Book Reviews
Fast Food Vindication
Lisa Tilinger Johansen, a former McDonald’s Corporation real-estate-executive-turned-Registered-Dietician, is out to balance the bad rap that the fast food restaurants have received from books like Fast Food Nation and Supersize Me with bite-sized portions of common sense advice about nutrition, food and eating choices. Read On
Robyn’s Egg: A Futuristic Thriller
At an unspecified time in the future, big business controls nearly all aspects of civilized life. From clothing that displays ads based on nearby consumers to food production that comes from only one company, escaping the vice of control is nearly impossible. Read On
A Gender Neutral God/ess
A Gender Neutral God/ess is primarily a book about linguistics, religion and history, and the use of gendered words to describe Deity. Read On
Tainted Love
While visiting her parents in California, Isabel rekindles her relationship with Tom Stevens, with whom she began a love affair when she was just a fifteen-year-old high school student. Read On
Two Old Fools on a Camel
Teaching Arab kids, working with crazy teachers, forming life-long friendships and being placed under house arrest, Vicky and Joe laugh and lurch through their year in Bahrain.
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Captured Hearts
Deana Harrington is just an everyday virgin with a job and a life until she is spotted by a very extraordinary fellow. Read On
How to Spread Sanity on a Cracker
How to Spread Sanity on a Cracker is essentially, a virtual venting session for moms. It combines cheesy recipes with funny parental anecdotes, sent in from mothers all across the country, including potty-training stories, grocery-shopping stories, tantrum stories, stories of parents who snapped in entertaining ways, etc. Read On
Memory’s Wake
A dark-haired girl dressed in blue jeans and a tee-shirt wakes up in a world filled with magical spells and wizards, but no recollection of her past. Read On
Beamish Boy
In this beautifully crafted and intricate memoir, author Albert Flynn DeSilver explores his evolution from a child neglected by his parents and abused by his nanny to a young adult in the abyss of addiction and alcoholism to a man who finds his peace and his story through his creative endeavors and ultimately his own writing. Read On
Deadly Memories
Saul Becker is an ex-cop plagued by memories of a woman who was murdered by her abusive husband. Becker blames himself for her death, leading to his retirement and his ongoing struggle with insomnia. Read On
Bridge Ices Before Road
A coming of age story set in the 1970s, replete with family dysfunction, and, ultimately, personal redemption of a sort. Read On
Nowhere Safe
Nowhere Safe is a thriller and a romance, covering the efforts of Josh Robertson, covert operative, and his team to uncover a DEA mole, avert a deadly drug deal/terrorist plot, and to avenge the death of a woman he had come very close to loving. Read On
Moon Over Taylor’s Ridge
As executrix of her father’s estate, Avie Williams Cole must return to her childhood home to settle his affairs. Her lawyer husband is too busy to accompany her, so she makes the journey accompanied by her adolescent son, Joseph, who is struggling with asthma. Read On
The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley by Victor W. Hwang and Greg Horowitt, describes the essentials of the technological, economic and behavioral situations to optimize a hub of innovation. Read On
The Suburban Abyss
THE SUBURBAN ABYSS takes a glimpse into a suburban neighborhood where a nearby construction of a hospital is making the neighbors mad – or perhaps they already were a bit crazy before the construction even began. Read On
Living With Your Past Selves
Taliesin Weaver was an ordinary boy until one day, all of his past reincarnations’ memories awakened, sending him into an emotional and physical crisis that nearly killed him. Read On
The Photo Traveler
A riveting young adult novel about a teenager who learns he has special supernatural powers that could bring his family to their demise. Read On
Traces of Kara
Kara Knight is putting in her last days of work at a power plant that will soon be shut down. She has plans to go to nursing school and to leave behind her small Maryland town, a somewhat strained relationship with her mother and stepfather and an embarrassing failed marriage that is the subject of town gossip. Read On
The Vision
An epic blend of science fiction and fantasy that expands across several generations and explores the narratives of multiple characters. Read On
The Emancipating Death of a Boring Engineer
Keene Mason devoted his life almost exclusively to his career as an engineer. A fan of careful planning and mathematical restrictions, Keene would appear boring to most people. Naturally it comes as a surprise that his funeral arrangements should involve a casket filled with wine and lengthy letters concerning his views on numerology. Read On
In Arms and Idleness
Heroic David Ricksen and slippery Michael Hurley, two intelligent privates whose friendship seems odd even to themselves, arrive in Yokohama. They discover a world where a small amount of funny money, military scrip used in lieu of U.S. currency, can buy women and a lot more besides. Read On
Back Kicks and Broken Promises
Author Juan Rader Bas explores themes of identity, family and home as they intermingle with cultural and social elements in this touching and evocative multi-faceted coming-of-age story. Read On
When Your Song Breaks the Silence
Though he died in his early thirties, Austrian composer Franz Schubert managed to leave behind a large body of work. That someone working nearly two hundred years ago could create music that is still popular today is, if nothing else, a testament to the staying power of one man’s creative ability. Read On
The Banker Spy
American investment banker, Peter Armstrong, has a new job managing the large equity underwriting for a German luxury automaker. His life is finally on track after his ex fiancée, Dayna Caymus, dumped him via telephone. Read On
