A Medium’s Guide to the Paranormal – June Lundgren

Posted on January 27, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) One tricky thing about reviewing a book on the practice of mediums and moving in the circle of the paranormal is recognizing one’s own biases. Another is finding a way to talk about something that is intensely individual while being able to help others find their way in. June Lundgren does both…

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French Quarter Drinking Companion – Allison Alsup, Elizabeth Pearce, and Richard Read

Posted on January 18, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) Imagine hitting every watering hole in New Orleans and soaking in the ambiance and the cocktails! These writers must have had a lot of fun doing research for this book. French Quarter Drinking Companion takes you along on the trip, letting you know what you’ll see, what you’ll hear, and what…

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Soy Sauce for Beginners – Kirstin Chen

Posted on January 15, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) One pushed me to return to America, the other urged me to pull out the knife, let the wound heal, and remain in Singapore. But I was done choosing sides, pleasing one over the other.  From here on out, I would find a way to please myself. But what would make…

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Visualize Yourself: Designing the Outcome of Your Life, One Issue at a Time – Aileen Nealie

Posted on December 31, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) #CommissionsEarned “This is you breaking free from your current reality. Dare to expand. Dare to grow. Design your path. You have a say in everything.” Reading Visualize Yourself by Aileen Nealie is like giving your mind a long, cool drink of the purest water on a blazing hot day. In our…

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The Calorie Myth: How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better – Jonathan Bailor

Posted on December 28, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) "Forget calories. Focus on hormones. Lower your set-point. Burn body fat forever." Jonathan Bailor makes it sound easy.  However, I know it is easier to make clean eating a lifestyle rather than struggling with  constant dieting a lifestyle. I, like many others, overindulged this holiday season. While I used to be…

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Russian Roulette (One Eyed Jack) – Christopher J. Lynch

Posted on November 27, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There are plenty of people in this world who want to see me dead, what the hell difference does one more make” That's one of the occupational hazards of being a professional blackmailer, which John Sharp knows all too well. After all he has made a lucrative career at it. I…

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(By Glenda Anderson) “Ripped From The Headlines and Coming to Your Theater!” George Clooney’s film, “The Monuments Men,” due for release this December, was inspired by a book, not news headlines. The non-fiction “Monuments Men” by Robert Edsel  was also inspired by a book:  the award-winning title by Lynn H. Nicholas wherein she details the greatest…

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Posted on November 19, 2013 by J D Jung | 4 Comments

Strikestone:Book III of the Dolvia Saga – Stella Atrium

Posted on November 14, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) "Brianna Miller in Pear-ass now resides. Who saved the gouleps out of bondage Star traffic for Somule Gems she guides. Who jumped back while warriors engaged. In making for Uburu a safe passage. Far distant from our stars and dreams. Far distant form the sisters of Arim Enrich the gouleps, but…

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Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 8

Posted on November 12, 2013 by J D Jung

(Mo Francisco (Author), Laurence Roxas (Author), Kenneth Yu (Author), Gabriela Lee (Author), Andrew Drilon (Author), G. Justin Hulog (Author), Eliza Victoria (Author), Joseph De Guzman (Author), Dean Francis Alfar (Editor), Nikki Alfar (Editor)) (Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) I like short stories because they keep me company while I do things I would rather not be…

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The Fall of a Sparrow – Robert Hellenga

Posted on November 1, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) After reading one of my favorite books, The Italian Lover, I just wanted to grab anything related to it and its characters. Author Robert Hellenga wrote a book about the protagonist’s lover, classics professor Alan "Woody" Woodhull, in a previous novel published in 1999, The Fall of a Sparrow.   Woody’s…

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