Red, Right, Return




Inquisitive eleven-year old Chad notices some men diving without a dive flag in a marine sanctuary. He and fourteen-year old Gene have taken the family’s skiff out to nearby Sugarloaf Key–their first adult-free boat trip. Misadventure, in the form of an unexpected storm, soon follows and Dad keeps them home for a couple of days, doing yard work. Read On
Cassie Draws the Universe




A combination of Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange, Silence of the Lambs and Girl Interrupted, “Cassie Draws the Universe” is opera. It is opulent, grand and brilliant in strange ways, executed with a low grade fever.
The Siren’s Call




Steve and Kip are successful lawyers. Initially rivals, they teamed up in high school to form an unbeatable team. As the story begins, Steve’s girlfriend has been tragically killed by a drunk driver. Steve begins hearing voices. After he confides this to Kip, his friend decides to take him to Hawaii to help him recover. But Kip is hiding a terrible secret from his partner and best friend, one that could destroy their relationship. Read On
No Straight Lines




No Straight Lines is the call for change, for creativity, new leadership and a change in the culture of unfairness, stagnation and inflexibility caused by linear. The author argues that it’s imperative to find alternative ways to do business and manage services because, in today’s society and life, there are no straight lines. Read On
Charlie Chan Meets Tom Swifty




This little book opens with Charlie Chan sitting on a bench talking to his friend Tom Swifty, who decides to make a list of the pearls of wisdom inspired by Chan’s life and experience as a famous detective. And so begins a list of Tom Swiftys, which the author quotes Wikipedia defining as: “a phrase in which a quoted sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed.” Read On
Magic in the Moonlight




A disjointed tale of a love triangle in which all three participants have no realistic reasons for their actions. Read On
The Seven




While there are elements of known works like I Am Number Four, such as the absent parents, the best friend assigned to watch over the main character, a strange and sudden development of paranormal powers, The Seven draws on a new premise involving a battle within all the of Earth’s personified elements in order to control the very powerful protagonist. Read On
Father Tierney Stumbles




Father Joe Tierney is a gay, Catholic priest who just found out he is HIV positive. We first meet Tierney as a devastated, disguised, man leaving an STD clinic in a part of town where he is sure not to be recognized. His world has basically crumbled, and will continue to break down. Not only is Father Tierney very much in the closet, he is terrified of what this diagnosis will mean if it gets out. Read On
Unvanquished: Joseph Pilsudski, Resurrected Poland, and the Struggle for Eastern Europe




“Unvanquished” is an important and majestic biography as complex, as engrossing, and as important as its subject. It’s required reading for anyone who wants to understand all of Europe as well as Poland. Read On
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