Wall Street Journeyman
With market regulations nearly non-existent and the US dollar freed from the constraints of the gold standard, the 1980’s and 1990s were a perfect storm of unrivaled excess in world financial markets. Read On
Not One Among Them Whole: A Novel of Gettysburg
In “Not One Among Them Whole,” author Edison McDaniels, takes us by the hand and leads us through the horrors of battle as witnessed by a handful of individuals. It serves as a timely reminder for the video game generation that might see war as a glorious endeavor from which heroes emerge triumphant and whole. Read On
The Strange Tale of Ben Beesley
Waverly and Oliver are two common house flies in a world ruled by spiders. Orphans after a great feud between the noble bees and the treacherous spiders, Waverly and Oliver do what they can to get by as subjects of the despot arachnid Ramsay. Read On
The Sabbatical
Charles Barca’s business, PlayLouder, a digital company designed to find new music talent, is being bought out. Colin, his first recruit, is behind the sale. Read On
In the Rearview Mirror
A heartfelt memoir in which a 1961 road trip across America’s heartland serves as a kind of homage to a close friend who committed suicide. Read On
AN OTAKU ABROAD: The Affordable Japan Experience for Anime and Manga Fans
Author Sarah G. Rothman’s goal in writing this book is to make travel to Japan a reality for those who have, up to now, only dreamed of visiting the country. Read On
Little Trouble in Tall Tree
Little Trouble in Tall Tree is a tongue-in-cheek film-noir tale of a gangster heist – conducted and carried out by babies. Read On
The Rose Hotel
A vivid account of Iran’s 1979 revolution and a family’s struggles to make peace with their past. Read On
Book of the Sky God
An action-packed, cinematic work of Science Fiction, Book of the Sky God follows not one protagonist in particular, but rather offers a broader view of the apocalypse as a whole. Read On
Banking on Paris
Fifty-year-old Bob Johnson, successful executive and the only French-speaking executive in his office, arrives in Paris one week ahead of a multi-billion dollar bank acquisition deal. Read On
The Kronos Interference
Doctor Jacob Newman is on his way to make a presentation when a man, who claims to be a friend of his grandfather’s, stops him and asks him about “Landsberg”. Since this is a family secret, Newman says nothing and continues on his way. Read On
Things Go Wrong For Me (When life hands you lemons, add vodka)
Author Rodney Lacroix tells (and shows) all in this collection of offbeat, outrageous and entertaining random thoughts and life experiences that take the form of short stories, cartoons, electronic drawings and photographs – original and digitally manipulated. Read On
The Ghosts of Nagasaki
An American business analyst in Tokyo begins “the dangerous excavation of [his] past” and begins typing his memories that center around his visit to Nagasaki as an English teacher four years prior. Read On
Life of the Party
“Life of the Party” by Christine Anderson is a dark, angst-filled coming-of-age tale that follows the tumultuous life of Mackenzie, a seventeen-year-old on the brink of freedom from the childhood annoyances that have long plagued her. Read On
Provenance
PROVENANCE is the history of a painting, from its creation in Amsterdam in1641 to its discovery in 1990 in a hallway of an administrative building of small college in Brooklyn. Read On
Lauren on Leave
In this humorous tale, the protagonist is overwhelmed and under-appreciated by her husband, two children and job. Read On
Following in the Footsteps of God
“Following in the Footsteps of God” is a no-nonsense guide to those of us on a spiritual journey. Read On
Oxford Whispers
College student Madison LeBon has always had a connection with the dead because of her heritage of voodoo and psychic abilities, but Madison finds herself unable to ignore a calling from the past after her first day in history class and a lesson about a famous painting. Read On
The Soul’s Mark: Found
The Soul’s Mark, by Ashley Stoyanoff, is a fresh take on the classic fantasy story, but with revitalized interpretations of the mysterious world of vampires and witches. Read On
Amidst Traffic
From an old man collecting drinking straws three at a time to a pair of Chicago drug addicts fairing poorly in their attempt to raise a child, nearly everyone involved in this collection of connected short stories cannot seem to shake the feeling that something bigger than themselves is going on. Read On
The Trinity Signs
Mankind is in danger and there is no one better to help than Tobias Ramsey, the last remaining member of the Guardians, a special group of knights supported by the Vatican. Read On
Life in the Barracks
A well-written novel about a young physician serving in the Hungarian Army in the waning days of the Communist empire. Read On
Caught in a Net
A modern day erotica/romance tale about Ellen Stiles, a wife and mother of two who indulges her sexy alter ego in an on-line fantasy world, only to get caught in a net of deception and confusion, balancing precariously between what’s real and what’s not. Read On
The Last Day in Karachi, Through the Ring of Fire
Author Dr. Khan-Hudson’s catharsis inspired novel illuminates key aspects of her early life in Qatar, Pakistan, her ultimate relocation to America and the joy of finding love in her American husband, Rob. Read On
A Father’s Angels
When John Waldron decides to adopt a child, he doesn’t realize that this will be a journey that will create a family but one that will also give him a glimpse into personal demons, social and political injustices and teach him about unconditional love and patience. Read On
The Burly Man
Zachary Lewis, a.k.a “The Burly Man”, writes an insightful and intimate biographical journal disclosing his struggle with Polymyositis, a rare and painful autoimmune disorder. Read On
