The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi – Richard Grant

Posted on March 26, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I admit that I have never been to Natchez, Mississippi, but it seems to be a town full of contradictions. British travel writer Richard Grant accentuates this superbly as he relays his accounts and interviews with both black and white residents, in between revealing the true history of this city in…

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Snow Blind: Recovering After the Random Shooting – William M Johnson

Posted on March 22, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “Why was I given the gift of almost immediate acceptance of what had happened, when othersweren’t?“ July 1991 found our author, Bill, shot in the head, which left him  permanently blind. He was working in Atlanta, trying to take the subway to the airport to get back home to St.…

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Hour of the Jackals: A fast paced, gripping thriller full of action and suspense – Emil Eugensen

Posted on March 19, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Hour of the Jackals is a postmodern paranormal story that takes place over a sequence of seven days during which an international conspiracy tries to destroy the European Union and take power over the US, China, and Russia. The superweapon is a TV hypnotist inserted into the Soviet population. The effects…

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This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism – Don Lemon

Posted on March 16, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Racism is a cancer that has been metastasizing throughout this land ever since Columbus showed up. It’s persisted because the right people had the luxury of ignoring it. Not anymore.” In fact, Donald Trump, a blatant racist, forced us to reckon with it. Don Lemon tells readers the choices they must…

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Poison in the Pills – August Raine

Posted on March 13, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) A devastating illness, referred to as the “Itch”, has been infecting hundreds of thousands in Britain. Unlike Covid-19, citizens are taking this seriously. Paranoia has set in, as people aren’t touching each other and are adamant about keeping their distances. The pain is so severe, that those infected either die from…

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What Cootchie Wash Do You Use?: 13 Life Lessons and Real-Life Advice Learned from Online Dating – Wendi M. Davis

Posted on March 11, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Judy Deutsch ) I am hardly a novice when it comes to dating. Seven years ago, as a widow, I went on over forty dates with men I met online. Eventually, I found someone special and was in a long-term relationship. However, I have recently found myself single again after many years…and during…

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The Gardener: A socially conscious page-turner – Michael Shainsky

Posted on March 7, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “…truth is a bitter enemy of those who profit from lies.” Jose Gonzales is a fifty-seven-year-old widower and gardener who lives in Bakersfield, a large city in the California central valley. He loves books, his flowers and to be at one with nature. He is somewhat of a loner but still…

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Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation – Joseph Abraham

Posted on March 2, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation provides us with a realistic look at how leaders and rulers brutally controlled us and how many of the same characteristics are displayed in the tyrants and corporations we have today. This non-fiction work provides us with a historical prospective on…

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Drawing The Line: No Ladies in Room A3 – Clare Scopes

Posted on February 25, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The year is 1938, and no ladies are working as animators at Harley Studios, Los Angeles. Maggie Goodwin wants to change that and prove everyone wrong. In a world where most of the time we get to see rejection and hear many, 'No's,'  Maggie is determined to make something of herself…

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In Remembrance of Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Posted on February 23, 2021 by J D Jung

( by JD Jung) "As long as there is poetry, there will be an unknown; as long as there is an unknown there will be poetry. The function of the independent press (besides being essentially dissident) is still to discover, to find the new voices and give voice to them."––Lawrence Ferlinghetti  Writer, poet, publisher, painter…

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