There are as many genres of books as there are readers Life To The Max is hardly a children's book, yet there are aspects of it that I thought might appeal to the younger reader

I have lived in many places over the years, and there is no question in my mind that San Diego is my favorite city It offers perfect weather, friendly people, and more tourist attractions than you can shake a fist at

As a book reviewer I love to categorize books, but try as I might I cannot seem to find the right pigeonhole to put this book in It has some aspects of Sci-Fi, some aspects of Science Fantasy, and even a little mythology, but it truly does not fit into any of those genres

Yes, this is a volatile title, and the contents are just as incendiary As David Comings himself explains in the foreword he has indeed met some resistance over the years

I have always considered myself reasonably well read and reasonably well versed in modern history As soon as I started to read Return To The Middle Kingdom, I realized just how little I really knew about the birth of modern China

A Survivor's Kit for the Celebrity Personal Assistant (or Anyone with a Pesky Boss) I have to admit that one of the most fun parts of being a reviewer is that you learn something new every day It was not until I had read Dealing With Divas that I realized there was an association solely committed to the plight of those that work for the famous

Oops, it wasn't until I had had read almost the entire book that I discovered that this was fiction and not biographical This story is so well constructed it is impossible to tell fact from fiction

Zach Samuels has just published a rather disturbing book Confessions Of A Crack Head about his life as a drug user I work with the homeless and a good proportion of my clients have addiction problems, so this book was one that I could definitely relate to

I recently had the opportunity to review Eric Kampmann's latest book Trail Thoughts It is a very reflective piece with biblically inspired thoughts for each day of the year

I work with the homeless here in Calgary, addiction is a word that we hear a lot of, drugs, booze, and gambling are the big three Often addicts are plagued by other mental health issues, depression, bi-polar, and a variety of other medical terms outside of my realm of knowledge

El Tigre is John Manhold's first immersion into the world of novels, but it his not his first book, he has something like 6 textbooks and a lexicon in four languages under his belt I really enjoyed El Tigre

This is a powerful book, and also a very sad one I run a Computer Lab, we offer free classes, and we offer free internet access

I really enjoyed Dan Ronco's latest book, Unholy Domain, it is set in the near future, and paints a bleak picture of what might happen in the aftermath of a computer virus that spreads through the Internet More and more the net is becoming part of the worlds infrastructure

It is that time of year where you want to stock up on some books to read while on your summer vacation Some Kind Of Angel might be one to put on your list

There are a plethora of sci-fi books that have explored what the Earth would be like after the apocalypse, and generally the apocalypse in question is a nuclear war, or some sort of plague Unholy Domain takes this genre in a new and very thought provoking direction

There are two very different schools of thought about historical fiction One school rationalizes that it is an easy genre to write, the plot already exists, all you have to do is put it in your own words

OK, so maybe this book does not have mass appeal It is written by a teacher and aimed at other teachers, the plot, how to entice school kids to read

I have my finger in many different pies, and one of those pies is an adult literacy program Although I am only peripherally involved

This is James Ross' first exploration into the literary world, and he should pat himself on the back for producing a very well designed and executed story I like my heroes heroic and my villains villainous, and Ross delivers

Jack 'Scooter' McAlister gives the world the impression that he has it all, this Bostonian businessman exudes wealth and success But is it real

Most business and self improvement books share a common thread, they are about as exciting to read as a root canal They drone on and on about concepts, but very rarely put those concepts into a scene where the reader can understand their purpose

I recently had the opportunity to read Paul Miller’s debut book A Place to Belong In it he details his life between the ages of 8 and 14, so what

Faron Young was an anathema, he clocked over 80 Billboard hits, yet remains relatively unknown to all but an aging Country & Western fan base Diane Diekman has done an outstanding job of recreating the life and times of Faron Young

There are good books, and there are bad books, sometimes you even stumble upon a great book In my world there is one more level, and you find it very rarely, it transcends the 'great' designation, A Place To Belong, belongs in that place

I recently had the pleasure of reading Paul Mark Tag's second novel Prophecy, and it is a riveting page turner The concept behind the plot is just wild enough to give you pause for thought

What happens when you take a wealthy Minnesota family running a successful business and inject a truly wicked influence Potential disaster is the simple answer

'The elephant in the room' is that unseen creature that everyone knows is there It is a harbinger of bad and distasteful information

What an interesting lady Phyllis Reid is A native from the island of Jamaica and raised a staunch Catholic, by the time she was 16 she was beginning to feel torn apart

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What a great little book It is not often that I get excited about a business book, in fact I can not think of another occasion that it has happened

There are as many different writing styles as there are writers Some meticulously develop their characters, while the plot sneaks stealthily up on you

I had the opportunity to spend some time talking with Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul author Debra Poneman In a complete surprise she also brought along one of the genuine articles, an actual American Idol, Gina Glocksen

An author that sets out to write a trilogy, is to say the least ambitious, to maintain key characters over three books requires some very intricate plot manipulations Mary Martin has succeeded in grand style

The subtitle reads '90 things to do before you join the real world,' and I have to admit that made my head spin My lovely wife always has a 'To Do' list for me, and she has worked out that if her list has four or five items on it, I may actually do two or three of them

The average bookstore is awash in self help business books, entire sections are dedicated to the subject They also tend to have a common theme

Stolen Boy is a work of fiction, but based on the Jessie James Hollywood case … what author Michael Mehas says may make the difference between Hollywood's life and death Stolen Boy is powerful stuff

The Chicken Soup For The Soul series has been a runaway success in the book world, over 100 million copies have been sold worldwide They have been translated into just about every language but Klingon

This is to say the least an interesting and entertaining read that covers far more ground than the title implies Told with a huge amount of humor we follow Dodie on her sojourn to Thailand, where things do not work out as planned

Stolen Boy is billed as a work of fiction, however it actually explores a real event, and that event is still unfolding in the Southern California court system Jessie James Hollywood faces the potential of the trip to lethal injection for his actions

I have no idea how many books are crammed onto bookshelves all about the subject of marketing, there must be many millions It is a subject well understood, how do you make someone buy your Widget as opposed to the other guys Widget

Landmark Status is a wonderfully funny book Alan Rolnick uses Miami as the backdrop, and real estate as the weapon, to take the reader on a madcap journey that I can guarantee you will enjoy

Yes folks, it's the long awaited OJ Simpson confession book Except that in OJ's mind it was anything but, he claims it is a fictional account of how we would have done it, if he had done it

Stuart Nachbar has created a curious novel in The Sex Ed Chronicles Using a backdrop of 1980 New Jersey, we are introduced to the murky world of school politics

The press release bills this book as a love story, I disagree, it is a story about love Specifically one man's search for an everlasting love

Food writer, or Foodie, as they are known in the trade, Nora Franke is overfed and overwrought over a recent breakup with her long time boyfriend "We need a break" he tells her, Nora decides that spending some time away from the bustle of New York is just the tonic she needs

Walk into any bookstore and I will bet my last dollar that there is a whole shelf of books aimed at teaching the reader the fundamentals of becoming a millionaire in 10 easy steps It all sounds fine, and it makes for a fun read, but generally speaking it is just a bunch of junk that has little to do with the real world

Philosophy books tend to be large tomes of incomprehensible concepts, no doubt designed this way to limit readership to those already involved in this ethereal endeavor at the academic level Very occasionally a book comes along that breaks out from the norm, in 1971 R

A novel based around real estate in Miami, I was not convinced that I would enjoy it I had thoughts of tawdry love affairs among realtor’s, and board room struggles between power brokers