Rosedale the Vampyre
At the turn of the century in New York, Simon Rosedale is grieving the death of his wife, Florence and their newborn son. Working at an investment bank by day, Rosedale feels trapped and on edge daily. His assistant, Strauss seems to be the only one who notices his distress but remains discreet about it. Rosedale finds release in the evenings—with whores. Read On
Plowed In: More Switchblade Stories
These twenty-five short stories are snapshots into human emotions, thoughts, which reveal macabre darkness in human interaction and psyche, twists of fate and irreverent, tongue-in-cheek examinations of cultural icons. Read On
Bengali Girls Don’t
L. A. Sherman’s first novel, “Bengali Girls Don’t,” is a true and heart-wrenching tale of culture, conflict and a spirited young girl who must grow up in the midst of strict Muslim tradition and find her way to a freedom that is denied all woman. Read On
Love and War
Two young people from wildly different backgrounds meet by chance while traveling along a desolate Arizona highway in the year 1970. Read On
Following my Toes
Faith Emerson has some serious intuition. In fact, she thinks that she is psychic. When something good is going to happen, her toes itch; something bad, her skin hurts. However perceptive she may have been, she is blindsided by Peter, her boyfriend who leaves her for her best friend Lacey. Read On
Here, Home, Hope
Author, Kaira Rouda has written a simple tale that touches on many complex issues so close to women; from self esteem to social pressure, from eating disorders to familial discord and the search for self fulfillment, with warmth and humor. Read On
A Family Institution
“A Family Institution” centers on a man’s quest to discover what happened to his Aunt Eva, who, at age twelve was sent to an asylum. Eva died there, and his mother and aunt had kept that secret from him all these years.. Read On
Kiss Me Quick Before I Shoot
Kiss Me Quick Before I Shoot is actually two books. The first part of the story traces author Guy Magar’s roller-coaster career in the movie and tv business; the second recounts his wife’s battle with leukemia. Read On
November Surprise
November Surprise revisits characters Lucy, Jack and Monty; who we first met in Osterkamp’s charming novella Campaign Promises. Read On
Farsighted
High school sophomore Alex Kosmitoras is blind. And just when he thinks his loser life isn’t hard enough, he can see – into the future. Read On
The Day No One Played Together
The Day No One Played Together is a winner of the Mom’s Choice Award and is concise but descriptive and teaches children about how to work together and make compromises. Read On
Vikram and the Enchanted Seals
After the death of his grandmother, 11-year old Vikram and his family leave their home in California and head to a small village in India to see Vikram’s grandfather. Here, instead of the boring trip that Vikram expected, Vikram discovers magic, creatures and the richness and value of his life and culture. Read On
Sandcastles Last Forever
Sandcastles Last Forever is a sweet and nostalgic story of youth, disappointment and the power of love. Read On
Aggie’s Nine Heroes
Aggie’s Nine Heroes takes us on the journey from a fourth grade girl doodling in a notebook about her dream to someday establish a crack team of special agents, all the way to actually seeing her plan to fruition. Just as her vision becomes reality, her team’s greatest rescue may be a matter of life and death for one of their own. Read On
Vaults of Power
Our story opens on a boat off the Florida coast where Robyn Gabriel is jolted out of sleep on hearing that her estranged twin, Sybil, has been injured in a bizarre accident in the south of France. Sisterhood triumphs over sibling squabbles and Robyn sets off to find out what happened, leaving her fledgling treasure hunting business in the hands of employee and conspiracy-theorist, Parker. Read On
The Haunting of Wolfe Haven
Three years ago Riley Russell fled her life with her husband Tristan. Now, she returns to Wolfe Haven, and to the mysteries and manipulation that continue to haunt the sinister ancestral home. Read On
Devil in a Diaper
Eric Lohla has written a hilarious stream of consciousness, or rather semi-consciousness, about his first three months with Jack: his newborn son, the son he has always wanted, the colicky son, the son in desperate need of an exorcist. Read On
Here’s to Not Catching our Hair on Fire
Reading Here’s to not Catching our Hair on Fire feels like you have just met up with an old friend who has just gulped down a high caffeine drink and is catching you up on her whole sometimes ordinary and other times zany life with all its ups and down which are at times made more difficult, crazy and humorous because of author Stacey Turis’s “unreliable brain” that is battling with ADHD and giftedness. Read On
An Agoraphobic’s Guide to Hollywood
The year is 1990 and, though there are already rumors of strange goings-on, Michael Jackson is at the height of his power. Steven Spielberg wants him for a Peter Pan movie (with Michael as Peter, natch). Jeffrey Katzenberg, head of Disney, is onboard with the idea. Darlene Craviotto, an award-winning screenwriter, is called in to write the film. Read On
Oracle: Sunken Earth
Oracle: Sunken Earth, the first book in C. W. Trisef’s seven-title Ret Cooper series, begins with Ret washed ashore after a particularly severe hurricane, a storm which cost the life of his Coast Guard captain rescuer. Read On
St. Louis Hustle
In “St. Louis Hustle”, the second book in Claire Applewhite’s ‘Nam noir series, Elvin Suggs, Cobra Glynes and Diamond “Di” Redding are hired to shadow a philandering husband and the plot quickly turns deadly as the investigation intensifies. Read On
The Tesla Formula
Nicolas Kublicki weaves a complicated thriller about greed, international politics and petro terrorism in The Tesla Formula, his second book in the Patrick Carlton Adventure series. Read On
Neiko’s Five Land Adventure
