Lights Out: A Cyber Attack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath is a cautionary tale.
Ted Koppel's intensely researched book presents a scenario that trumps dystopian novels about zombies and plague because this threat is real.
I have been thinking about this review for over a week. If a cyber attack on the electric grid resulted in widespread, lengthy outages, the consequences would be catastrophic. Koppel's interviews with experts in many fields, both governmental and private industry, make this clear.
Many believe it is a when, not an if, possibility.
(FTC- I received this book from "Blogging for Books" for this review).
Dr. Sumner Jackson is a U.S. surgeon who fought in WWI, and worked at the American Hospital in Paris during the Nazi occupation.
He, his French wife and his son Phillip, collaborate with the resistance and because he is an American surgeon, the Nazi's did not realize he is a collaborator until the end of the war.
The family lives on Avenue Foch along with the Nazis who took over the mansions on the upscale street.
A really good read.
(FTC- I received this book from "Blogging for Books" for this review).
One of the most comprehensive & impressive works I have read about the Holocaust in a while;
Timothy Snyder approaches this terrible time from different aspects & totally changes how we
think about this timeline of history. Not like the usual Holocaust books that focus on the genocide,
rather, Snyder focuses on the politics & ideologies that made the genocide possible. A solid read.(FTC- I received this book from "Blogging for Books" for this review).
This nicely illustrated book gives artists and art students an in-depth understanding of human anatomy and the different types of motion, inspiring more realistic and energetic figurative art.
Fine-art instruction books don't normally focus on anatomy as it correlates to movement, despite its great artistic significance. Written by an expert on drawing and painting human anatomy, "Classic Human Anatomy in Motion"gives artists all they need to draw the human body.
Written in an easy format, the book is illustrated with many life drawing studies, as well as charts and diagrams showing the many anatomical and structural components. This comprehensive book features five sections, and each focuses on a different aspect of the human body: bones and joint movement, muscle groups, surface form and soft tissue characteristics, structure, and movement.
Each chapter "forms the artist to learn an artistic understanding of how motion changes the human figure and can create a sense of expressive vibrancy in one's art."
(FTC I received this book from Blogging for Books" for this review).
This was a really good read! A book about a little known British spy in Charleston, SC, prior & during the Civil War named Robert Bunch. The author, Christopher Dickey, provides interesting & though-provoking insight into this little known historical narrative. I would 100% recommend this title to anyone who wants to see a new spin on the Civil War.
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