The Art of Fully Living: 1 Man. 10 Years. 100 Life Goals Around the World – Tal Gur

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Tal Gur is a man who aims to live life to the fullest, and wants to help others do the same. He expresses this sentiment in his memoir/self-help book, The Art of Fully Living . The goal is clear, but appears not to be as simple as you may think. Gur…

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Five Days That Shocked the World: Eyewitness Accounts from Europe at the End of World War II – Nicholas Best

(Reviewed by  Glenda  W. Anderson)   Another WWII book? Since this reviewer devours this period of history, before even opening the pages, I thought, "Ah, the last days in the bunker, the Russians getting the honor of performing the coup de gras."  As if there hasn’t been enough already written and shown forever on History…

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The Pursuit of Ordinary – Nigel Jay Cooper

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “With me inside him, he didn’t feel dislocated like he used to. It was like he was back in tune with the world, experiencing real, solid emotions for the first time in years.”   Joe was walking across the street when he was suddenly hit by a car. Many witnessed this…

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Death of a Movie Star – Timothy Patrick

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Every week you tell fifty million people that actors are less than human and deserve to be treated like Shit!” That is what Micah Bailey “the actors’ manager who hated actors”, is noted for doing as he emcees the hit reality game show, Starbash 2020. This is where celebrities, ( mostly…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited -Two Legged Snakes: Understanding and Handling Manipulative People – Dr. Ed Slack

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Like many Americans, I’ve been disenchanted with U.S. politics and our branches of government. This reminds me of a book I read and reviewed in 2010. Unfortunately, nothing has changed. We’re constantly bombarded by people who are trying to manipulate or deceive us. They can be public figures, such as politicians…

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Why are they still with him? An UnderratedRead revisited: The Trouble with Reality

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I am so perplexed on why so many people refuse to accept facts as reality. This has been eating away at me since the day after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. And why all of a sudden do Donald Trump’s “alternative facts” carry more weight than real facts? Am I the…

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Gables Court – Alan S. Kessler

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Samuel Baas is a hopeless romantic. He wants to remain a virgin until he falls in love and marries his soulmate. Moving from New England opens him to wonders and questions his thinking process, like the question, “Is love for someone else?” This story takes on ten years of Samuel’s life,…

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Sugar Skulls – M.R. Tapia

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Celestial authorities have coordinated with the Emergency Alert System to issue this warning:   Your soul is now properly fucked...” Micah DeAtta, a young drug and alcohol addicted, depressed,  deadbeat dad is faced with finality—death itself. Death appears morbidly in decaying human form and provokes Micah’s memories, which are both mostly agonizing…

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Riapoke – Bryan Nowak

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) When a mother and son take a trip to Riapoke, they ignore any suspicious and unusual things they see or hear. Little do they know their lives are in danger. Serial killing is a norm in Riapoke and the son, Kyle has to work with his mother to save themselves and…

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A revisited Underrated Read – My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive – Julissa Arce

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “In less than two weeks there was more than a good chance my secret would finally be exposed---the secret that could ruin my life, that could send me to jail, that could end my career before it ever began. The secret I’d been forced to keep since I was fourteen years…

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