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Review: Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be the Judge by Everett Watson

Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be the Judge by Everett Watson

Author Everett Watson peels back the mysterious events surrounding the King of Pop’s death in Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be the Judge, suggesting in no uncertain terms that foul play was undeniably involved.

Despite this globe-shaking death being classified as a drug overdose, the case is complicated by the involvement of Dr. Conrad Murray, the star’s trusted at-home doctor and the administer of MJ’s treatments. The author lays out his belief, based on extensive personal research and the synthesis of court documents and trial testimony, that Murray perpetrated premeditated murder after his underhanded, self-serving manipulation of Jackson was discovered.[…]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-10-06T03:08:58+02:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Biography Book Reviews|

Review: The Diamond Soul by George Vasilca

The Diamond Soul by George Vasilca

Businessman George Vasilca turns mentor and guides readers through the process of becoming a more upstanding, self-reliant and generous person in the dynamic manual, The Diamond Soul: 5 Stepping Stones to Christlike Character.

Vasilca traces his own search for a balanced, conscientious character to childhood: his mother urged him to be tender and loving, while his father equated Christian principles with strength and will. In contemplating how to combine the two, he creates two potent metaphors. First, based on his hiking adventures, he imagines stepping stones that can be traced out to plan a journey. Second is the image […]

SPR2020-10-28T06:36:11+02:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Religious Book Reviews|

Review: The Art of Making Bread by The Editors of CakeChatter

The Art of Making Bread by The Editors of Cake Chatter

A consortium of enthusiastic cooks have contributed to this lively look at baking just about any kind of bread you can think of, with recipes designed for real people, and a generous helping of commentary, jokes, poems, and added information, in The Art of Making Bread: An Anthology of Thirty, Down-Home Bread Baking Recipes!

Second in the Dough-Punchers eBook Series from CakeChatter, The Art of Making Bread invokes the past – both the cowboy cooks who fed the hard-working cattle herders, and Grandma, with an apron tied securely around her voluminous long skirts. Each of the thirty recipes was […]

SPR2020-09-23T04:46:59+02:00September 23rd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Home & Garden Book Reviews|

Review: Enok and the Womb of Gods by A. SkoroBogáty

Enok and the Womb of Gods by A. SkoroBogáty

In the richly woven fantasy, Enok and the Womb of Gods by A. SkoroBogáty, a character named Enok living in a pre-Creation time will make discoveries that presage Biblical events.

The story begins at the isolated home of Eyda, now in her four hundred and eighty-seventh year, having given birth to thirty-eight children. On this day she is surprised by a visit from Sess, her youngest. On a trading boat he has brought a large figurine. To her horror, Eyda sees it is a miniature statute of the goddess-god who condemned her to death as a burnt offering, a fate […]

SPR2020-11-13T09:07:24+02:00September 23rd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Crossing the Digital Faultline by Sri Manchala

Crossing the Digital Faultline by Sri Manchala

Sri Manchala is a transformation expert, advising business leaders about not only the shining promise of new technologies, but also the hidden faultlines under the surface, in Crossing the Digital Faultline: 10 Leadership Rules to Win in the Age of Digitalization and Uncertainty.

Manchala begins his comprehensive overview by recounting his experience in Japan in March 2011. He and associates arrived the day before a huge earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck the island nation. Observing the widespread chaos and changes, he took charge, successfully navigating through the turmoil to ensure that he and his cohort would be able to […]

SPR2021-11-24T05:55:54+02:00September 22nd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Leadership Book Reviews|

Review: Prophase: A Present Tale by M. Street

Prophase: A Present Tale by M. Street

An ever-expanding and engaging coming-of-age novel, Prophase: A Present Tale by M. Street takes readers on a wild ride past every boundary of our reality. A young girl with a mysterious lineage, and her heart firmly planted in the forest, must come to terms with an incredible destiny, while keeping her secrets safe and her family in one piece, in this magical, eye-opening story of growing up.

Piper Walker, the enigmatic protagonist of this imaginative story, may seem normal at first glance, with a solid core of friends, a steady boyfriend, and a busy schedule at school, but the circumstances […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-10-13T02:59:03+02:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews, YA Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Ferdinand’s Gold by Sheldon Charles

Ferdinand's Gold by Sheldon Charles

Family history, lines of honor, political instability and good old-fashioned greed collide in Ferdinand’s Gold, a new military thriller from author Sheldon Charles. Loosely based on a true story about four American Airmen robbing one of the most dangerous men in the world, this novel is fascinating in its historical detail, but also woven together with fictional elements that make the story leap off the page.

Dex Kevan may be an unknown Air Force grunt at the end of his deployment, sitting in a remote airbase in Guam, but when fate offers him a golden chance to solve his […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-10-12T06:07:27+02:00September 20th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Action and Adventure Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: The Art Stone by Jesse A. Ellis

The Art Stone by Jesse A. Ellis

An unlikely group of young heroes converges for an epic quest to defend an ancient artifact in The Art Stone by Jesse A. Ellis, the first book of the Echoes of Elybion series. In classic fantasy fashion, the stakes are infinitely high, and the odds of success are incredibly slim.

The transformation of these adolescent characters over the course of the novel is remarkable; managing a coming-of-age story for multiple main players is ambitious, but Ellis pulls it off well. As their mystical world continues to crumble, a long-lost stone – one of the first twelve creation stones from the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-09-16T09:08:44+02:00September 15th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews, YA Fantasy Book Reviews|