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Today i had a comment on my three part post on Commander Ellsberg from his grandson, Ted Pollard who runs the Edward Ellsberg website. Thank you for such a nice post about my grandfather! I have re-published many of his books and am expanding his website www.edwardellsberg.com so that I can add pix and more… Continue reading Commander Ellsberg’s books back in print

The Kindle edition of Richard Matheson’s classic vampire story, I am Legend, is now on sale at Amazon.com for $2. Those of you with an allergy to ebooks can ignore this, others should pick this right up. Matheson delivers a knockout punch at the end of what seems to be just another apocalyptic “vampires are… Continue reading Kindle edition of Richard Matheson’s classic vampire story, I am Legend $2 at Amazon.com

This is a change from the usual content from the pulp magazines – a story from one of the slick magazines – Country Gentleman. This magazine was a sister publication of the Saturday Evening Post, aimed at farmers. Country Gentleman magazine, January 1931 cover courtesy MagazineArt.org This particular story is one of a series about… Continue reading Clarence Budington Kelland – The transmigration of a sheep

As I read through magazines and books i buy, i sometimes come across things inside the pages. I never know what will pop out. So far, i haven’t found any money inside, but that doesn’t stop me from looking.  My best find so far has been a couple of signed postcards from the Western author… Continue reading Treasures hidden within books

 July 1923 cover for The Elks magazine by Angus MacDonall July 1923 cover for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr  July 1927 cover for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr  July 1928 cover for The Elks magazine by Norman Rockwell  July 1931 cover for The Elks magazine by Walters Beach Humphrey… Continue reading Happy Fourth of July to you…

This video on the Zaporozian Siech of the Cossacks should be of interest to Harold Lamb fans. Best enjoyed full screen in HD. And if you haven’t read any of the stories yet, now would be a good time to click the link above and get at least one of the collections. I recommend starting… Continue reading BBC Video on the Zaporozhian Cossacks

http://www.creativebloq.com/print-design/magazine-16000-unique-covers-51515000 Imagine collecting this magazine, just this issue alone would take a lifetime.

One of the best writers I’ve read has been taken away from us today. I can’t count how many times I’ve read the Discworld series and found something new each time.  Satire, philosophy and comedy – what a blend to offer us. I’ll raise a book to him tonight. Here’s one of my favorite extracts… Continue reading RIP, Sir Terry Pratchett. A sad day for all of us.

This list shouldn’t surprise anyone who hasn’t been hiding in a cave all summer. Altus Press has been doing an excellent job reprinting some very good authors, many of whom have been featured on this site. I have linked to the Ebook editions which are an excellent deal at $2.99 each; the books are also… Continue reading Recent books I’ve enjoyed

Just going through a bunch of magazines I got at Windy City (which I’m going to do a separate post about) and came across this ad for a watch in the November, 1950 issue of Short Stories. It tells the time, weather, starts a fire and all for the price of 1.98.  Watch ad from… Continue reading Ad department – I want this watch