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1/5
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2/5
Mediocre
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3/5
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4/5
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5/5
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4.0 / 5.0
When technological jargon is well explained, the fascinating virtual reality and complex drama among the multitude of intelligent and diversely motivated characters makes DREAM PHAZE...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Don Cummins' memoir THE PRISON WITHIN is a gripping, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful true story about the author's struggles with addiction, prisons both external and...
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0
With unique magic and familiar characters facing new dangers, HIRANA’S WAR deftly continues the young adult space fantasy begun in ELOIA BORN, ably building on...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
MY TEXAS STREAK is a solid and well-written cowgirl romance and while its overall appeal could be improved with more character development the story itself...
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July 29, 2020
REMEMBERING SHANGHAI: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels
By Isabel Sun Chao and Claire ChaoRating:
5.0 / 5.0
REMEMBERING SHANGHAI: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels is the fascinating tale of a long gone way of life, as well as an emotional...
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July 28, 2020
HOW JULIA FOUND HAPPINESS AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS – Your Guide to Making Money in a Service Business
By Michael G. ColburnRating:
4.0 / 5.0
A management text couched in fable, Michael G. Colburn's HOW JULIA FOUND HAPPINESS AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS combines limited business advice with a feel-good narrative.
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
THE EQ INTERVENTION by Dr. Adam L. Saenz offers a clear, rational explanation of the concept of emotional intelligence, aimed primarily at teachers but useful...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
Fun and fast-paced, Shane Boulware's SOULSTEALER is a great mix of urban fantasy, fantastical mythos and real world framing.
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Geoffrey M. Cooper's FOREVER: A Medical Thriller is a tight, edge-of-the-seat whodunit recommended for fans of meticulously researched science-based thrillers.
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Michael Milton’s KISSING DAISY PARKER is smart, sad, and silly. This charming, poignant coming-of-age story depicts awkward shames and triumphant joys of adolescence in all...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Nuanced perspectives and historical context surrounding Pakistani culture add depth to the coming-of-age story at the heart of STREET OF STORYTELLERS. Author Doug Wilhelm particularly...