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3.0 / 5.0
Though well-imagined and well-voiced, Deborah Mistina’s IMBER doesn’t quite cohere as well as it should.
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3.0 / 5.0
Kendrick Gatchuissi's THE PHOENIX AWAKENS offers up a heroic teen character who is easy to root for, but the book’s brevity means that his tale...
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3.4 / 5.0
Through a veil of mysticism and cozy tea-drinking perfect for an autumn night, Sherri L. Dodd's MOONSET ON DESERT SANDS offers a quirky cast of...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Glen Loveland’s first book, BEIJING BOUND: A Foreigner Discovers China, is an endlessly fascinating snapshot of life in Beijing at the very beginning of the...
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3.5 / 5.0
Nathalie Bujold Ryan’s HARPAZO: Book One of the Trib Trilogy benefits from good dialogue and characterization.
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Jerome J. Bourgault's DAY OF EPIPHANY is a powerful, affecting account of life in Catholic-run Canadian orphanages during the Duplessis era.
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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0
With self-deprecating wit, accessible language, and flashes of hard-won enlightenment, Thomas Kudla's WAKING UP AT THE GATES: POEMS OF RECOVERY, HEALING, & TRANSFORMATION finds unexpected...
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January 29, 2025
THE MENSCH METHOD: ACHIEVING SUCCESS THROUGH CHARACTER IN LIFE AND BUSINESS
By Todd ZiveRating:
4.5 / 5.0
With resilience, determination, and self-awareness among its core values, Todd Zive's THE MENSCH METHOD: Achieving Success Through Character in Life and Business offers a transformative...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Laura Dowling's extensive global experience and engaging, conversational style elevate THE EVERYDAY LEADER: Inner Mastery, Outer Impact from a typical leadership manual to an invaluable...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
John K. Danenbarger's ENTANGLEMENT: QUANTUM AND OTHERWISE is likely to frustrate as many readers as it intrigues, but those attuned to its uncompromising sensibility may...
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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
Alex Abraham writes clearly and concisely in TRAUMA AND ECSTASY: How Psychedelics Made My Life Worth Living, unafraid to open up in this empowering story...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Linda Lappin’s THE ETRUSCAN successfully immerses readers in a world of ancient ruins, complex relationships, and haunting beauty.