Category: Book Reviews
26
May
Nicoletta Ceccoli Illustrations
by Dick Leonardo
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Nicoletta Ceccoli is an Italian Artist who is known for her richly detailed, dreamlike work. She was born in and still lives in the Republic...
12
Apr
Wreck it Ralph iPad App and Book Review
by Dick Leonardo
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I have two boys who didn’t move an inch when they watched the DVD of Wreck it Ralph. Two weeks later and I can’t count...
05
Feb
Valentine’s Day Books for Children
by Dick Leonardo
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Are you looking for a cute and fun book to read or buy for your child this year for Valentine’s Day? There are a ton...
10
Jan
All The Lonely People book review
by Sarah Romano
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All The Lonely People, a novel by Jess Riley published by CreateSpace on 12/2/12, 274 pages. Protagonist Jaime’s account of alienation with her brother Clint...
30
Nov
An Extraordinary Theory Of Objects book review
by Sarah Romano
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"But men should not be too curious in analyzing and condemning any means which nature devises to save them from themselves
08
Oct
Self-Hypnosis And Subliminal Technology book review
by Sarah Romano
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"Self-hypnosis can be carried out anywhere, at any time. It can be used to help you believe in a desired outcome, uncover information hidden by...
27
Sep
Edgewood book review
by Sarah Romano
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"I couldn't believe it was happening again. Couldn't sleep, couldn't sleep, couldn't sleep. It was a Monday night; school started the next day at 7:30...
31
Aug
Dead Horses book review
by Sarah Romano
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Thus reads a stanza of the poem Farming - One of the most dangerous occupations. It is representative of the twenty-six poems in Dead Horses,...
20
Aug
We're Flying book review
by Sarah Romano
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What happens if you're a priest who comes out of the knave to give a sermon and distribute Holy Communion, and you see that no...
23
Jun
Rather Outspoken: My Life In The News book review
by Sarah Romano
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"Rags," he finally said, using my father's nickname that had been passed on to me in my youth, "You don't want to face it, I...
05
Jun
The Unfinished Work Of Elizabeth D. book review
by Sarah Romano
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Elizabeth, who dies in a plane crash in her late 30s, leaves an antique trunk filled with her journals to her former neighbor and friend,...
25
May
The Car Thief book review
by Sarah Romano
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In the new introduction to The Car Thief, which was first published in 1967, Theodore Weesner writes: “‘The Car Thief’ is a novel about juvenile...
16
May
Trapeze book review
by Sarah Romano
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The beginning of Trapeze, a novel by Simon Mawer, contains an explanation: "The French section of the Special Operations
03
May
The Long Way Home book review
by Sarah Romano
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The Long Way Home, a novel by well-known author Karen McQuestion, is vivid, witty, fast-paced, and mentally and visually engaging.
03
May
HarperCollins Huge $2.99 E Book Sale in May
by Dick Leonardo
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Ready to fill up your E Reader for the summer? I wanted to share with you the sale going on over at Book Club...
25
Apr
Parsifal book review
by Sarah Romano
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Parsifal used to live primitively in the forest with his mother but now he lives in the city by himself, repairing fountain pens
16
Apr
Dust To Dust book review
by Sarah Romano
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"I was not allowed to have a gun. My parents were fresh from Vietnam War protests and they had no intention of raising a soldier.
01
Apr
Chomp book review
by Sarah Romano
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"The first time Mickey Cray got chomped, he was only four years old.
04
Mar
Life Lessons: Self Help From The Silver Screen ebook review
by Sarah Romano
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Good quotes are always inspirational, and Life Lessons is filled with them. Noting that Cameron Diaz says that "Movies are the new books"
29
Feb
Restoration book review
by Sarah Romano
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Restoration is about two young women, Alice and Kristin, who have made mistakes in their relationships with men, Alice as an adultress and Kristin