The Last Season

By Ronald Florence, Florence, Ronald

"Set in Newport, Rhode Island, during the social season of the summer of 1941, just before Pearl Harbor. It is the end of an era of glitter and social privilege. Sera, a beauty from a Portuguese fi...

The Optimum Sailboat: Racing The Cruiser And Cruising The Racer

By David Johnson, Ronald Florence

Gives advice on selecting gear, sails, tackle, and instruments, and discusses boating safety, hydraulics, plumbing, wiring, and storage

The Perfect Machine: Building The Palomar Telescope

By Ronald Florence, Florence, Ronald

almost A Half-century After Is Completion, The 200-inch Palomar Telescope Remains An Unparalleled Combination Of Vast Scale And Microscope Detail. As Huge As The Pantheon Of Rome And As Heavy As Th...

The Perfect Machine: Building The Palomar Telescope

By Ronald Florence, Florence, Ronald

almost A Half-century After Is Completion, The 200-inch Palomar Telescope Remains An Unparalleled Combination Of Vast Scale And Microscope Detail. As Huge As The Pantheon Of Rome And As Heavy As Th...

Blood Libel: The Damascus Affair Of 1840

By Ronald Florence, Florence, Ronald

In Damascus in February 1840, a Capuchin monk and his servant disappear without a trace. By the end of the day, rumors point at the local Jewish community, a tiny minority in the city. Within weeks...

The Gypsy Man

By Ronald Florence

New York lawyer Jill Ashton becomes obsessed with Ral, a gypsy man she meets in France, who becomes the accused in the murder of Eva Ritter, a former Nazi whom Ral believes responsible for the deat...

The Gypsy Man

By Ronald Florence

Zeppelin

By Ronald Florence

The Gypsy Man

By Ronald Florence

The Last Season

By Ronald Florence