Author Archives: J D Jung

My Father, Humming – Jonathan Gillman

Posted on October 7, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I first opened My Father, Humming randomly to page 24, and read “Down the Stairs”. Then I wept, a deep long weeping. I was home for a quick stop of showering and gathering things before returning … Continue reading →

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The Female Veteran – Ty Will

Posted on October 3, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I expected a sense of honor and a sense of adventure with my first mission. What I got was not what I expected or would wish on any young female soldier. “ Ty Will served in … Continue reading →

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Kudos to Julie L. Kessler

Posted on September 19, 2013 by J D Jung

Julie L. Kessler,the author of Fifty-Fifty, The Clarity of Hindsight, has been nominated to participate in the 2013-14 contest “50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading”. Underrated Reads reviewed Fifty-Fifty several months ago just prior to the book winning an … Continue reading →

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Philosophy Made Simple – Robert Hellenga

Posted on September 17, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Rudy Harrington, a sixty-year-old widower, is trying to find the meaning of life…his life. Is there any purpose left? To try and answer this question, he takes up the study of philosophy. Since his wife, Helen, … Continue reading →

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Effed Up!: Story of a Family – Russ Woody

Posted on September 12, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Mom is proud of her forty-six year old son, Lenny. After all, the music community pays tribute to his band, Pink Lloyd. As you can tell, she doesn’t realize what a tribute band actually is. She … Continue reading →

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Return of the Heroine—Kaye Michelle

Posted on August 28, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) In Kaye Michelle’s provocative and inspiring novel, Return of the Heroine, West Point Cadet Jane Archer has a problem: Should she do what’s right or save her career? The daughter of senior counsel to Providence Rhode … Continue reading →

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Together Tea – Marjan Kamali

Posted on August 15, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Darya loved to calculate the statistic of available Persian bachelors, factoring in their attributes, family histories, education, the probability for divorce. She had her very own system of assigning numbers to certain qualities… Darya was so … Continue reading →

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Defection Games – Haggai Carmon

Posted on August 4, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned The CIA and Mossad (Israel’s intelligence agency) engage in a constant battle to thwart Iran’s nuclear capabilities. This is how we meet up again with former Mossad agent, Dan Gordon, as he continues his dangerous … Continue reading →

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I Am My Father’s Keeper: The Ten Steps to Caring For The Elderly – Dr. Patricia Hernandez Arnazzi

Posted on July 7, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Glenda Anderson) A frightening diagnosis: Dementia. Scarier yet: The patient is a spouse or loved one. Before your eyes is a shattered life. So, your mom or dad is suddenly behaving like a ten month-old child, only without … Continue reading →

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Jacob’s Folly

Posted on July 2, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Something amazing had happened to my sight: it was as if the top of my head had been removed and replaced with an enormous eye. I could see jagged purple clouds drifting above me, the streets … Continue reading →