WINTHROP KNOWLTON

Mr. Knowlton's April books: the complete list.

DAILY: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Post
WEEKLY: Economist, New Yorker, New York, Bloomberg Business Week
BI-WEEKLY: Fortune, Forbes, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, New York Review of Books
MONTHLY: Scientific American, Gloom, Doom, Boom Report, High-Tech Strategist

TITLE	AUTHOR	COMMENT
Eisenhower in War and Peace	Jean Edward Smith	A very long (900-plus pages) but wonderfully absorbing biography of an underrated president, filled with new material about his interwar experiences, his wartime romance and his presidential accomplishments.
The Right-Hand Shore	Christopher Tilghman	This prequel to Tilghman’s superb novel Mason’s Retreat is overlong and generally less successful than its predecessor.
The Crime at Black Dudley	Margery Allingham	First published in 1929, this thriller brings the engaging sleuth Albert Campion onto the scene. The book is clever and amusing in a simple-minded, old-fashioned kind of way.
An Empire of Wealth	John Steele Gordon	Solid, useful economic history of the United States without any axes to grind or great new insights, but lots of colorful information, especially about the early years.
The Inquisitor	Mark Allen Smith	The hero of the book is a professional torturer. But he tortures only bad guys and never resorts to physical violence. For those with strong stomachs, great stuff.
Sailor	Tom Epperson	A very good start for a new novelist who has created an appealing hero in the Jack Reacher mode.

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