Underrated Reads

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…

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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…

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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…

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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

Hardly a Celebration of the Oscars…The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema – Michael Vaughn

Posted on March 3, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Welcome seeks of the odd and the strange! What you hold in your hands is not merely a book but a map to the sublimely weird, the wonderful, and the grimy side of cinema from all over the globe. It’s a labor of love and the result of a lifelong love…

Posted in Revisited | Tagged cult films, Grindhouse, movies | Comments Off

40 Day Shift: A Journey of Karma and Giving Back – Infinity Stone

Posted on March 1, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Rather than turn away from problems and wait for others to fix them, I need to uncover what can be done within my reach.” Infinity Stone works in insurance sales. She was raised Catholic where she was taught that faith should be combined with doing good works. She is also interested…

Posted in Philosophical reads, Your Best Self | Tagged charity, New Age, New Thought, spirituality, volunteerism | Comments Off

The Bone Curse (Benjamin Oris Book 1) – Carrie Rubin

Posted on February 27, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Ben Oris and his friend Laurette go to Paris together and visit the excursions into the catacombs. Ben touches a femur and cuts his hands causing him to show symptoms later on that are medically unsolvable. To make matters worse, what he has contracted is also contagious. Ben needs to try…

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Reviewers' Top Picks, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged medical thrillers, supernatural, voodoo | Comments Off

Complete Guide to Foam Rolling – Kyle Stull

Posted on February 24, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Beneficial for movement by increasing flexibility, range of motion, and some performance; helps reduce pain from higher intensity workouts; and speeds recovery,…” OK, I’m game, but what can do all that? Foam rolling can increase performance in sports, reduce fatigue before a workout and decrease soreness after a workout. I can…

Posted in Health and Fitness, How do I do that? | Tagged injury, personal training, recovery, sports, sports medicine | Comments Off

A NIGHT IN JAIL: A story about drugs and mental illness, inspired by true events – H.A. Swan, K. Anderson

Posted on February 20, 2018 by J D Jung

Reviewed by JD Jung) “One day, marijuana is going to be legalized and this “punishment” will all be for nothing.” Yes, getting pulled over while high was the first “Reality Rush”. The second one came when his parents refused to bail him out. Eighteen year- old Danny had plans to become a lawyer. Now, he’s…

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged book reviews. fiction, marijuana, mental illness, paranoia, Schizophrenia, Seattle | Comments Off