Mocktails, Punches, and Shrubs: Over 80 Nonalcoholic Drinks to Savor and Enjoy – Vikas Khanna

Posted on April 13, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) "Inspired, I embarked on a quest to collect and catalogue as many flavors and scents from foreign cultures as possible. A plethora of tasting experiences provided me with insights on what is mixable, edible, and most importantly, what can stimulate and benefit us in a positive way.” Award-winning Michelin starred Indian…

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Buzz- Upcoming release

Posted on April 10, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) "…I may have arrived without an invitation but I work just like the rest of you do, I pay the same taxes as the rest of you do, and most importantly my boss, or rather, my bosses, need me. Yes, I do realize that you are feeding me, but let me…

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The Haven’s Kitchen Cooking School: Recipes and Inspiration to Build a Lifetime of Confidence in the Kitchen – Alison Cayne

Posted on April 6, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Haven's Kitchen, a recreational hands-on cooking school with a café and event space was opened in 2012 in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. They don’t teach off of printed recipes, as the purpose is to “ teach the joy of cooking with the understanding that our food choices are deeply connected to a…

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The CEO’s Seduction – Diane Alberts

Posted on April 3, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Brett Ross managed to avoid the lure of his small town until his best friend decided to fall in love and get married. He knows what he is getting into, coming back here, but what he didn’t calculate was the way Anna Hamilton would make him feel. Anna has been in…

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The Painted Gun – Bradley Spinelli

Posted on March 30, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I was in it now, there was no getting out. But since Ashley was painting creepy snapshots of my life, I guess I was always in it. The fact that I didn’t know what I was into no longer made any difference.” It’s 1997 and former San Francisco journalist, current information…

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The Fire in the Rock – Charles Norman

Posted on March 27, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The fire in the rock is written about the time of Moses (Kisil) before he became the prophet. It is set at the time of the plagues on Egypt, the Ten Commandments and when Moses was a wanderer and an ordinary man. Tzipporah is the wife of Moses, and the story…

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A Lucky Day – Carlos J. Server (Author), Annie Crawford (Translator)

Posted on March 23, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Sainte Marie D’Azur, a small village of 712 inhabitants in the French Riviera was considered to be the “luckiest” town in Europe by the media. The winning ticket of the EuroMillions lottery, the largest prize offered by any lottery in the world---152 million euros--- was purchased at Pierre’s Bar. People came…

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a jarful of moonlight-Nazanin Mirsadeghi

Posted on March 19, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) A jarful of moonlight is a collection of inspirational poems about love, hope, pain, grief, self-discovery and empowerment. The love poems are written with many exemplars and it is like a story. They are divided into three sections and each section describes the story as an incident with a continue flow…

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My Ladybird Story: The growing pains of a Transgender – Magus Tor

Posted on March 16, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) When a Man loves a Woman, It is Heterosexual When a Woman loves a Woman, It is Homosexual When a Female Transsexual loves a Woman, What will it be? That is the synopsis of My Ladybird Story, and it is such a fascinating book! Comprised of an inspiring and empowering chronicle…

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Neanderthal Man – Cay Gould

Posted on March 13, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Among all the things she told herself about Adam Savent, imagined about him, she just never got so far as to confront what she knew and should have confessed to someone, anyone, her knowledge that Adam Savent had always been a homicidal madman.” Now it is 1997 and Adam Savent ,…

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