I spent the last week reading a book about the history of nuclear proliferation around the world. Every two pages (I kept track) had me exclaiming, “You’ve got to be kidding me!” I finished the book last night, and while enjoying my morning joe this morning, I pondered how I could possibly write a review that does this book justice.
One of the things we have to remember when we read non-fiction is the topic is being written by one (or two) person’s view. If you are like me, you are extremely interested in the credentials of the author, who the sources are, and what documents they viewed. In The Man From Pakistan: A True Story of the World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Smuggler by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, I didn’t even consider what the authors’ credentials were until AFTER I finished the book last night.
Here’s what I found: [read more…]
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