Amanda Hawk is an eighteen year old girl from Loganville, Georgia who becomes brave warrior Captain Neiko Kidd in the make-believe land of Quari, where she leads her action figures against the evil Crackedskulls. Read On
What’s Wrong With Me?: A Girl’s Book of Lessons Learned, Inspiration and Advice
What’s Wrong with Me? is an overtly religious book which aims to provide girls with a better understanding of how to have a personal relationship with God. Read On
Season of The Shadow
Fletcher Stedman and Kyndee Brock have an idyllic romance at Seabrook, the Stedman plantation in Virginia. They are soul-mates, living comfortably in the Antebellum South, until one day, Fletcher is kidnapped by a jealous cousin. Forcibly committed to an asylum, where he suffers unthinkable horrors, Fletcher loses his memory and comes close to losing his mind. Read On
The Girls’ Guide to Dating Zombies
When Hattie Cross, a magazine writer at The Daily Scoopage and author of The Girls’ Guide to Dating Zombies, researches a story and unwittingly uncovers a major story that could change the world as she knows it. Read On
The Mercury Vapor Lamp Experience: A Story of Aspergers and Aliens
Reminiscent of the beloved classic, “E.T”, Howard J. Levinson has written The Mercury Vapor Lamp Experience: A story of Aspergers and Aliens, a science fiction gem that leads the reader on an innocent and unearthly journey to an ultimate battle between good and evil. Read On
Rasputin and The Jews: A Reversal of History
When we think of Grigory Efimovitch Rasputin, we recall his historical reputation as a rogue, a criminal, and an evil man who was often thought to be responsible for the ultimate downfall of the Russian Romanov Empire. Colon disputes this theory in her concise and factual historical account, Rasputin and The Jews: A Reversal of History. Read On
Am I There Yet?
Goldstein Lebovitz writes about her childhood, her adulthood, her family, and the bizarre situations that she finds herself in (like Saran Wrapping her boys in their bedrooms until she finds out how to delouse them after they are sent home from school infested), all of it peppered with light humor. Read On
Fast Times in Palestine
Pamela Olsen graduated from Stanford with a degree in physics and no idea what she wanted to do next. So she worked as a bartender and saved some cash until a friend asked her if she wanted to visit the Middle East. Once she started, she just didn’t stop. Read On
The Policeman and the Dog Who Always Caught the Bad Guys
The Policeman and the Dog Who Always Caught the Bad Guys is a beautifully illustrated book that takes place in the small town of Pumpkinville, where Officer Cherries and his pet police dog Hunter keep the bad guys at bay. Read On
In Leah’s Wake
In Leah’s Wake is the compelling story of a girl and her family whose lives are slowly unraveling into chaos and separation. Read On
View from the Edge
Joshua Feenics is a university professor caught up in the politics of academia at the same time he is struggling with his internal demons. Read On
The Witchhunt
A cross-country adventure with Ali McCull takes us out of the confines of L.A. and on a journey that fills every chapter with excitement, intrigue, and subtle humor. Read On
EcoChi – Designing the Human Experience
Author Debra Duneier explains the system of EcoChi–the fusion of three different systems–and how it can bring harmony and prosperity to you life in addition to creating a life that is green and sustainable. Read On
Pines Picks: A Kid’s Guide to the Best Things to Eat and Drink In New York City
David Pines is a top expert on dining opportunities in New York for children. His book is a well-written, authoritative guide for parents visiting New York with their kids, offering solid recommendations of the best family-friendly restaurants and fast-food joints in the Big Apple. Read On
Uncertain Journey
Serendipitous circumstances lead Rejep Etaj, an Albanian-born illegal immigrant, and Eudoxia “Doxi” Athanasiou, a Greek-American, to strike up a tender, if unlikely companionship in the city of Ionnina, Greece. Read On
Out, Out: A Novel of Women and Apes
Deb Solomon, married and the mother of a two-year-old daughter, isn’t expecting her life to take any unusual turns when she lands a position as business manager of a Southern University primate lab outside of Atlanta. Read On
Immortal Desire
Immortal Desire is a journey through history and an exquisite account of a female vampire’s quest for love. Read On
Glen & Tyler’s Honeymoon Adventure
Glen and Tyler, two decidedly heterosexual and stereotypical manly-men, decide to marry each other in an “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”-style plot. Turns out that Tyler’s trust inheritance states that he must be married in order to claim the cash. Read On
Dogs Have Angels Too
Miss Pink has been laid off from her job as a high-powered marketing exec. She has also been divorced, and swindled out of all her investments thanks to Bernie Madoff. Read On
The Holiday Party
The Holiday Party takes you into the lives and psyche of the players involved in a corporate takeover. Though all the players appear to have a common goal, they all have their own agendas, and secrets. Read On
The Bridge Club
The Bridge Club is the story of eight women who started off as a monthly bridge club, and transformed themselves over the decades into what they call a “life raft” or a “support of sisters” (SOS) group for one another. Read On
Justice in America: How it Works – How it Fails
It doesn’t take much to realize when someone has “wronged” us. Yet Russell F. Moran’s Justice in America: How it Works – How it Fails examines how our simplest instinct – the ability to identify right from wrong – isn’t always so simple in the eyes of the law. Read On
Lahn’s Edge
Patrick Lacher leads a charmed existence for a lowly staff sergeant in the U.S. Army. Handsome, highly intelligent and financially well-off , he scores easily with women, drives an expensive car and lives in a fashionable apartment, rather than at the base where he is stationed in Giessen, Germany. Read On
