I wish this book did more to bring his personality to life, but it really just stuck to the facts. I appreciate a fact filled, informative book, but it would have been a slightly better book to read if there was some personality behind the players. I remember when this happened, barely. I was a little kid, I think around six or seven. I remember seeing the images for it on the news at my baby sitters house. Of course, I didn't really understand it, but I could tell it was a terrible thing. I have learned a lot about the events that transpired from this book, and I would recommend it for anyone who is interested in this particular terrorist event.