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August 2, 2021
ARC OF THE VALLEY: The Inside Story of Mint, Silicon Valley, Soaring Success and Selling Out
By Anton CommissarisRating:
4.5 / 5.0
ARC OF THE VALLEY: The Inside Story of Mint, Silicon Valley, Soaring Success and Selling Out, is a fascinating and absorbing account of a start-up...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
In his SONGS FOR SOLO VOICE, James R. Whitley’s poems form an elegant, darkly humorous, emotionally charged story arc worthy of discussion.
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
The second novel in the Kinderra Saga, TRINE FALLACY continues the story begun in TRINE RISING with energy, intensity, and a few breathtaking plot twists...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
A simple but gentle and loving retelling of various Gospel stories in fictional form, BEHIND THE HALO makes a reasonably successful effort to make the...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
THREE DAYS TO DARKNESS is an action-packed adventure with an interesting twist on the traditional war between angels and demons, and a heartwarming moral center.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
At first glance, HEADLONG: Growing Up Recklessly is simply a testosterone-fueled recount of a mischievous boyhood that segues into a similarly reckless young adulthood. But...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
THE SECOND CHILD is a heartbreaking yet hopeful story of the ways in which mental illness and addiction can shape a family through generations. Author...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
AN IMPOSSIBLE WIFE is a moving story of love, heartbreak, and the impacts of mental illness on every member of the family.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Who would have thought that "resignation" as a frame of mind around the annoying behaviors of loved ones would come with the benefit of inner...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN is a beautiful and detailed chronicle of author Vivian M. Lumbard and her husband John's journey with their daughter’s high-functioning autism —...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Christian readers who enjoy Bible exegeses should enjoy SOCIAL JUSTICE JESUS, a well-written and closely argued exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount. Author Edward...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
A sobering account of one man’s decade-long struggle with a mysterious, debilitating illness, Jamison Hill’s WHEN FORCE MEETS FATE: A Mission to Solve an Invisible...