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Book Review: ‘The Misfortune of Marion Palm’ by Emily Culliton
With The Misfortune of Marion Palm, author Emily Culliton presents us with a dilemma. From the beginning, we can take an accurate guess at the gist of the plot, the opening line “Marion Palm is on...
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Book Review: ‘Summer on East End: Double Eclipse,’ a Young Adult Novel by...
“The Witches of East End” series keeps growing with the introduction of twin witches, Mardi and Molly Overbrook. In Summer on the East End: Double Eclipse by Melissa De La Cruz, we are introduced to...
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“I don’t really believe in God, but I believe in lithium.” So declares Jaime Lowe in recounting her 20 year struggle with bipolar disorder in Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind. Yet as the...
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Book review: ‘George and Lizzie’ by Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl’s novel George and Lizzie, could very well be renamed George, Lizzie and the Shadow of Her Manic Pixie Dream Boy. Of course this title would be a mouthful, but it more or less describes the...
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Book Review: ‘Fear’ by Dirk Kurbjuweit
I hate it when someone says an author reminds them of such and such other author. The comparison is unfair to the first author and all too often falls apart. So forgive me when I tell you that Dirk...
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Book Review: ‘The Child Finder’, a Novel by Rene Denfeld
Children are some of the most vulnerable human beings. They often go missing or disappear without a trace. Some are found, and many are not, creating loss and turmoil in homes and families that change...
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Book Review: ‘Gratoony the Loony: The Wild, Unpredictable Life of Gilles...
Gratoony the Loony The Wild, Unpredictable Life of Gilles Gratton Gilles Gratton ECW Press, 260 pages Stereotypes exist for a reason. Many, if not most, seem to stem from a smidgen of truth. Particular...
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Book Review: ‘Better Business Speech: Techniques, Tricks, and Shortcuts for...
For many, the prospect of public speaking can cause enormous stress. It might be a fear of clamming up or saying the wrong thing or anxiety over not being able to be heard at all. Quiet voices, running...
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Book Review: ‘Beyond the Wisdom of Walt: Life Lessons from the Most Magical...
Beyond the Wisdom of Walt by Jeffrey A. Barnes is the follow up to Dr. Barnes’ first book, The Wisdom of Walt, and what a magical follow-up book it is. While The Wisdom of Walt chronicled the history...
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Book Review: ‘Pioneers of German Graphic Design’ by Jens Muller
What is graphic design, typography, applied arts, wordmarks, and such? These practices are a form of visual communication based in conceptual expressions and applied to a tangible form such as...
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Book Review: ‘What Comes After Homo Sapiens? When and How Our Species Will...
In recent decades we’ve witnessed an explosion of technology that continues to transform our lives in (we hope) positive ways. Advances in genetic engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) are...
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Book Review: ‘Queercore: Queer Punk Media Subculture’ by Curran Nault
The idea of writing about something as anarchistic as punk, either the music or the attitude, has always seemed to be self-defeating. How can an author encapsulate on the page something which had/has...
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Book Review: ‘Roomies’ by Christina Lauren
Christina Lauren’s latest romance Roomies contains storybook characters with fairly uncomplicated lives, or at least easily resolved conflicts. No impasse is too difficult for the hero and heroine to...
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Book Review: ‘Raise Capital on Your Own Terms: How to Fund Your Business...
Many of us dream of starting a business. But finding the investors to believe in us is not quite as simple. While startups and small businesses are a vital part of the American economy, venture capital...
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Book Review: ‘Justice Failed: How “Legal Ethics” Kept Me in Prison for 26...
People often tend to equate ethics with morality. Alton Logan can unquestionably tell you that is a misconception. After all, when two lawyers adhered to their ethical obligation not to reveal...
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Book Review: ‘Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to...
Years ago, when William Pullen was trying to put himself back together after an intensely painful domestic upheaval, he took up jogging. He and a friend would meet at a local London park, shuffle into...
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Book Review: ‘Joyful Toddlers and Preschoolers: Create a Life That You and...
It’s easy to question your response to your toddler’s bad behavior: Are you too harsh or too lenient? If a tantrum happens and you and your toddler go head-to-head, should you reinforce your loving...
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Book Review: ‘When We Were Worthy’ A novel by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Tragedy and secrecy often come together, whether for good or bad. Ignorance is not always bliss as deep-seated secrets only delay healing. In When We Were Worthy by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen we are...
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Book Review: ‘The Book of Dust Volume 1: La Belle Sauvage’ by Philip Pullman
In The Book of Dust Volume 1: La Belle Sauvage, published by Penguin/Random House, Philip Pullman takes us back to the universe he first made famous in the “His Dark Materials” series. However,...
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Book Review: ‘The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity’ by Esther Perel
Infidelity. It’s been the subject of exploration numerous times in psychology, psychiatry, fiction, biographies, essays, film, and television. There’s always a desire to understand why it happens, why...
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