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Unique! Imagine for a minute a talented American journalist incarcerated, doing time at Sing Sing Correctional facility. Now take that individual and allow him to interview fellow prisoners and glimpse into their mind, their past, their crime, and you have the foundation for The Tragedy of True Crime.
Author Lennon takes us “behind the scenes” in a debut non-fiction book. The author was convicted of killing a man in Brooklyn in 2001. He describes the event in incredible detail.
Now let us move on to the two prisoners that schemed to knock on the door of a parish church, chat with the priest, and then proceed to stab to death Rev. A. Joseph Bissonette, 55 years old. The priest’s sock was stuffed into his mouth so he could not utter a word. Or Monsignor David Herlihy, that the same prisoners murdered in the rectory of St. Matthew’s Church in…
The Tragedy of True Crime is a first-person journalistic account of the lives of four men who have killed, written by a man who has killed. Lennon entered the New York prison system with a sentence of 28 years to life. Later, he stepped into a writing workshop at Attica, and his whole life changed. Drawing on first-person reporting from the cell block and the prison yard, Lennon challenges our obsession with true crime by telling the full lives of men who have killed.
These men have completely different backgrounds and stories - Robert Chambers, a preppy Manhattanite turned true…
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
Are you “Ready for Takeoff-Wheels Up Time? You are about to go on a venture with a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel. It is the 30,000-foot view! A 20-year career as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
What is very cool about the book is it draws analogies for the specific flying-related events to “leadership” skills in life. Inspiration is the word, theme!
The memoirs are notable, one after another. Dale provides just the right amount of aviation technical info to keep you “flying.” Personal leadership journeys worldwide are conveyed. A combination of mental and materialistic are words that capture the essence of the book.
The victories, the disappointments, excitement, and challenges are provided chapter after chapter. Dales’ wife Karin and their children, Daniel and Shelby, come along “for the ride.”
Highs and lows of military life, “the labyrinth of military life”, are pointed out throughout the book. The…
Ready For Takeoff - Stories from an Air Force Pilot recounts the extraordinary events of my ordinary Air Force career. From B-52 Cold War nuclear alert as a navigator, to wartime aerial refueling missions during Desert Storm and the Bosnian War, to flying General Tommy Franks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, my career intersected many moments in history. I began as a quiet navigator and rose to command an Air Force squadron tasked with flying our nation's commanding four-star generals and admirals. These stories represent the exploits of many proud Air Force service men and women. Prior to every takeoff,…
