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Review: Cajun Chameleon by Jimmie Martinez

Jax Badeaux slowly finds his way through the complexities of racism while growing up in New Orleans in the Sixties and Seventies. A self-described poor Cajun, he doesn’t expect to amount to much more than his drunken father or beleaguered but loving mother. Yet change begins with his friendship with a young man, Mike Guidry, who suddenly has the race laws labeling him black instead of white.

Cajun Chameleon: Reflections of a Recovering Racist tackles weighty issues with a light, straightforward touch. When best friend Mike suddenly can’t attend the same junior high school as Jax because he lacks a […]

Greg Rideout2019-04-08T08:03:18+02:00April 6th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: The Promise (Book 1 of the Piecer Chronicles) by Maxx Powr

The Promise (Book 1 of the Piecer Chronicles) by Maxx Powr

In The Promise, a futuristic new thriller by Maxx Powr, readers are dumped onto an Earth of the future, where the scars of an attempted alien takeover 20 years earlier have barely stopped bleeding. When that same threat returns in even more devastating style, a young band of unexpected heroes must rise up in defense of the only home they know.

After the human population was nearly destroyed by an alien invasion, recovery has been slow, but promising. Birth rates are rising, the militarized nature of life is beginning to shift, and there is even talk of ending the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-04-04T10:25:39+02:00April 3rd, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Leverage the Field for Success by John Jay McKey

Leverage the Field for Success: Using Quantum Reality to Succeed in the Corporate World by John Jay McKey

A data analytics expert has created a new way to look at success in business, both in microcosm and from a universal perspective, in Leverage the Field for Success: Using Quantum Reality to Succeed in the Corporate World.

John Jay McKey invites the reader to examine work life, and indeed the whole of life, from the viewpoint of “the Field,” referencing scientific principles that have established that all matter is essentially not cells, but waves of energy. Many experiments have shown that phenomena such as shared and instant communication – as seen, for example, in the group behavior of […]

SPR2019-03-22T10:37:24+02:00March 22nd, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: The Irreducible Primary by Rob Taylor

The Irreducible Primary by Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor’s perspective on existence and how to make it meaningful mixes prose and poetry with philosophy, style, and logic in The Irreducible Primary: A Dialogue on Nature, Spirituality, and the Human Condition.

In this varied collection, Taylor wishes to show how anyone can find a kind of peace that transcends politics, national boundaries, and even the boundaries we construct for our individual personalities. The titular “irreducible primary” is the human species. In this age of political division and malaise, “primary” then takes on dual meanings, with a focus on what is more essential than the policy debates in […]

SPR2019-03-20T07:30:10+02:00March 19th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Poetry Book Reviews, Spirituality Book Reviews|

Review: Make It Rain: Increase Your Wealth & Financial Security by Vercie Lark

Make It Rain: Increase Your Wealth & Financial Security by Vercie Lark

A successful investor offers personal and professional tips for others to follow in the practical and encouraging financial planning guide, Make It Rain: Increase Your Wealth & Financial Security.

Basing his advice on his own investment strategies, Lark’s book begins by asserting that amassing wealth is part of the American dream. To fulfill that dream, start with education: it’s a proven fact that those with better education earn more money. It’s also true that to amass wealth, one has to have discipline. Set an educational goal and follow through with it by completing high school, college or a trade […]

SPR2019-03-20T07:29:02+02:00March 18th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Finance Book Reviews|

Review: Truth Unearthed: Book One of A False Dawn (The Tales of Lugon) by Eric Sparks

Truth Unearthed by Eric Sparks

The first book in the A False Dawn (The Tales of Lugon) saga, Truth Unearthed touches on plenty of classic themes from some of the most beloved high fantasy series of the past, but also offers new angles and fresh characters that will entice fans of the genre.

When an unlikely young hero, Arun, has his life catapulted from serfdom into the world of the elites in Dawn – the fantasy land where this saga unfolds – he has no idea where his destiny will lead. Vera, the elf who sets the events of this story in motion, believes that […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-03-08T10:43:36+02:00March 8th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Koa Kai: The Story of Zachary Bower and the Conquest of the Hawaiian Islands by D.R. Pollock

Koa Kai: The Story of Zachary Bower and the Conquest of the Hawaiian Islands by D.R. Pollock

Adventures and misadventures on land and sea are at the heart of Koa Kai: The Story of Zachary Bower and the Conquest of the Hawaiian Islands, a fascinating work of historical fiction by D.R. Pollock.

Zachary “Zach” Bower is the youngest of three sons born to Martha and Matthew Bower. Despite his intelligence and affinity for learning, Zach’s future working on the family farm seems a foregone conclusion until fate intervenes, resulting in the untimely death of Zach’s beloved mother. His grieving father decides to honor his dead wife’s last wish to ensure that their youngest son continues his […]

Marta Cheng2019-03-11T12:55:44+02:00March 6th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Historical Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: The Last Lead Holder by Richard Deatherage

The Last Lead Holder by Richard Deatherage

Every life holds pain in some form, but the means by which we find joy and connection can give existence purpose. In The Last Lead Holder, author Richard Deatherage invites readers into his mind and memories, the trials and tribulations of his past, as well as his remarkable rise and fall. It is a memoir of family, of brutal perseverance, and of coming back from the edge only to find that life will always be worth living.

In some ways, the author experienced the epitome of American life. Being raised on different military bases as a brat since birth, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-12-20T05:01:09+02:00March 5th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews|