This is a very timely book. There are few people today that live in the US and are not concerned about health-care. People are living longer, and costs are soaring. Even if you have a great job, and are earning large sums of money, health-care is still a major concern. For many years I […]

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Imaginary Legal, Political, and Economic Forces That Construct the Fountainhead of Injustice…
and what We The People can do about it.

I have to confess, I read the press release for this book and just knew that I had to read it. I could feel a delicious political rant in the offing. I love good rants!
Jonathan […]

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As a reviewer I try very hard to not be a critic, however the more I get involved, the more that I do view books with a slightly critical eye. A good question is what makes a book outstanding? There are numerous criteria that can be used. It is hardly a formula, and what […]

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“DOUBLEBACK” marks the return of P. I. Georgia Davis as well as another very good book by Libby Fischer Hellman. It also unites Georgia and Ellie Foreman (An Eye For Murder and others) in a case that resonates for parents everywhere.
 
It is a morning like any other in June when Molly Messenger is kidnapped. The […]

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“Stunt Road” is a novel – almost a roman-a-clef – which examines a fairly simple and straight-forward experience, what I called the ‘Oh-s**t!’ event. At the top of a steep, snowy mountain, a small child casually makes a snowball and starts it rolling – and then watches in absolute horror as the snowball gets […]

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It’s hard to decide how to start a review about this wonderful book. It is part memoir, chronicling the author’s journey through one of the worst nightmares a woman can face and part how-to: How to face the breast cancer from the first diagnosis, through finding the right doctor and the right treatment, to how […]

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Thinking Outside The Box For Preteens
Our modern world is a wondrous place for a child to grow up in, there is so much to see, do, and learn. Alas it is also a world of the unexpected, a world where not everything is positive and fulfilling.
If you go into the Self Help section of any […]

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Dr. Wilson Awasu is no beginner in the literary world, he has several books currently in print. The common theme running through them is spirituality, and indeed Kim’s Confession continues in that tradition. The book explores one young lady, Kim, and her relationship with God.
The subject of belief is one that can mean very […]

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Leaves In Her Hair is Heather Starsong’s first foray into the the world of publishing, however she has had a long career of teaching, storytelling and writing. When I first talked to Heather I could sense a wariness in her demeanor, for an author a review is leap into the unknown. Well Heather has […]

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Having first appeared in “Death Will Get You Sober” Bruce Kohhler and the gang return in the sequel “Death Will Help You Leave Him.” A title that certainly fits the book very well despite the fact that this novel never comes close to the first book in terms of mystery, humor, or engaging story.
 
As the […]

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The Scapegoat is part of human life, although the actual word only came into existence in the 1500’s when William Tyndale coined the phrase to describe his own predicament. He had dared to suggest that he knew more than the scholars of his time. Of course he was burnt at the stake for his […]

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I first stumbled upon this very fine creator of young children’s books with For Faithful Friends, so taken with the book I decided to explore deeper. It transpires that Marilyn has a number of children’s books in print, The Best Of Best Friends is actually her second one of the series.
As a reviewer I have […]

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There is no doubt about it, cats are strange creatures, very independent souls, each one has their own very unique personality. Jeffra Nicholson makes reference to this trait explaining that in her opinion they are not quite the domesticated pet that we think they are, there is a streak of their wild past still […]

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The timing for this book could not be better, the unemployment rate is approaching record levels, yet there are jobs out there, if you know where and how to look. I do wish I could have had access to this book a few years ago. I could have made excellent use of it in […]

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Understanding The Problem And Managing The Challenges

I class myself as being blessed, none of my children had any sort of learning disability, but I know many parents who have lived with this problem. My first hand experience with coping with people who had learning disabilities was during my six years of running a Computer […]

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Decoding America’s Favorite Game

Sundays used to be a tranquil time in the Barrett household. It was the one day of the week when my wife relinquished control of the TV remote. We have something like 100 channels, 97 of which are a complete anathema to me, I’d be happy with a package that only […]

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Most of us view Las Vegas as the great place to get-away-to, a city, or more importantly an environment where the standard rules of living are not in force. The saying ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’ has to be one of the most used phrases of the past 50 or 60 years.
Jay […]

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I was talking to a fairly successful author a couple of days ago, and he was explaining his personal theory on the art of writing. His sage advice was start simple, start with crafting vignettes, small bites at the bigger apple, the holy grail of creating a full length novel. He went on to add […]

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A Las Vegas Doorman’s Story

What do you do if you have an advanced degree in Psychology? Well, if your name is Jay Rankin you move to Las Vegas and become a doorman for the MGM Grand. Jay was one of the graveyard shift ‘Guest Ambassadors’, he was there from the day it first opened […]

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Personal Medicine In The Age Of Technology

Dr Norman Makous was involved in the medical field for more than 60 years. What more qualified person could you have to talk about the current state of health care? The medical world has changed significantly since the 1940’s, but not all of it is for the better. […]

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Why Every Other Driver Doesn’t Seem To Have A Clue

Oh, we have all done it. Some person causes us grief, a motorist stalls at an intersection, the light is green, but you miss it! Forced to wait for the lights to recycle, you silently utter curses, you beep the horn, you may even demonstrate […]

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In this sequel to “Random Victim” Sergeant Francisco Leal is more than a little annoyed that his partner, Olivia (Ollie) Hart isn’t back working with him. Instead, when she isn’t working for her upcoming competition as a female body builder, she is stuck on some sort of special detail over in Robertsville, Illinois. Years of […]

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I took Black Road 2012 out for a spin a couple of weeks ago. It is a paranormal thriller that revolves around the date of December 21 2012. This will mark the end of the ancient Mayan calendar, and legend has it that the world in someway will change, likely for the worse. You […]

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Nightwires From The Edge Of Life
I am sure that Alan Kalmanoff had many sleepless nights determining how to package this book. It is his life story, yet it is so much more. It gives us an inside look at human relationships in times of stress. Through the use of email transcripts we get to meet […]

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Crime is a family business for the Murphy family in pre-Katrina New Orleans. Assistant District Attorney Ryan Murphy is plenty busy in the courtroom and the local bars without having to walk crime scenes in the middle of the night. Thanks to it being an election year for the District Attorney, she has no choice […]

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A Professional Soldier’s Notebook

Many might class me as lucky, I have never been called into service, I didn’t dodge my responsibilities, the occasion just simply did not arise. I do however have great admiration for the brave men and women that have committed their time, efforts and lives to protecting the security of not […]

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Uncle Dexter, who believed he was the exiled king of Mars, is dead. Mom wants Adam Weiss to come home for the funeral. Adam would rather stay in the fraternity house at the University of Michigan and play his Xbox, but mom wants him to come home to Rhode Island. Adam might have gotten his […]

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I recently read Sheldon Greene’s latest novel Prodigal Sons, as a consequence I decided to dip further into the work of this very fine author. His second book Burnt Umber caught my attention, and away I went.
I have to admit that I was a little surprised, while Prodigal Sons is without doubt a novel […]

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At first I thought that I may be a little late in this review, the title after all does talk Christmas. But after much thought, I am sure that this book is as much fun at any time of the year. Rocco Martino has produced quite the opus with Cancel Christmas!
Written with some dark […]

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And so the states, after much wrangling, rallied together and passed the Forty-first Amendment, the Homeland Equitable Alliance for a  Victimless Economy and Nation, or HEAVEN. That was in 2056.

This HEAVEN though was slightly different to our traditional view. The America of the 2070’s is a far different world from the one we know […]

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