Category Archives: Non-fiction

You Can Invest Like A Stock Market Pro: How to Use Simple and Powerful Strategies of the World’s Greatest Investors to Build Wealth- James Pattersenn Jr.

Posted on October 5, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “A good investment program is usually a boring one that allows an investor to sleep well at night…” Personal investor, James Pattersenn Jr. explains his steps to lucrative, “worry free” investing that beats market performance over … Continue reading →

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Gigolo: Inside the Secret World of the Super Rich – Ben Foster, Clifford Thurlow

Posted on September 12, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I had plenty of money but always needed more. I had thought of myself as a healer when I started work at the spa. I had turned into a total slut. I played every client until … Continue reading →

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From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia – Michael McFaul

Posted on August 15, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) “I have spent the greater part of my life trying to deepen relations between Russia and the United States. But in 2014 all these efforts seemed for naught. Heightening my sense of frustration, I was banned … Continue reading →

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Serial Killers: Horror and Murder: Scary and True Stories of the Most Terrifying Serial Killers the World has Ever Seen! – Frank C. Chastain

Posted on August 13, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Don’t be fooled by the book cover! You may think it was taken right out of a tabloid headline. No, Serial Killers takes a mostly objective look at some of the world’s darkest and most notorious … Continue reading →

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If Life Stinks, Get Your Head Outta Your But’s: A No-Nonsense Guide to Happiness and Success – Mark L Wdowiak

Posted on August 1, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Are you stuck in your life? Are you bored with your job or want to connect with people? Do you just want more out of life? Mark L Wdowiak gives a convincing and motivational guide to … Continue reading →

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Dark Chains – LaTasha “Tacha B.” Braxton

Posted on July 28, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Sometimes what we lose or do not achieve in life does not necessarily set us back. We strive forward and if in fact, we fail in receiving love, given the situation, we love back more. This … Continue reading →

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Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way -Kamin Mohammadi

Posted on July 18, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “ Now that I was living without all the relics of my former identity, there was a glimmer of something new. The heady possibly of freedom.” Kamin was thirty-two and seemed to have it all: a … Continue reading →

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Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles’ Guru – Susan Shumsky

Posted on July 9, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “Merely by being in his presence, we disciples entered an utterly timeless place and rapturous feeling, and, at the same time, realized the utter futility and insanity of the mundane world.”   I don’t know why … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Anxiety & Depression: A step-by-step guide to overcoming anxiety and depression, lower stress and learn how to practice self-love and self-compassion … Affirmations, Happiness, stress management) – Lydia Francis

Posted on July 2, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff)   This is going to be a very short review. This is a very short book! My review copy was in PDF format. Take away the title page, the index, the forward and a last “keep … Continue reading →

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Lunacy and Death: A perspective developed over thirty years of working in mental health and death investigation – Tom Dombrock

Posted on June 29, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “They plant little beasties in your psyche that love nothing more than to dart out from the holes they’ve bored into your brain, race around inside your skull, flipping switches, overturning tables, and playing the stereo … Continue reading →

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