How To Raise A Good Kid
In this entertaining series of essays, O’Dwyer mines his comfortable middle-class American childhood for life lessons. Read On
The Darkening Dream
It is 1913 and the residents of Salem, MA, have no idea that their bustling town has recently become home to feuding vampires on the trail of a long lost treasure. Read On
The Unsimple Truth
Kevin and Evan are twin brothers who couldn’t be more different. Growing up neglected they were there for each other every step of the way. As adults they seem to have chosen very different paths. The Unsimple Truth is their story. Read On
Neiko’s Five Land Adventure
A. K. Taylor paints a vivid and intricate picture of a world in which young girls are empowered and able to meet the challenges that life throws at them. Read On
Island Eyes, Island Skies
Island Eyes, Island Skies is the story of two pre-teens and their friendships with one another that help them get through life as pre-teens and some personal tragedies. Read On
Learning to Haight
Learning to Haight’s main character, Jack is a rather naive young man, who—bored with his P.R. job back East and hoping to find himself—leaves to become a journalist at the San Francisco Daily Mirror. J Read On
The Way Things Work In Life
In The Way Things Work In Life, Dr. Basimah Khulusi M.D. examines the often asked and illusive questions “Who is God and why do bad things happen to good people? Read On
Eye of the Redeemer
Author Richard I. Levine sets up the theme of redemption in several of his characters, effectively developing their personalities, histories and revealing their moment of redemption. Read On
Mirror Talk
At an early age, Alfaro’s Papa (grandfather) teaches her to fish and draw on the beaches of Rockaway, New York. These delicate recollections set the stage for a memoir that rocks us gently with humanity, depth and quick, subtle humor. Read On
This River Called Life: A Letter to My Children
The night before surgery, author Velinda Peyton realized that if she didn’t make it through she’d regret never having said a number of things to her children. She decided to put heartfelt words down on paper in a finale of “love, meaning and happiness,” intended originally for her children only. Read On
Event Horizon Conspiracy
The actual conspiracy in Event Horizon Conspiracy begins when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds a DNA project meant for good. But when DNA researcher Jason Menard discovers that the project is actually intended to create mass replication of rDNA doses, he disappears, starting an aggressive undercover search of funeral homes, graves and a jaunt to France, where the evil is housed. Read On
The Burly Man
Zachary Lewis, aka “The Burly Man”, writes an insightful and intimate biographical journal disclosing his struggle from his very first symptom until the definite diagnosis of Polymyositis, a rare and painful autoimmune disorder. Read On
Red, Right, Return
If you’re suffering the gloom of a northern latitude spring, you could do a lot worse than joining Chad and his sister Georgene on this charming Florida Keys adventure. 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.
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
Born in Rio
Rita Ray is uprooted by her mother, Maia, from their home in Brazil for a new life in Florida. She works hard and becomes a successful banker in New York but seldom dates and keeps everyone at a distance, until the day she gets a call informing her that her mother is dying from cancer. Rita rushes to the hospital, anxious to make up for her fifteen years of absence. The reunion is not to be. Read On
The Diaries
Gage Hartline is a former Special Ops expert, recruited into a super secret sub group. These highly efficient soldiers protect our freedom and security, but they do it without restraint. An incident in Crete years before, in which two innocents died because of Gage, caused him to snap and leave the service. He now works freelance, doing espionage—among other things—as long as it doesn’t involve violence. Read On
Stop Praying
This concise, 80-page book is a motivational quick-start guide to move you forward to a better life by giving you five disciplines to follow for 21 days. Read On
West Pacific Supers: Rising Tide
Imagine an alternate world full of mutant super heroes and super villains. The police can’t handle the latter, so teams of super heroes, including the West Pacific Supers, do the heavy lifting. Read On
Dead or Alive
Journalist Erika Hayaski indulges a life long fascination and examines the mysteries behind Near Death Experiences, including her Uncle Richard as her personal case study. Read On
Blaze of Glory
Sixteen-year old Tea and twenty two year old Jaden are desperately trying to fight their attraction to one another because they are certain their parents will not approve – after all, they are cousins. Read On
I Loved You First
Alex is a typical college freshman with a crush on a guy. The only problem is that Seth has been her best friend since high school and, he’s gay. Read On
Death By Sarcasm
Death by Sarcasm is a smart detective story stuffed with sharp prose and snappy one liners. Read On
The International Raw Food Restaurant Directory
Raw food isn’t just about lettuce leaves, beetroot, and garlic. Nor is it just about juicing. In fact, raw food is a fast-growing culinary trend which many professional chefs are enthusiastically and creatively embracing. Read On
The River Panj
Derek Braun is working for Emergency Relief Corps in Afghanistan when terrorists attack the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. An ex-Notre Dame football star, he has been doing relief work in Central Asia for five years and is planning for this to be his final tour of duty. Read On
Chasing Amanda
In this suspenseful tale set in quiet, small-town Boyds, Maryland, a seven-year-old girl named Tracey mysteriously vanishes from a playground. Read On
