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Our Reviewers won’t judge your book as compared to other self-published titles, but against other books, period. Our ratings are based on the following criteria, although reviewers are able to award partial stars (i.e. a 1.3 or a 4.7), rather than rounding up or down to a whole or half number.

1/5

Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

Very Good
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Must-read.

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October 13, 2021

TESLA’S WORDS

By Ellis Oswalt
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

TESLA'S WORDS is an excellent and inspirational document of a man's revolutionary talent and beautiful vision for a better world that speaks to us even...

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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Marcus A. Nannini's MIDNIGHT FLIGHT TO NUREMBERG: The Capture of the Nazi Who Put Adolf Hitler Into Power, is an emotional true story and an...

IR Approved
June 30, 2021

WONDERS ALL AROUND

By Bruce McCandless III
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

By channeling a unique perspective informed by a lifetime of personal memories, Bruce McCandless III offers readers both a meticulously researched and well written portrait...

March 17, 2021

THIS BUSINESS OF LIFE AND BUSINESS

By Ray Byfield
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Entrepreneur Ray Byfield puts it all out there in his biography, THIS BUSINESS OF LIFE AND BUSINESS, as he wades through the sticky dramas of...

IR Approved
February 1, 2021

JUSTICE DENIED: A Personal Requiem

By Roger Lawrence
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

JUSTICE DENIED: A Personal Requiem by Roger Lawrence is both riveting and disturbing and relays the true-to-life tale about how the judicial system can steal...

IR Approved
December 7, 2020

THE LIVES OF LOWBROW ARTISTS: Vol 1

By Fritz K. Costa
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Author Fritz Costa’s conversational storytelling brings life to biographic profiles of five Lowbrow artists in THE LIVES OF LOWBROW ARTISTS:  Vol 1, illuminating their common...

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September 21, 2020

THE POSTER BOY

By Chad Scott
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Chad Scott's hard-won business success is outlined in fine detail in the marvelously compact heartening and practical THE POSTER BOY: Small Towns, Big Ideas, and...

IR Approved
September 9, 2020

THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GIDON LEV

By Julie Gray
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Inventively structured and impeccably written, THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GIDON LEV is a must-read book for anyone interested in Holocaust narratives. But it is also...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Intense wartime scenes are teamed with moments of tender comradery in UP-CLOSE & PERSONAL, an epic Vietnam memoir that relays author Robert C. Bogison's  raw...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

While not a light read by any means, ENCOUNTERS AFTER THE SUNSET by Ricardo Suárez-Gärtner nevertheless offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of one...

IR Approved
March 29, 2019

THE GIFT OF SIGNIFICANCE

By Robert DeBard
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

As told by author Robert DeBard, there is a universality to Joe Bredeson's story—an earthy wisdom that is appealing and relatable and which will keep...

IR Approved
April 25, 2018

MANAGING BUBBIE

By Russel Lazega
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Funny, tragic, and touching, MANAGING BUBBIE is a stirring memoir of an extraordinary woman and her legacy.

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