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Review: The Memory Hunter by Jon Konrath

In the far-flung future of 2007, in a world that never quite recovered from a Cold War which didn’t stay cold, where Japan seized the global economy and the world went in the direction that novelists predicted decades ago, society now relies on commercial brain implants – artificial memories that afford skills and knowledge to the owner to give them immediate access to better standards of living. Some people bite off more than they can chew on payment, and that’s where recall comes in. John Bishop makes a meager living for himself on the edge of civilized society with these […]

James Grimsby2014-09-25T07:18:21+02:00September 25th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Love Poems: Are You The One? by Steve Ryan

Love Poems: Are You The One? is a collection of heartfelt poetry written by musician -poet Steve Ryan, and the second such themed collection published on Amazon by the author, this time on the subject of love and romance. Also a singer/songwriter, Ryan uses his lyrical talents to create succinct and intriguing pieces on a wide range of emotions and subjects intending to tackle the many dimensions of the searching question of any romance: “Are you The One?”

The book contains forty-nine poems of a contemporary American style with a little of the Georgia vibe of Judson Mitcham or Natasha […]

James Grimsby2014-10-06T10:06:25+02:00September 23rd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Poetry Book Reviews|

Review: Illusive Intrusion by Tomasz Chrusciel

Illusive Intrusion The cover and blurb for Illusive Intrusion by Tomasz Chrusciel are intriguing. Sisters Bianka and Niamh are offered a trip of a lifetime. Two weeks at a luxurious hotel on Gran Canaria. Niamh is invited for a modeling gig and since she’s underage, her older sister, Bianka, is her chaperone. The shoot is supposed to last a few days and then they can enjoy their holiday. Goyo, a Spanish photographer, will be with the sisters and he’s hoping to be reunited with a former flame while on Gran Canaria. But the holiday starts off rocky and goes downhill from there […]

T B Markinson2014-09-22T10:56:42+02:00September 22nd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: High Andes by Rolf Margenau

High Andes is an international thriller with an ambitious and beautiful setting across times. The third book in the Wylie Cypher series, Rolf Margenau’s adventure follows Cypher through his “midlife crisis”, his marriage crumbling and his mind set on a trek across the White Mountains of Peru (the Cordillera Blanca) with his daughter, Mercy, stumbling into the depths of the effects of Peruvian socio-economic collapse in the 1980s as they weave the Inca trails, and unwittingly, a life and death case of espionage and smuggling with the CIA thrown in for good measure, as an exciting chase takes place to […]

Cate Baum2014-09-04T05:32:20+02:00September 4th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: International Fiction Book Reviews, Men's Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Recognize Them! by Zane Safrit

Recognize Them: 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees In Ways They Value* Including Your Bosses by Zane Safrit, the CEO of a thriving business with years of entrepreneurial experience, is a can-do manual for respecting and developing your relationships at work when you are leading, or indeed, working as part of a team.

Safrit realized that the key to success is to celebrate successes of his employees and even his bosses, and to share and listen to knowledge of those around him. In this book, he shares 52 of his ideas, enough for one every week of the year, to […]

Cate Baum2014-10-06T11:18:17+02:00September 3rd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews|

Review: When All Balls Drop: The Upside of Losing Everything by Heidi Siefkas

WhenAllBallsDrop Cover How can a devastating accident end up leaving you in a better place in life?

This is the key question author Heidi Siefkas tries to answer from her personal perspective through her inspirational memoir When All Balls Drop: The Upside of Losing Everything.

A candid recollection of events arranged from memories and diaries, Siefkas writes about her experiences of physical and emotional recovery from a freak accident as victim of a falling tree that left her without a career, without a marriage and without a life to her own. With only a fight for her lost independence left, Siefkas begins […]

Lysa Grant2014-08-04T12:55:08+02:00September 2nd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Here, There, Everywhere by Peter Dunkley

Here, There, Everywhere Peter Dunkley was going to become a lawyer when he fell in love and gave it all up – and then gave all that up – for a life of travel and adventure, starting in Bombay in the 1950s.

Now retired, Peter’s book Here, There, Everywhere is a charming memoir on a road less traveled by an Englishman abroad, finding true love along the way.

Dunkley really is one of those lucky souls who manages to land on his feet, and maybe it’s his capacity to embrace anything that comes at him and fully experience it that makes this book […]

Cate Baum2014-09-02T14:48:52+02:00September 2nd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Travel Book Reviews|

Review: The Unfinished Tower of Babel by Dr. Robert L. Bonn

The Unfinished Tower of Babel Today, the never-completed Tower of Babel remains a symbol of how a divine, otherworldly power can enter into and change the course of human history.

Dr. Robert L. Bonn, a sociologist, delves into how the biblical story of the Tower of Babel has influenced history in his fascinating book The Unfinished Tower of Babel. His work offers a non-conventional view of the biblical tale. He purports that the biblical account is actually a myth and symbolizes the Babylonian Empire. Using this theory he analyzes other empires and argues that history proves that empire building can only have one result: […]