The Abbey
Ash Rashid is a former homicide detective who can’t stand the thought of handling another death investigation. In another year, he’ll be out of the department completely. That’s the plan, at least, until his niece’s body is found in the guest home of one of his city’s most wealthy citizens. The coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn’t add up. Read On
Delicious Flavors
Great entertaining ideas and personal anecdotes, together with a collection of recipes that are Mediterranean in spirit and American in practicality. Read On
Television Can Blow Me: Reviews That Give TV a Lump in its Throat
Irreverent, witty, at times downright shocking, writer James Donaghy presents his “best” (which does not necessarily mean glowing) reviews in this entertaining and outrageous compendium. Read On
Hiding Out
A collection of stories within a story, a collection of thoughts and ideas within one prevailing concept. Read On
Where Am I Going?–Moving from Religious Tourist to Spiritual Explorer
Author Michelle Cromer effectively mixes personal anecdotes with all-encompassing insights in a comprehensive, organized structure. Read On
Jesus Potter Harry Christ
A veritable encyclopedia of the history of Christian conspiracy theories, the Christian media’s depiction of the Harry Potter controversy, and so much more. The title alone had me hooked. Read On
While I Was Learning to Become God
Sybil Vaughan is a delicate, creative and almost spirit-like child who struggles with the conflict of nurturing her own independent spirit with a society that wants to control her every thought and action. Read On
The Righteous
A woman is found brutally murdered, body mutilated and dumped in the desert. But she’s a member of a tight-knit polygamist sect, and that means no cops. Read On
Nineteen Angels
An evangelist preacher is kidnapped while visiting Israel by a rogue group that no one can pinpoint. Read On
Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living
Includes over 200 dairy-free recipes, a comprehensive guide to dairy substitutes and more. Read On
To Kill a Warlock
Though there’s plenty of sex and violence in this murderous tale there’s also just the right amount of humor and fairy dust sprinkled throughout. Read On
Rising Sign
Rising Sign will captivate readers who appreciate a written tapestry of astrology, the occult, time travel, telepathy and a riveting story of good versus evil. Read On
101 Recipes for Microwave Mug Cakes
This cute little cookbook includes 101 recipes for Microwave Mug Cakes–from Apple Raisin to White Grapeberry. Read On
Cooking with All Things Trader Joes
With full-color photographs, wine suggestions and cooking tips sprinkled throughout, this collection is a must for any Trader Joe’s fan. Read On
For Every Season There is a Salad
From Summer to Autumn to Winter to Spring, For Every Season There is a Salad celebrates the distinct, savory quality of each season and offers dishes to excite, inspire and delight. Read On
The Hangman’s Daughter
This absorbing and, at times, gruesomely descriptive story, takes place in a village in Bavaria in 1659, and within a few pages, the reader is transported to the era of witches, hangmen, doctors using herbs for curing fevers and a population of lepers. Read On
Switched
You’ve read about her in USA Today and The Huffington Post. Now you can read IR’s review of Switched, by indie’s reigning Queen Amanda Hocking Read On
The Vision: Green Stone of Healing Series, Book One
The Vision centers around political struggles in a fictional country/region, centered largely around the main character, whose questionable parentage turns out to be extremely significant and dangerous for most of the characters concerned. It’s a fantasy setting with very little magic, although there is some indication that there will be more supernatural plot points later in the sequels. Read On
Be Dazzled! Norman Hartnell, Sixty Years of Glamour and Fashion
Norman Hartnell (1901-1979) was a uniquely British genius. For nearly sixty years he was a major personality in the world of fashion. Read On
Twilight People
Joe Del Priore’s Twilight People is a collection of forty flash fiction stories that suggest what you would have gotten if Michael Palin and Rod Serling had worked together. The spontaneity of Del Priore’s quick wit makes these pieces spark and crackle. Read On
Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart, by Miriam Sobel, is an engrossing tale of an extended Jewish family, with two brothers in New York City and their sister, brother-in-law, and mother living in Poland. Read On
Maids of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery
The year is 1898, the place, San Francisco, and Annie Fuller, a young widow whose husband killed himself after losing the couple’s fortune in the stock market, is trying to make a go of it by operating a boarding house she’s inherited from an elderly aunt. Read On
Houses In My Heart
A behind-the-scenes glimpse into more than two dozen of decorator Carleton Varney’s best, most original, and never-before-published projects–including his own private residences.
Camelot’s Kitchen
In addition to recipes and secrets on making sensational salads, Camelot’s Kitchen offers 64 full-color pages of Camelot, an adorable bunny.
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Drivetime Yoga
Drivetime Yoga is the first head-to-toe system to relieve driving stress, giving drivers practical road rage remedies and safe, simple techniques to ease chronic neck, shoulder and back aches. Read On
A Multitude of Mercies
A gut-wrenchingly honest look at a family dealing with schizophrenia, A Multitude of Mercies travels from the depths of despair to the ultimate triumph of love and acceptance. Read On
All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates
Referring to herself as “Bridget Jones’ American cousin,” Elizabeth chronicles her true-life dating spree as a marriage-minded mortician in her mid-30′s.
