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Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

Very Good
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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...

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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...

July 14, 2021

THE CASE FILES OF ALDICUS VESCARD

By Mark William Chase
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Plot twists and dark sorcery abound in THE CASE FILES OF ALDICUS VESCARD by Mark William Chase, though good, old-fashioned character development could be much...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Neil Presley Cox offers a lot of good advice in HOPE LINES's pages, much of it written in a straightforward way. Persons who are already...

July 14, 2021

THE COURAGE OF A BUTTERFLY

By Edmond E Frank
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

A motivational, spiritual book about not wasting the gift of life, THE COURAGE OF A BUTTERFLY is a meandering, varied tale intended to deliver a...

Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

Ellen Beth Berman's THE VOICE OF THE ROOSTER AND THE LESSONS IT TEACHES is something of a religious tract that advocates waking up to what...

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July 13, 2021

BUILT FROM BROKEN

By Scott Hogan
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

With an abundance of checklists, illustrations, and training plans, plus a style that is equal parts science and anecdote, Scott Hogan's award-winning and entertaining BUILT...

Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

Much of G.W. Lucke's expansive fantasy novel AT THE END OF EVERYTHING (The Relevation Trilogy Book 2) is a tale told via lengthy expository description...

July 10, 2021

APOTHEOSIS NOW

By Yanhao Huang
Rating:
2.0 / 5.0

Yanhao Huang's APOTHEOSIS NOW is yet another self-help book whose ideas are hard to discern amid opaque, unfocused writing.

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