Underrated Reads

Despair to Deliverance: A True Story of Triumph Over Severe Mental Illness Kindle Edition by Sharon DeVinney Ph.D., Robin Personette

Posted on March 30, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Psychotherapist Sharon DeVinney Ph.D. has been working with Robin since 1993. Robin suffers from anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. She also has suicidal thoughts that she initially does not reveal to Sharon. Despair to Deliverance, a true account co-authored by both Sharon and Robin demonstrates in detail how patients suffer…

Posted in Bios and Memoirs | Tagged bipolar disorder, depression, memoirs, mental illness | Comments Off

In-Laws and Outlaws – Kate Fulford

Posted on March 27, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) We’ve all heard stories about the “mother in-law from hell”. Maybe you even have one. Rest assured though, that she can’t be as evil as this fiancé’s mother. Eve has found the love of her life, Gideon. The only problem is that Gideon’s mother will do anything to wreck their relationship.…

Posted in Humor & Satire | Tagged family dysfunction, fiction, humor | Comments Off

Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment -Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Posted on March 24, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The militias referred to in the Second Amendment were intended as a means for white people to eliminate Indigenous communities in order take their land, and for slave patrols to control Black people.” American historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz argues that understanding the history and reasoning behind the Second Amendment is crucial in…

Posted in American Politics, History | Tagged gun control, mass murders, violence | Comments Off

Freshwater – Akwaeke Emezi

Posted on March 22, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…when we said she went mad, we lied. She has always been sane. It’s just that she was contaminated with us, a godly parasite with many heads, roaring inside the marble room of her mind.” Ada, a young Nigerian woman, was troubled even as a child. As her parents couldn't handle…

Posted in African Literature, World Literature | Tagged folklore, mental illness, Nigeria, split personality disorder | Comments Off

The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships – Joshua Shea

Posted on March 19, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Life can be so wonderfully posed, yet you can be struggling with the scariest demons behind closed doors and not know who to go to or how to deal with it. The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About is a memoir, self-help book about Joshua Shea and how he overcame his addiction…

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Your Best Self | Tagged addiction, pornography, self-help | Comments Off

Full Service Blonde (A Copper Black Mystery)- Megan Edwards

Posted on March 16, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Twenty-four year old aspiring journalist, Copper Black, left the comfort of the East Coast to accept an offer at a newspaper, the Las Vegas Light, as an Assistant Editor. This was in spite of warnings from her mother, who believed the city’s sinful reputation. She wouldn’t be alone there, though. Her…

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers | Tagged book reviews. fiction, journalism, Las Vegas | Comments Off

The Wealth Attraction Factor: Your Path To Infinite Abundance – Darren Burton

Posted on March 14, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) This short book, The Wealth Attraction Factor: Your Path To Infinite Abundance, explains ways to increase your income. The author demonstrates that by using the correct mind-set one can achieve a very wealthy life. The book discusses how to monitor your thoughts and learn how to be logical and practical in…

Posted in More non-fiction | Tagged self-help, short books, wealth accumulation | Comments Off

Food Pharmacy: A Guide to Gut Bacteria, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Eating for Health – Lina Aurell and Mia Clase

Posted on March 13, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Stig Bengmark, Md, Phd maintains that about 80% of our body’s immune system is located in the gastrointestinal tract. So accordingly we can influence our intestinal flora and the way we feel in the short and long term by our food choices. Authors Lina Aurell and Mia Clase are ardent followers…

Posted in Health and Fitness, Your Best Self | Tagged anti-inflammatory, fasting, super foods | Comments Off

Life After America: A memoir about the wild and crazy 1960s -Joseph Mark Glazner

Posted on March 10, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) How does a young twenty-two year old learn to live in an unfamiliar land with no friends or family and make it his home? Joseph anticipated being drafted into the Viet Nam War and, like so many American college students who wanted to avoid the military, he chose to leave the…

Posted in Bios and Memoirs | Tagged book reviews, Canada, Non-fiction, Vietnam War | Comments Off

Siphon – A. A. Medina

Posted on March 8, 2018 by J D Jung

Reviewed by JD Jung) Hematopathologist Gary Phillips continually pulls all-nighters at the hospital and hates his job. He has no girlfriend or social life, though he has an infatuation with a female co-worker who is at least ten years his junior. Yes, part of the problem is due to his work schedule, but the…

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre | Tagged book review, medical thrillers, psychological thriller, short books | 1 Comment