November 12, 2011

On April 8, 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was analyzing the impact of low temperatures on solid metals. While examining pure mercury, he used liquid helium to lower the temperature to 4.2 kelvin. Suddenly, the mercury wire changed into a superconductor…and forever altered the face of science. The Chaos Book Club Today is Day…

November 11, 2011

On April 9, 1873, Governor John Adams Dix signed the Beach Pneumatic Transit bill into law. After more than three years of legislative battles, Alfred Ely Beach was finally poised to begin work on New York’s City first real subway system. But the proposed system was never built. What happened? The Chaos Book Club Today…

November 10, 2011

In 1912, city officials and representatives with the Degnon Contracting Company were preparing to excavate for the planned BMT Broadway subway line. Holding lanterns above their heads, they climbed into a dark ventilation shaft in City Hall Park and proceeded to find themselves in a well built, but slightly dilapidated tube. They quickly discovered a…

November 9, 2011

I had the pleasure of being interviewed about Chaos by M over at the awesome Megalith blog recently. Megalith is a site “dedicated to reviewing action-adventure, thriller, and mystery novels.” My Interview with Megalith on Chaos Here’s an excerpt… Q: Sounds like my kind of book! So, is this your run-of-the mill action/adventure story? What…

November 9, 2011

On August 6, 1945, the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, it dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. These bombs remain the only two nuclear devices ever deployed during war and, according to many experts, decisive reasons for Japans’ subsequent surrender on August 15. But a substantial…

November 8, 2011

We here at Guerrilla Explorer wish to extend our thank you to “Indiana Jones” (is that really you Harrison Ford???) for writing a 5-star review for Chaos on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Check it out… Hang on to your seat! If you like roller coaster action, fast-paced adventure and the thrill of treasure, you’ll love Chaos,…

November 8, 2011

In 1964, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory conducted a top-secret experiment with enormous global ramifications. The project remained classified until 2003 when heavily-excised documents were finally released to the public. What was the Nth Country Experiment? The Chaos Book Club Today is Day 16 of the Chaos book club. Chaos is an adventure thriller along the lines of Indiana Jones or…

November 7, 2011

In 1937, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman split the atom, giving Nazi Germany an early edge in the race to build the world’s first atomic bomb. Just how close did Hitler get to developing the most powerful weapon mankind has ever known? The Chaos Book Club Today is Day 15 of the Chaos book club. Chaos is an adventure thriller…