Crazy Bett
Her name was Elizabeth Van Lew, but her neighbors in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War called her Crazy Bett. In fact, Elizabeth ran a Union spy ring in the capital of the Confederacy–pulling it off by posing as a madwoman.
Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster
Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster is written for anyone struggling with infertility. It’s goal is to empower, educate, and advocate for the reader. Read On
Probo’s Lament
Probo, a young trumpet-playing circus elephant, leads the way in this hilarious (and slightly unhinged) satire of Chicago politics.
Siren’s Feast, An Edible Odyssey
Set primarily against the backdrop of the turbulent Sixties and early Seventies, Siren’s Feast, An Edible Odyssey, is a memoir of a rebellious daughter who foregoes the safety and security of suburban American life and sets off on an adventure that leads her to some of the remote outposts of the world.
Naughty Paris: A Lady’s Guide to the Sexy City
Paris is arguably the sexiest city in the world. But what is it that makes Paris so sexy? And more importantly, how can you experience the city’s erotic side yourself?
Tonight in the Rivers of Pittsburgh
When Brock Bailey’s limousine crashes through a bridge railing and disappears into Pittsburgh’s murky Monongahela River, the popular Pennsylvania governor is presumed to be dead. Intensive rescue efforts produce four mangled bodies, but the Mon River does not yield a governor. Read On
Rene’s Bouquets
Compiled by Dutch Master Designer Rene van Rems, Rene’s Bouquets–A Guide To Euro-Style Hand-Tied Bouquets, is for anyone who loves flowers– from the at-home arranger to the professional designer. Read On
Secrets from the Sofa
The author is wise and insightful, having been enriched and informed by his experiences as a young man in post-war Europe dealing with Jews rescued from concentration camps and German prisoners of war. Read On
Backyard Deer Hunting
In a single volume, prize-winning author Wm. Hovey Smith explains every aspect of deer hunting– from finding deer and getting a license to hunt to cooking it for your family. Read On
Practical Bowfishing
Expert bowfisherman William Hovey Smith explores every aspect of the challenging and exciting sport of bowfishing. Read On
All About Motherhood: “A Mom for All Seasons” and Other Essays
All About Motherhood charts the interior journey women make when they give birth and take on the most demanding and dynamic role of their lives. Read On
Alexander and the Moon: A Storybook
Alexander and the Moon is a storybook written in the throes of chemotherapy by pediatric cancer survivor Max Ritvo and is illustrated by undergraduates at Yale University, who received funding for the project from the prestigious Louis Sudler Art Grant. Read On
Happiness Is No Laughing Matter
Starting in 1959 when he was a young student, Marshall Yaeger takes us through his evolution as a writer, actor and theater director. A deeply personal work, he comments on his own accomplishments, his failures and disappointments and—by coming to terms with his homosexuality—his slow discovery of his true self. Read On
Time Will Tell
The year is 2133 and the Nazis control the world. Four scientists are pressured to complete a Time Travel project in time for the 200th anniversary of Hitler’s coming to power. Read On
Ball Crazy
Delves into the the obsession with baseball and makes it easily relatable for the unfamiliar reader, highlighting the emotional highs and lows of watching and playing the game. Read On
Acting Well to Age Well
While Acting Well to Age Well focuses on the issues of obesity and weight loss, Yaeger’s premise of behavioral change for life can be applied to any obstacle that keeps us from being the whole and healthy person we each envision for ourselves.
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Letters from Pemberly
“Letters From Pemberley: The First Year”, brings us to the writing desk of newly married Elizabeth Bennet Darcy as she embarks on her first year at Pemberley, the grand estate of her new husband, Fitzwilliam Darcy. Read On
Buildings: Architecture in American Modernism
An exhibition organized for the benefit of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Read On
Georgia O’Keeffe: Selected Paintings and Works on Paper
Introduction by Robert Pincus-Witten. 90 pages; 41 color illustrations Read On
Blood Lust
A woven trilogy of three connected stories, Zoe writes of evil mixed with warmth and passion. A tale of spells, magic and potions, “Blood Lust” delves into the relationships, politics and passions between vampires, werewolves and humans and the resolution of their conflicts.
ZERO in New York
This opulently illustrated, lavishly finished book offers a unique English compendium to ZERO, which is presented as an international, stylistically as well as thematically multi-perspective movement, whose history is traced from its immediate beginnings in 1957 to its dissolution in 1966. Read On
Guillermo Kuitca: Stage Fright
Published on the occasion of the exhibition “Guillermo Kuitca: Stage Fright” presented at Gallery Met, The Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2007.
American Bricolage
An artist’s publication assembled on the occasion of the “American Bricolage Exhibition,” in collaboration with Hope Atherton, Chris Burden, Greg Colson, Wim Delvoye, Tom Friedman, Tim Hawkinson, Toland Grinnell, Jon Kessler, Tom Sachs, and Richard Wentworth.
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Wim Delvoye: Drawings & Scale Models
In conjunction with a Wim Delvoye solo show, Drawings & Scale Models. Composed of sixty pages of color reproductions. Read On
A Triple Alliance: de Chirico, Picabia, Warhol
Exhibition catalogue, 2003. Sperone Westwater, New York. Read On
The Secret Peace: Exposing the Positive Trend of World Events
Despite wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, continuing conflict in the Middle East, and such horrendous events as 911, author Jesse Richards presents the boldly optimistic theory that the world is actually moving away from war and violence toward unity and peace.
