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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

More than just the run-of-the-mill bartender’s guide, CO-SPECS, RECIPES & HISTORIES OF CLASSIC COCKTAILS is handsomely hardbound and designed with a distinct Art Deco sensibility...

IR Approved
July 23, 2021

ROSENEATH

By Dana McSwain
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Be it an under-the-covers page-turner or a gothic allegory for the eternal struggle of good vs. evil, ROSENEATH succeeds on all fronts—Dana McSwain has crafted...

IR Approved
July 23, 2021

THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE: Revised, Newly Illustrated Edition

By Author: Hugh Lofting, Adapted by: Melissa Dalton Martinez, Illustrator: Tom Tolman
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A refreshed text and detailed pencil illustrations bring new life to the rollicking adventures and resourceful talking animals of THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE, a...

IR Approved
July 21, 2021

THE TRAVELS OF IBN THOMAS

By James Hutson-Wiley
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

An epic account of the travels of a young eleventh-century physician, THE TRAVELS OF IBN THOMAS sets the reader directly into a rich and historically-accurate...

July 21, 2021

ALL GOOD QUESTS

By Joe Graber
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

ALL GOOD QUESTS is a considered, contemplative and interesting work of literary fiction that is well worth a read for fans of the genre.

IR Approved
July 21, 2021

STRONGHOLD

By Kesha Bakunin
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Although the prose can lack focus and the ideological thrust fails under scrutiny, STRONGHOLD will still entertain and intrigue readers hungry for Game of Thrones-style...

IR Approved
July 19, 2021

NEVER GROW UP

By Neil Ruttenberg
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

With beloved characters such as Tink appearing in the form of a wheelchair-bound homicidal maniac, Neil Ruttenberg's riveting crime novel, NEVER GROW UP, features a...

July 19, 2021

QAMAR AL-ZAMAN

By Ali Mahdi
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

A brief exploration of the difficult outsider life of one man in a fictional and tightly regimented society, QAMAR AL-ZAMAN is quite a dark, layered...

IR Approved
July 19, 2021

COLDWATER REVENGE

By James A. Ross
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

James A. Ross' COLDWATER REVENGE is a fantastic and thrilling noir story full of twists and turns which simultaneously offers a surprisingly vivid depiction of...

July 16, 2021

BE A J.E.D.I. LEADER, NOT A BOSS

By Omar L. Harris
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Omar L. Harris provides some useful guidance, encouragement, and motivation for CEOs and other business executives who want to serve a larger good than their...

July 16, 2021

AIRPLANE STORIES AND HISTORIES

By Norman Currey
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Informed by a lifetime of first-hand experience, Norman Currey’s AIRPLANE STORIES AND HISTORIES provides readers a brief glimpse into the history of modern aviation, making...

Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

For fans of historical fiction focused on the world’s great artworks, L’ORIGINE delivers a story spiced with famous names, mystery, and sex. Author and visual...

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