Hi there! This is Katrina speaking: the all around blog poster and one of the pr people for the indominable Dov Silverman. I have been in charge of the book giveaway on Goodreads – and I can tell you we have two lucky winners who are going to be receiving their books any day now. … Continue reading »
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May Day!
Today is Dov Silverman’s birthday. He is surrounded by the love of his family and friends – and spear fishing! We hope everyone else’s May Day is just as wonderful. Continue reading »
Dov Silverman on Spear Fishing
There weren’t many people spear fishing in 1954. Herby Rakebrand, another railroad conductor who had been a Navy frogman, introduced me to the sport. At that time he and I dove in the Atlantic off Long Beach N.Y. I reached 43 feet. Herb made it to sixty which at that time was a record, so … Continue reading »
Frank Crowe, The Dam Builder Who Changed the Face of the Earth Promo Video
The promo video for Dov Silverman’s new book: Frank Crowe, the Dam Builder Who Changed the Face of the Earth. This historical fiction covers the time around the Great Depression during the building of Boulder Dam, which we know of as Hoover Dam today. All footage in this video comes from that time period and … Continue reading »
An interview
Want to see the man behind the blog? Here’s an interview that was done recently. It gave Dov a chance to show off one of his skills. Continue reading »
Wanna Free Copy of Frank Crowe?
Frank Crowe, the Dam Builder That Changed the Face of the Earth is released to Kindle viewers only… but it won’t be long until it’s also available in paperback through Createspace. You can wait until next month for the five day long giveaway event of this book, or you can head on over to Goodreads … Continue reading »
Book Excerpt: Chapter 3, Ametropia
A tall, lean figure in dark clothes crouched in the shadow of a storage shed behind Joshu’s rice merchant’s shop. He aimed a saucer-shaped device at the building and, with practiced motions, adjusted a set of earphones and manipulated the tape recorder dials. Inside the shop, Gompei, six-foot tall, 350-pound ex-Sumo wrestler, exchanged bows with … Continue reading »
