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Author Archives: J D Jung
A Tongue in the Sink: The Harrowing Adventures of a Baby Boomer Childhood – Dennis Fried
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I swear I am going to die laughing if I have enough wits about me as I breathe my last to remember one particular sentence in this book! I’m not going to tell you which one, … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Humor & Satire, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged baby-boomers, New York
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Woodcutter – Shaun Baines
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “He made you as indifferent to human suffering as the fucking moon. I’ve done my fair share of evil, but he went too far with you. You were his atom bomb, something that couldn’t be stopped … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews. fiction, British crime, suspense
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Hemingway’s Havana: A Reflection of the Writer’s Life in Cuba – Robert Wheeler
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “So much of Havana, and Cuba, centers on the sea, and in this beautiful but merciless sea lies a part of Hemingway’s spirit and a vast part of his literary genius.” The sea, along with Cuba’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Travel
Tagged Cuba, Havana, Hemingway
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The Art of Fully Living: 1 Man. 10 Years. 100 Life Goals Around the World – Tal Gur
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Tal Gur is a man who aims to live life to the fullest, and wants to help others do the same. He expresses this sentiment in his memoir/self-help book, The Art of Fully Living . The … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Your Best Self
Tagged goals, memoir, self-help
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Five Days That Shocked the World: Eyewitness Accounts from Europe at the End of World War II – Nicholas Best
(Reviewed by Glenda W. Anderson) Another WWII book? Since this reviewer devours this period of history, before even opening the pages, I thought, “Ah, the last days in the bunker, the Russians getting the honor of performing the coup … Continue reading
Posted in History, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged Audrey Hepburn, book reviews, Hitler, Non-fiction, WWII
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The Pursuit of Ordinary – Nigel Jay Cooper
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “With me inside him, he didn’t feel dislocated like he used to. It was like he was back in tune with the world, experiencing real, solid emotions for the first time in years.” Joe was … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged ADULT FICTION, book reviews, British literature, fiction, mental illness
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Death of a Movie Star – Timothy Patrick
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Every week you tell fifty million people that actors are less than human and deserve to be treated like Shit!” That is what Micah Bailey “the actors’ manager who hated actors”, is noted for doing as … Continue reading
Posted in More fiction
Tagged book reviews, Hollywood, light fiction, light humor
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An UnderratedRead Revisited -Two Legged Snakes: Understanding and Handling Manipulative People – Dr. Ed Slack
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Like many Americans, I’ve been disenchanted with U.S. politics and our branches of government. This reminds me of a book I read and reviewed in 2010. Unfortunately, nothing has changed. We’re constantly bombarded by people who … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged book reviews, deception, lies, Non-fiction
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Why are they still with him? An UnderratedRead revisited: The Trouble with Reality
(Reviewed by JD Jung) I am so perplexed on why so many people refuse to accept facts as reality. This has been eating away at me since the day after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. And why all of a … Continue reading