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| Interesting characters make 'The Lonely Polygamist' a fun read |
Discovery of an old cultural taboo, polygamy, is the theme of "The Lonely Polygamist."
Golden Richards has four wives and 28 children. His relationships are described in vivid detail, showing how he interacts with his family even though they live in different homes.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Book Review: Barra book explores Yogi the icon |
This is a biography written by a true sportsman, Allen Barra, who has penned a best seller, "The Last Coach: A Life of Paul 'Bear' Bryant." His writing appears in the Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Playboy and others.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
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| Book Review: 'Mamalita' will touch your soul with inspiration |
"Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir" by Jessica O'Dwyer; 978-1-58005-334-1; pages: 256; $16.95; November 2010; softcover; non-fiction; Seal Press.
Mamalita is a memoir of one couple's harrowing journey into a foreign land to adopt a child.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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| Kingman doctor can call himself an author with 'Manifest West' |
Dr. Kenneth D. Jackson's "Manifest West" is a very good debut novel for which he does not have to seek a second opinion on whether or not it is worth reading.
Friday, August 13, 2010
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| A house to be reckoned with |
"House of Reckoning" is the supernatural at its macabre best and a modern-day Cinderella story with an eerie twist about three charming characters - Sarah Crane, Nick Dunnegan, and an eccentric art teacher, Bettina Phillips.
Sunday, August 08, 2010
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| A thriller is Bourne again |
"The Bourne Objective created by Robert Ludlum," by Eric Van Lustbader; 978-0-446-53981-4; pages: 448; $27.99; June 2010; hardcover; novel; Grand Central Publishing.
Jason Bourne was originally created by Robert Ludlum, who died in 2001. Carrying on in the spy-tingling tradition of fast-paced action has been Eric Van Lustbader, who has written so many books it is impossible to list them all and have space left over for a column.
Friday, July 30, 2010
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| Carlin biography much more than '7 Dirty Words' |
James Sullivan pulls no punches when he writes about the rise of George Carlin in "7 Dirty Words," words that the United States Supreme Court ruled were patently offensive when said on the airwaves regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
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| 'Last Estate' an endearing tale of romance |
Author Conor Bowman spent many summers in France which influenced his writing this compelling book, "The Last Estate," about a young boy becoming a man.
This is a bittersweet story of 16-year-old Christian Aragon.
Friday, July 16, 2010
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| Book Review: Weigh less and live a longer life without drugs |
Eating less and living longer is the theme of this newly published work by Mike Shane. Food with the right combination of nutrition helped the author of this book to consider his life as a miracle.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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| Greer takes us back in time with 'First of State' |
Time warps in science fiction writing have brought us "Back to the Future" and its sequels, but rarely do we have a time warp in the form of a prequel of a mystery written by an award-winning author like Robert Greer in "First of State."
Friday, July 02, 2010
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| Smothered by protection |
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in the Federal Witness Protection Program? What happens to someone when they lose their identity and disappear from society?
Friday, June 25, 2010
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| Book will make you think twice about what you eat, drink |
Many years ago, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson shocked us when it described the catastrophic possibilities from the continued use of pesticides - destruction of our environment and the downfall of the earth as we know it.
Friday, June 18, 2010
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| Book Review: 'Shipwreck' talks about, and sounds like, propaganda |
H. Peter Nennhaus penned "The Shipwreck of a Nation," his memoir of Germany prior to and during World War II, in an attempt to show how Berliners experienced life. Growing up at this time, he witnessed and experienced many tribulations, but it was from the viewpoint of a victim of propaganda.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
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| 'Riches' reads like a spy novel with some unrest thrown in |
Robert P. Smith is the founder and managing director of Turan Corporation in Boston and established an international debt-collection practice.
Friday, February 12, 2010
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| Buffalo Bill comes to life in this fascinating book |
More than 100 books and articles have been written about the man who made the Wild West come alive. "The Many Loves of Buffalo Bill" by Chris Enss adds another dimension to the stories about the life of William F. Cody.
Friday, February 05, 2010
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| Book Review: 'From the Four Winds' offers several lessons |
Where does fiction stop and reality start? "From the Four Winds" by Haim Sabato is one of those unusual books which captivates the reader and enmeshes thought with action. A young boy moves to Israel from Egypt and this is his story.
Friday, January 29, 2010
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| 'Chester' good entertainment |
Writing about your life, which you know best, can be done in many forms. Autobiographies are done without embellishment, but when you fictionalize your life, you get the opportunity for a "do-over" to correct your mistakes.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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| Book Review: 'Hero Street' is a book we all should read |
Marc Wilson steps back in time to deliver a message which brings to life the "Hero Street USA" and tells the stories of eight brave men who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country, the United States of America.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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| 'Song of the Heart' is a search for true love abroad |
Janet's current novel, "Song of the Heart," is a deeply moving love story about two young ambitious people who fall in love in Wales more than two decades ago.
Friday, January 08, 2010
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| Check out these books for young readers |
Seven new books young readers are sure to enjoy.
Friday, December 25, 2009
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