Fritz Holznagel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Emmy winner, Jeopardy TOC winner, author of 'Secrets of the Buzzer' and 'The Ultimate Droodles Compendium.'
Five Decembers
James KestrelFritz Holznagel@JamesFallows is right: "Five Decembers" by @JamesKestrel is a terrific book on all levels: detective story, romance, history. Wonderful leading man to pull for, marvelous scenes, deeply involving. 👍👍👍 https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/1453801580122234889
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Casino Royale: A James Bond Novel
Ian FlemingFritz Holznagel@VitalVegas "The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul-erosion produced by high gambling – a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension – becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it." -Casino Royale, 1953, Ian Fleming.
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Goodbye to All That: Introduction by Miranda Seymour
Robert GravesFritz Holznagel@BrotiGupta 'Goodbye to All That' -- poet/author Robert Graves on his WWI years.
Hardcover, 2018
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
William FinneganFritz Holznagel@TCM_Party ...And if you like this movie, read the amazing surfing memoir 'Barbarian Days' by William Finnegan.
Paperback, 2016
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
John W. DowerFritz Holznagel@JamesKestrel @JamesFallows @ricredman @BeschlossDC I just finished "Embracing Defeat," the 1999 Pulitzer-winning history on that topic by John Dower, and actually wondered if you'd used it for source material for 'Five Decembers.' It's very good.
Paperback, 2000
$23.99Member price:$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
E. B. SledgeFritz Holznagel@JamesKestrel Whew. I just began rereading EB Sledge’s “With the Old Breed,” so this is evocative.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2007
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book