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Review: Search: A Guide for College and Life by Barbara Roquemore EdD and Jeff Duffey MD

Search: A Guide for College and Life by Dr. Barbara Roquemore EdD and Dr. Jeff Duffey M.D.

An innovative exploration of what is really needed to prepare for college is presented in Search: A Guide for College and Life by Barbara Roquemore EdD, an associate professor of Professional Learning and Innovation, and Jeff Duffey MD, a psychiatrist and author. Both specialize in work with students and offer useful insights for those entering college or moving through its stages.

Unlike many such guides, this book is geared toward looking both outward, at technical and practical considerations, and inward, at personal inclinations and ambitions. Issues covered include self-assessment and personal motivation, specific academic plans, lodging and sustenance, friendships with […]

2020-08-03T06:26:21+02:00June 24th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Texas Off-Road Racing by Mike Kowis, Esq.

Texas Off-Road Racing by Mike Kowis, Esq.

Brimming with passion and amusing anecdotes, Texas Off-Road Racing by Mike Kowis, Esq. is an entertaining journey through the sport of UTV off-road racing, as well as a touching family story. While doubtlessly, Kowis’ book will be most appealing to those who are familiar with the sport, he provides enough information that the layman can understand what it takes to compete, with the author’s love of racing taking the front seat, which is infectious. The play-by-play of one race goes a long way to filling in the details, so there is some repetition, but the strong use of visuals throughout […]

2020-06-04T09:19:43+02:00June 4th, 2020|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

Review: Gates by Jay Green

Gates by Jay Green

A short but significant collection of ideas, memories, and imaginings are offered in the varied and expressive work of poetry, Gates by Jay Green.

The volume opens with a reflection on judging and condemning others, “Namesake.” The poet suggests that trust and forgiveness play a role in finding balance and “braving any distance” between people. “Sunset on the Bayou” paints the lovely perception that “Someone dropped ice cream on my Louisiana sky,” inviting him to relax and watch the celestial substance melt. An interesting take on writing is explored in “Penmanship” in which, as a child, Green tried to imagine […]

2020-06-18T03:16:02+02:00May 27th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Bankruptcy Didn’t Break Me by Kassondra R. Lewis

Bankruptcy Didn't Break Me by Kassondra R. Lewis

A compassionate and expert guide. Unlike many other financial self-help books, Lewis strikes a good balance between anecdotal stories and specific strategies that can be readily applied to help improve one’s credit score. She writes with conviction and confidence, while maintaining a relatable voice, and tackles the delicate subject of bankruptcy with a clear head and obvious expertise, making this guide a brief but indispensable read.

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2020-04-24T05:58:10+02:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

An Interview with Douglas Bain: Author of The Race to the Blackened Nevers, Winner of the 2019 SPR Book Awards

Douglas BainDouglas Bain lived in seven countries by the age of ten, and used the next couple of decades to rack-up as many careers. The Woeful Wager, Book 1 of the new dark, fantasy series “The Race to the Blackened Nevers” is his first novel. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two dogs who howl along with him when he finally gets the page right. Follow him on Twitter @DBainWriter.

Tell us about your book.

The Race to the Blackened Nevers is about a race of the gods. It’s set in a world of dark fantasy where […]

2020-04-23T02:45:08+02:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Ben Lyle Bedard: Author of The World Without Flags, Silver Winner of the 2019 SPR Book Awards

Ben Lyle BedardBorn in Buckfield, a rural town in Maine, Ben grew up reading Tolkien, Stephen King, and Charles Dickens. When he went to college at the University of Maine at Farmington, he published his first piece of fiction in the local college journal. After moving across the country to study creative writing at Mills College, he began writing poetry as well as fiction. In his graduate studies, he published poems in several little magazines as well as a book of poems, “Implicit Lyrics.” He won honorary mention from the Academy of American Poets in the Friends of University Libraries Poetry Prize […]

2020-04-23T02:56:10+02:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Rose Servitova: Author of The Watsons, Bronze Winner of the 2019 SPR Book Awards

Rose ServitovaRose Servitova is an award-winning humour writer, event manager and job coach for people with special needs. She has published widely. Her debut novel, The Longbourn Letters – The Correspondence between Mr Collins & Mr Bennet, was described as a “literary triumph.” Rose has made author appearances at literary events and festivals in Ireland and the UK, including the Jane Austen Festival in Bath and an upcoming Jane Austen Summer Program in North Carolina. She has also spoken in schools and universities. Rose’s second novel, described as “an extraordinary piece of work” is a completing of Jane Austen’s unfinished […]

2024-09-14T15:04:22+02:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Nathanael Garrett Novosel: Author of The Meaning of Life

Nathanael Garrett NovoselNathanael Garrett Novosel is a professional researcher and advisor with over 20 years of experience studying individual and group behavior. Over that time, he has researched psychology, evolutionary biology, organizational best practices, leadership decision making, business, technology, finance, and philosophy to understand how the world as we know it works and why.

Nathanael spent much of his career using the insights from this research to help the world’s leading executives solve their most pressing organizational challenges and create their strategic plans. Noticing the common drivers of success in all areas of life, he decided to devote his research, problem-solving, and […]

2020-04-17T10:16:16+02:00April 17th, 2020|Categories: Interviews|
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