Tag Archives: PTSD

An UnderratedRead Revisited- Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD – Jason Kander

Posted on April 8, 2024 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) One would think that Jason Kander had it all. He completed his law degree from Georgetown University and was married to Diana, a girl he met when they were both seventeen. He served in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop’s Battle for America’s Soul – Michael Fanone and John Shiffman

Posted on November 17, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “What sort of American tries to overthrow democracy? What kind of man becomes so consumed by a false belief that he drives across the country, storms the Capitol, and assaults police officers?” Those are pressing … Continue reading →

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Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD – Jason Kander

Posted on July 29, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) One would think that Jason Kander had it all. He completed his law degree from Georgetown University and was married to Diana, a girl he met when they were both seventeen. He served in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Where Have You Been Bobby Marr?: Friend, Felon, Hero – Morris Dalla Costa

Posted on November 24, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned Where Have You Been Bobby Marr? is the memoir of Bobby Marr, a young man who left the US to fight in Viet Nam as a whole man, but came back in pieces, physically … Continue reading →

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Little Falls – Elizabeth Lewes

Posted on August 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) This debut novel by Elizabeth Lewes combines the present with the past in a chill-binding story. The descriptions are vivid and paint a picture of rural country living where everyone almost knows everyone else. The author … Continue reading →

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The Dead Don’t Sleep – Steven Max Russo

Posted on March 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) When I started reading The Dead Don’t Sleep, I soon realized that I would be in for an engrossing journey. Frank Thompson, a Vietnam vet, goes to a local shooting range accompanied by his nephew. They … Continue reading →

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The Woman in the Park -Teresa Sorkin , Tullan Holmqvist

Posted on November 2, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Thérèse, residing in damp obscurity, in gloomy, crushing silence, saw life expand before her in all its nakedness, each night bringing the same cold couch, and each morn the same empty day.” “But inwardly, she lived … Continue reading →

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Disillusioned – Christy Barritt

Posted on August 20, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Nikki Wright is desperately looking for help for her traumatised brother, who escaped from a detainment camp run by terrorists in Colombia and is now undergoing  an extreme case of PTSD. Or is it really the … Continue reading →

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