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The Anatomist annie rye talks about The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy by Bill Hayes Bill Hayes's new non fiction tryst with anatomy is a fascinating read. His ability to mix past and present experiences into one story keeps the reader turning the pages. Books usually put me to... Read more »	Starting Over Thom Hawkins talks about Rhoda: Her First Ninety Years by Rhoda P. Curtis Rhoda Curtis has turned starting over into an art form. I knew I had to read “Rhoda: Her First Ninety Years” after seeing the blurb on the back cover: “Six careers. Three husbands. Many lovers... Read more »
Strong Families and Strong Marriages Make a Strong Military Shannon Evans talks about Operation Military Family: How to Strengthen Your Military Marriage and Save Your Family by Michael Schindler The military life has a certain appeal to those seeking adventure, excitement, new worlds to explore, and that sense of belonging of esprit de corps. That is the idealistic goal of men and women who... Read more »	The more things change..... Thomas Clark talks about Naked on the Page: The Misadventures of My Unmarried Midlife by Jane Ganahl I just finished your book today. It was an excellent read. I particularly appreciated your honesty. I'm afraid that for most of the men of our generation the question remains the same as asked by... Read more »
Poetry Worth Reading Sunny Solomon talks about The Short Fall from Grace by Stewart Florsheim Is poetry what we really want to read? Today, in our busy lives, when serious blocks of reading time are hard to come by, it seems to me that poetry is exactly what we ought to read. Take any poem... Read more »	Armies of the Night Kim Hoffman talks about The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History by Norman Mailer Armies of the night, The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and/or On the Campaign Trail '72 are all enduring books, capturing the 1960's period from ground level, with... Read more »
A Thousand Splendid Suns Virginia Davids talks about A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini I found this novel to be profoundly sad but at the same time I am sure this is based on incidents and events that have happened and are still happening, whether in Afghanistan or somewhere else in... Read more »	Oswald's Tale Kim Hoffman talks about Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery by Norman Mailer Norman Mailer was a long time supporter of a conspiracy theory as catalyst for the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was one of the few noteworthy individuals to give a positive review to Oliver... Read more »
FINN, a dark chapter of racism in America Anthony S Policastro talks about Finn by Jon Clinch By Anthony S. Policastro When you read FINN by Jon Clinch, you are immediately taken back to the 19th century where the story begins about the detestable life of Pap Finn, the father of Huckleberry... Read more »	Fantasy and Philosophy...A Potent Mix Donald Richards talks about The First Mother's Fire - Book One of The Soulstealer War by W.L. Hoffman "The First Mother's Fire", Book One of the new fantasy series "The Soulstealer War" by W.L. Hoffman, is a novel that was difficult to put down and is now proving impossible to... Read more »

The more things change..... Thomas Clark talks about Naked on the Page: The Misadventures of My Unmarried Midlife by Jane Ganahl I just finished your book today. It was an excellent read. I particularly appreciated your honesty. I'm afraid that for most of the men of our generation the question remains the same as asked by... Read more »	"Afraid" is one hell of a ride mike hagen talks about Afraid by JA Konrath “Afraid” written by Jack Kilborn is one hell of a ride. No not a ride, more like an express elevator to hell. It starts fast and only picks up speed. It is relentless with enough horror, gore,... Read more »
Cultural Diversity Linda Hayes talks about The Year of the Dog: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac by Oliver Chin Although I haven't read this book, I think it's great that there are books that not only entertain children, but also open their eyes to cultural diversity. I am an African American who has a Chinese... Read more »	In Our House kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end! Marala Scott talks about In Our House, Perception vs. Reality by Marala Scott "In Our House" -the Memoir is a book that kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. The characters are so real you fear and hope with them at the same time. This book really makes you think... Read more »
Saffron Dreams eliza scott talks about Saffron Dreams by Shaila Abdullah Arissa is born in an affluent family in Pakistan. She moves to New York when she marries Faizan who works in a restaurant in the World Trade Center. Arissa is very happy with her life, her husband... Read more »	QUILL AND INK REVIEWS LETTERS WITH TALONED CLAWS BY EILEEN MALONE Eileen Malone talks about Letters with Taloned Claws by Eileen Malone QUILL AND INK REVIEW: LETTERS WITH TALONED CLAWS BY EILEEN MALONE The poems in “Letters with Taloned Claws” do not fit into the usual cast of a poetry chapbook – on one hand, it is a collection of... Read more »
Confessions of a Russophile Frederick R Andresen talks about Walking on Ice, An American Businessman in Russia by Frederick R Andresen March 7, 2008 Walking on Ice. An American Businessman in Russia. By Frederick R. Andresen Reviewed by Andrei Zolotov, Jr. Russia Profile Confessions of a Russophile Walking on Ice, by Frederick R.... Read more »	Review by Silke Heiss of Letters to the World Poems from the Wom-Po Listserv (2008), edited by Moira Richards, Rosemary Starace moira richards talks about Letters to the World: Poems from the Wom-po LISTSERV edited by Moira Richards, Rosemary Starace, Lesley Wheeler & others by moira richards Review by Silke Heiss of Letters to the World Poems from the Wom-Po Listserv (2008), edited by Moira Richards, Rosemary Starace and Lesley Wheeler, Los Angeles: Red Hen Press It is more than a year... Read more »
It's now available Balthazar Rodrigue Nzomono-Balenda talks about Freedom of press the sitting duck by Balthazar Rodrigue Nzomono-Balenda Freedom of press the sitting duck is now available at www.i-proclaim.com Read more »	explicitly done FOLA mordecai talks about Fairy Tales and Soil by Ren Powell ren,have successfully used mother nature to exploit her audience and admirers very succinctly and accurately Read more »