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Review: How To Reverse World Recession by Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan

★★★

How To Reverse World Recession by Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan is an ambitious and unique vision of the future.

For readers who are experienced or interested in tax law, banking, governmental activities, economics, poverty conditions, and a dozen other major issues affecting the world today, this bold new book from Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan will be nothing short of fascinating. It is a comprehensive outline of where the world currently stands, and an unexpectedly radical proposal of where our global society could be.

The proposed plan for a new economic system would revolutionize everything that we currently accept in […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-01-22T15:30:15+02:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Business, Finance, Non-Fiction|

Review: Stumbling On A Tale (Time to Time #2) by Suzanne Roche

★★★★½

It all started with a book. Now three siblings are stuck together, traveling through time, once again…whether they like it or not.

Join Peri, Henry, and Max – two siblings and a half, in reverse order – as they make their way from the high spirits and high seas of an immigration ship en route to New York, and on to new adventures in the Middle Ages. Lost together in a forest after another of Peri’s bright ideas, the three find unlikely companions in a group of colorful travelers: a man and his pig, a maid searching for a […]

James Grimsby2019-01-22T11:00:57+02:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Historical Fantasy, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult|

Review: Miss Matched At Midlife by Rebecca Brockway

★★★★★

For women of a certain age the prospect of dating can be social whirl of a nightmare. But when Rebecca Brockway found herself single in her 40s, she documented her next decade of dating experiences in a humorous memoir, “Miss Matched At Midlife” with a positively can-do attitude. After her marriage of 17 years ended with four kids in tow, Rebecca set out to look for The One – or at least make up for lost time in the dating arena – going on more than 150 first dates – probably more first dates than most of us have […]

Cate Baum2016-09-21T09:00:41+02:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Memoir, Non-Fiction|

Review: SEER: The Ghosts of Gray Fable by Eli Bloom

★★★★½

SEER: The Ghosts of Gray Fable by Eli Bloom is a chilling and thrilling YA novel.

With a bold plot line and an unforgettable protagonist, SEER instantly stands out as a paranormal classic. Author Eli Bloom captures youth, innocence and courage within these pages, while brushing on topical subjects that will strike a chord in readers of any age.

While the premise of the book makes it seem as though this book focuses heavily on the events of the possible school shooting, and everything Gray Fable might do to stop it, the writer is more keenly interested in revealing […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-02-21T07:21:20+02:00September 1st, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Paranormal, Young Adult|

Review: Simple Simon by William Poe

★★★★★

“Cocaine overtook the lives of many people in the 1980s. That seemed especially true in the Hollywood gay scene, where I was something of a fixture in the bars, especially the seedy ones.”

Simon Powell has lived a life of many regrets – one of religious engagement and chemical addiction; of Hollywood dreams and cold nights on concrete streets, of love and loss, and the harsh bounce back from rock-bottom. Simon is a gay man from Arkansas who’s seen it all, and it’s taken its toll. Recovering from his near-fatal addiction, he worked towards a healthier existence through rehab […]

James Grimsby2019-10-04T06:34:20+02:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQI, William Poe|

Review: In the Presence of Wolves by Erick Nason

★★★★½

In the Presence of Wolves: The Adventures of Ranger Jacob Clarke by Erick Nason is a rugged and action-packed adventure.

As military history in America goes, the French and Indian War is perhaps the least discussed, but as Erick Nason so expertly depicts in his novel, In the Presence of Wolves, it was truly a fascinating time in American history. Approximately two decades before the Revolutionary War broke out, America had a very different battle to fight – one against the French and their Indian compatriots. This novel is set in the lush upper forests of New York, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2016-09-05T10:05:35+02:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Historical Fiction|

Review: Constant Guests by Patricia Nedelea

★★★★½

Isa would probably say she’s your average girl. Maybe it’s wishful thinking – with all the turbulence in her home and personal life, it’s easier to drown herself in the party scenes of Paris. Too bad for Isa the unusual circumstances of her birth come crashing into her life as her biological mother – the one she only just found out about, no less – dies in front of her without a word.

Confronted with some uncomfortable truths, the unusual event urges Isa to find more, and into a mystery that her mother was willing to die to solve, […]

Naka Jackson2016-08-17T04:47:29+02:00August 16th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Fantasy|

Review: The Hotel Westend by Ashley Lynch-Harris

★★★★

The Hotel Westend by Ashley Lynch-Harris is a classic mystery with plenty of twists.

With eccentric characters, an historic hotel with its fair share of secrets, and an innocent ingénue with a good dose of curiosity, The Hotel Westend is a slow-boiling thriller that will have you guessing until the very end. In the beloved style of Agatha Christie and other British suspense classics, this murder mystery pays homage to the genre in an impressive way.

The gradual introduction of the characters – all heading for the same destination for an unknown reason – has the same slow pacing […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2016-08-12T11:38:35+02:00August 11th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Cozy Mystery, Mystery|