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Book Review: Angels Gate by Andrew J. Rafkin and Louis Pagano
When I first picked up Angels Gate, I was not at all sure of what to make of the subtitle, Based on a True Story of: The Greatest Heist-Never Told. The idea that this caper has remained a secret for 30...
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Book Review: The Publicist, Book One by Christina George
Christina George has worked in the publishing industry for 20 years, and it shows in The Publicist. The inside look at the life of a publicist is the best part of the story. George claims on Amazon in...
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Book Review: Riptide by Amber Lea Easton
Lauren Biltmore is on the road to recovery after a violent night shatters her perception of safety. Not accustomed to being in the spotlight as the headline in a news story, this anchorwoman must find...
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Book Review: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The War of Art is an ode to the writer who can’t seem to put ambition to the pen; the runner who won’t commit to that haunting jog; as well as the entrepreneur who isn’t embarking on the venture of...
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Every once in a while, I read a book that, when finished, leaves me content, happy and wrapped in a warm cocoon of happiness. Sieni A.M.’s debut novel, Illumine Her, was just this kind of book....
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Book Review: Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest by David...
Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest by David Hatcher Childress is an important historical work on the influences of ancient Egypt and Rome on the Southwest and Mexico. Childress provides...
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Book Review: Skios by Michael Frayne
Having written what may well be the finest and certainly the funniest theatrical farce of the last half of the 20th Century, Noises Off, Michael Frayne has now gone and done the same for the novel....
View ArticleBook Review: Jessica Thom’s Welcome To Biscuit Land
Welcome To Biscuit Land: A Year in the Life of Touretteshero (Souvenir Press, 2013) is Jessica Thom’s personal story. Written in a diary style format, the reader becomes a “fly on the wall”, traveling...
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Book Review: Steampunk Fashion – by Spurgeon Vaughn Ratcliffe
Commence with generalizing statement about the present popularity of Steampunk. Follow with a definition of Steampunk borrowed for Wikipedia. Mention a few examples. Complain that my word processor...
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Book Review: ‘Love and Fatigue in America’ by Roger King
Roger King’s intimate account of falling ill with the disease known as chronic fatigue syndrome – CFS in the U.S., myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) elsewhere – is a rarity. One would expect a memoir...
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Book Review: ‘Bella Saves the Beach’ by Nancy Stewart
Award-winning author Nancy Stewart has done it again. Her book, Bella Saves the Beach, is another masterpiece. As a parent, I like the idea of teaching kids the importance of taking care of the...
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Book Review: ‘The Power Of Starting Something Stupid’ by Richie Norton
Every invention or business idea begins with thought. Thoughts become words of life from the mouth, continuing as words on paper — a process of realization which has begun. At the heart of creative...
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eBook Review: ‘The Mistress’ by Tiffany Reisz
I dropped everything to read The Mistress, and with good reason. Tiffany Reisz totally deserves her rabid fan club and phenomenal sales. Her books are hardcore to the extreme, and so are her...
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eBook Review: ‘Play Me’ by Diane Alberts
Play Me is part of Diane Alberts’ Take a Chance series. This novella tells the story of Kiersten Worth and Garrett Kelly, a single mom and a teacher/basketball coach. Kiersten and Garrett have been...
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Book Review: ‘Morning, Noon and Night’ edited by Alison Tyler
The premise of Morning, Noon and Night is excellent. There’s a story for every hour of the day, beginning at 4 a.m., and also a bonus story called 24/7. So this is a book packed full of 25 unique...
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Book Review: ‘Summer Sleep-Away’ by Ofer Aronskind
Summer Sleep Away by Ofer Aronskind is Mattie Kleinfeld’s account of experiences at his first summer camp. In this first person narrative Mattie openly discusses his feeling of his insecurity resulting...
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Book Review: ‘A Killer of Lions: A Novel Based on the Heroic Deeds of the...
A Killer of Lions by Stan Weisleder begins when Buddy decides to follow his dreams to become an Army Air Force pilot during the segregated United States era during WWII. To do this he had to face his...
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Book Review: ‘The Trees: A Novel’ by Stan Weisleder
When reading The Trees: A Novel by Stan Weisleder, I wanted to know how much was fact and how much was fiction. Good thing that Stan Weisleder shares some insight on the characters at the end. Here’s...
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Book Review: ‘The Silver Age of DC Comics’ by Paul Levitz
I grew up reading comics from the mid-1980s through early 1994, and for much of that time it the only reading I did outside of Stephen King novels. I would shake with excitement each week as I walked...
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Book Review: ‘Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island’ by Michael Phillip Cash
Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island by Michael Phillip Cash is a thriller thoroughly enjoyed by this reader. Shortly after the death of his beloved wife, Paul Russo begins having visions that lead...
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