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Author Archives: J D Jung
Seven Visual Steps to Yes: Difficult Decisions, Mediations and Negotiations Made Easier – Janet Miller Wiseman
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Seven Visual Steps to Yes is a reinforced and redesigned format of a user-friendlier book in an attempt to resolve conflict in relationships. Even if a couple is struggling to decide where to place their Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction, Your Best Self
Tagged book reviews, divorce, mediation, relationships
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Men – Marie Darrieussecq (Translated from the French by Penny Hueston)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…waiting began again, waiting as a chronic disease. A sticky fever, a torpor. And, between the times she saw him, the reinfections, she slowly immersed herself in the paradox that she was waiting for a man … Continue reading
Posted in French Literature, World Literature
Tagged book reviews, desire, French literature, Romance
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On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb – by Hans Florine , Jayme Moye
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) In a span of thirty years, Hans Florine has captured the intricacies of the Nose of El Captain over one hundred times. The book talks about ‘the wildest competition known to man and the spirit with … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Non-fiction, Reviewers' Top Picks, Travel
Tagged book reviews, Nature, Outdoors
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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules- Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) If I needed to sum up this book in one word, it would be “delightful!” The setting is a retirement home in Sweden. The main characters are five elderly residents in their 70s and 80s. They … Continue reading
Once Lost Lords – Stephan Morse
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Once Lost Lords is a book about survival, love, and intense battles. Author Stephan Morse takes us into dark times, where elves, wolves and vampires live together. Jay Fields is a tracker; one of the few left that takes … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged Urban fantasy, vampires
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When Paris Sizzled: The 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Chanel, Cocteau, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker, and Their Friends – Mary McAuliffe
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “A swelling population of expats, dubbed the “Lost Generation,” either found themselves or became permanently mired in a haze of fantasy and booze. Escapism and creativity mingled for a decade in this fizzy atmosphere, until the … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, History, Music inspired
Tagged 1920s, book reviews, Hemingway, Paris, WWI
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Roadside Assistance (Body Shop Bad Boys) -Marie Harte
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Foley Sanders always thought he would be content with his life full of cars and his family until an encounter with the statuesque redhead Cynthia Nichols. Now he can’t stop thinking about her and it doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Romance
Tagged Contemporary Romance, plus-sized women
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