Virgil Fox (The Dish): An Irreverent Biography of the Great American Organist
The great concert organist, Virgil Fox, dominated the classical organ field from the mid-1940’s until his death in 1980. His flamboyant personality and lifestyle matched his outsized playing style, and this book covers them both.
The Life of O’Reilly
Nick O’Reilly is a 36-year-old partner in a prestigious Manhattan law firm. Though he’s devoted to his legal career, there’s a side of O’Reilly that knows, even at the onset of this emotionally suspenseful novel, that all is not right with his world. Read On
Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery
The Green Monster (named after Fenway’s huge, left-field wall)–featuring the brilliant detective Johnny Denovo and his savvy team–will keep mystery fans guessing till the final inning.
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Lulie
A strong and loving heroine readers will long remember and admire, and delivers a blissfully satisfying denouement that reaffirms hope and happiness.
The Edge of Forever
A gripping but scary novel about the possibility of a super volcanic eruption from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Read On
Barking Her Way to the Top
Roger Pyle’s s six-year old collie, Kukushka, is not an ordinary pet, as she is able to be understood by her master. The often irreverent dog demands that Pyle get her a job in the civil service. Read On
Growing Up Irish Catholic, and Surviving My Mom’s Eleven Sisters
The author is sarcastic and misanthropic enough to please any Woody Allen fan, but he is also compassionate and careful to point out his own deficiencies. Read On
The Daring Spectacle
SF Chronicle/SFGate columnist and culture critic Mark Morford’s hilarious modern record of sex and media, politics and pop culture, love and lust, as told in ninety-two delectable partsnot including all the delicious photos and terrifying hate mail. Read On
Isabel Toledo: Fashion From the Inside Out
This beautiful book–featuring interviews with Toledo’s husband (fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo), colleagues, clients, and critics–is a revelatory exploration of a fashion innovator in a mass-market industry. Read On
Backstage Dior
Photographer Roxanne Lowit’s bold mix of color and black-and-white images are by turns whimsical and awe-inspiring. Read On
The Legacy of Beezer and Boomer
A sweet and heartbreaking story of the life and times of black Labrador retrievers, Boomer and Beezer. Read On
Grant’s Indian
A historical novel that brings America’s Civil War to life as told through the eyes of Ulysses Grant’s aide de camp, a Seneca Indian chief. Read On
Midnight in Rome: A Wandering Mind in a City Eternal
A coming-of-age story set in Rome, as seen from the eyes of someone who is seeing it for the first time. Read On
Claude Monet: Late Work
A catalogue that accompanied “Claude Monet: Late Work,” the most significant gathering of Monet’s late paintings to take place in New York in more than thirty years. Read On
Cecily Brown
With a visual repertoire indebted as much to the classical themes of the old masters as to porn magazines and Hollywood films, Brown’s paintings challenge traditional interpretations and compel us to reconsider the act of painting from a decidedly feminine viewpoint.
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Damien Hirst: Superstition
Published to accompany Damien Hirst’s exhibition of butterfly paintings at Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles in February 2007, Superstition is a visually stunning book that confirms Hirst’s reputation as one of the most significant visual thinkers of his generation. Read On
Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis
The definitive survey of Jeff Koons’s Hulk Elvis paintings, including an extensive interview with the artist in his studio. Read On
John Currin
One of the leading figurative painters of his generation, Currin’s influences range from Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings to popular illustrations from the mid-20th century.
Richard Prince: Tiffany Paintings
This limited edition artist’s book, published on the occasion of the recent exhibition “Richard Prince: Tiffany Paintings,” explores the paintings and related newsprint collages executed by the artist over the last seven years.
Roy Lichtenstein: Girls
In the summer of 1961, Lichtenstein embarked on a series of iconic images of women, taken directly from newspaper clippings and the romance comic books prevalent in post-war America. Read On
Richard Wright
An extensive monograph surveying the recent major works of artist Richard Wright, this fully illustrated publication presents Wright’s exquisite paintings and drawings. Read On
All American:The Exuberant Style of William Diamond and Anthony Baratta
Featuring stunning photography, All-American is a compendium of the designers’ most incredible projects. Read On
The Frugal Oenophile’s Winegrape Primer
A pocket-sized primer that covers nearly 300 grapes and wine styles, including a short profile of the grape, its history, its sensory characteristics, plus food-matching suggestions. Read On
Empty Bottle Moments
World-class chef and restauranteur Clive Berkman shares recipes ranging from appetizers to desserts with an emphasis on creating a low stress dining experience. Read On
The Whole Truth Eating and Recipe Guide
Packed with over 100 recipes to helps readers lose weight, increase energy levels and improve overall health. Read On
Double Blind
For those who enjoy spare, clever writing and a playful attitude toward eroticism (no prudes need apply!) Read On
Waiting for the World to End
An intimate portrait of what Thoreau might call a “life of quiet desperation,” and its depiction of a love that is kept permanently at a distance.
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Ere I Saw Elba
Amidst the turmoil of World War II, the second book in the Elba trilogy tackles universal themes like the human ability for forgiveness and redemption. Read On
Memories of the Little Elephant
A charming tale, boldly illustrated, depicting the story of African people and their journey across the world. Read On
