Category Archives: Revisited
An UnderratedRead Revisited -Corkscrew: The highly improbable, but occasionally true, tale of a professional wine buyer – Peter Stafford-Bow
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Prep school failure Felix Hart got his first job as an inventory clerk at a wine shop. Little did he realize that this would set the stage for his career as a premier wine buyer in … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited -Gigolo: Inside the Secret World of the Super Rich- Ben Foster, Clifford Thurlow
(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
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Rockin’ Through Troubled Waters: Memoir -Surviving the West Coast Music Scene 1966-1971 – Don Jung
(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) Wow! I want to thank the author for this sentimental journey. I was only on page 15 when I had already downloaded two albums from iTunes. Be prepared to have a whole new perspective listening to … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Mr. Siegel Writes to Washington – Rich Siegel
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Mr. Siegel sends a weekly letter to various Republican politicians on what they are doing wrong. This collection of letters to each Republican senator (including multiple ones to speaker McConnell) is filled with a satirical look … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited:A Child Out of Alcatraz- Tara Ison
(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) When I visit San Francisco, I often gaze over the bay to that small island that radiates so much history. This island housed some of America’s most infamous criminals: Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (the Birdman … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Torment: A Novella – H.D. Hunter
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I wish I could tell them how hard it was. How hard it still is. I wish I could tell them that just because a person doesn’t understand what it means to be broken doesn’t mean … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited:To My Beloved Heart: The Last Journey Of Edgar Allan Poe – James Marchiori
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I felt as if my native land was rejecting me. Making me more hostile. My country was dismissing me all means. I thought about the many unintelligent and corrupted doctors that tried to place me in … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited:Christmas Eve Can Kill You – William Marantz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) For many of us, ushering in the New Year serves as a letdown, following the joyous Christmas season. For Izzy Miller (aka Muddy Rivers, aka Val Virgo), the season represents the low points of his life. … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Philosophy Made Simple – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by JD Jung) , #CommissionsEarned 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 … Continue reading