“American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin: A little more levity would have well served the authors of this intentionally epic tale. But spending 25 years working on one biography, as Sherwin did, seems to force a more serious tone than living your life under the threat of thermonuclear annihilation. This book on the life of the father of the atomic bomb has the perfect title: It takes a Promethean …
‘The Bomb: A Life’
“The Bomb: A Life” by Gerard DeGroot: This year marks the 60th anniversary of those two terrifying days in August 1945 when we learned to love and hate the atomic bomb. To mark the birthday of the bomb, there’s no better present than this wry biography of the weapon that made us all think about the end of the world. DeGroot, who teaches history at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, tells you everything you ever wanted to know …
IDEU, HPD tend “Weed & Seed” garden
On April 27, 2007, members of the Interagency Drug Enforcement Unit and detectives from the Henderson Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division worked a special assignment.