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My first published book–a notorious, true-crime biography–Isabella Martin

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Ron Giesecke

About a year ago, I was working on what is basically my currently-defunct podcast, doing research in Trinity County. I was pointed to the above individual, and notified that, despite the frequent overviews about her life, no one had done … Continue reading →

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Like Father Like Daughter

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Ron Giesecke

Having just read Ron Chernow’s brand new biography, Mark Twain, I found myself stupefied by the amount of research involved in a project that ground out to 1033 pages. It took me two weeks of guerilla-reading just to get through … Continue reading →

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Overview: “Auschwitz, A New History,” By Laurence Rees

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

There really is no way to “review” a book like this. So I won’t. I’ll just give a general impression of the empty feeling I have after reading it–and that feeling comes not from the author’s deficiencies, but his fantastic … Continue reading →

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