Reviewer's Bookwatch back issues from Thursday, May 1:
It Was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke!(It Was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke!: A Personal Account of the 1960 Sit-in Demonstrations in Jacksonville)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... It Was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke! Florida and Ax Handle Saturday Rodney L. Hurst, Sr. WingSpan Publishing PO Box 2085, Livermore, CA 94551 9781595941954 $14.95 www.wingspanpress.com Quoting from the back cover: ...
The Last Deer Hunt: A Yooper Mystery.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Last Deer Hunt, A Yooper Mystery Jerry Sarasin Outskirts Press Parker, CO 97891432717414 $14.95 www.outskirtspress.com The Last Deer Hunt is a classic mystery story about a protagonist named Hank Duval, his family and friends in ...
The Adventures of Mom.(The Adventures of Mom: A Natalie Quill Mystery)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Adventures of Mom J. Kaspar Barnes iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 9780595472710, $17.95, www.iuniverse.com Middle age--the point where many people look at their lives and become depressed in believing ...
Swimming on My Wedding Day.(Swimming on my Wedding Day: My Cancer Journey through the Seasons)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Swimming on My Wedding Day Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager iUniverse 2001 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln, NE 68512 9780595426553, $12.95, www.iuniverse.com The tragedy of cancer has a tendency to have no upsides--why it's usually refered to as a ...
My Splendid Concubine.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... My Splendid Concubine Lloyd Lofthouse iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 9780595458431, $21.95, www.iuniverse.com Love for ones wives' sister is typically forbidden by most western religions, but the most ...
Economics in the Present Tense.(Economics in the Present Tense: Dysfunctions of the Welfare State)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Economics in the Present Tense Joel Clarke Gibbons Vantage Press 419 Park Avenue, South, New York, NY 10016 9780533157402, $15.95, www.vantagebooks.com Inflation, the downward spiral of the economy, rising poverty--just a few of the ...
Where the Redwing Sings.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Where the Redwing Sings Ed Kostro Privately Published 19 W 238 Gloucester Way, Oak Brook, IL 60523 9781601454355, $12.95, edkostro@comcast.com Prolific and award winning author Ed Kostro returns once more with his seventh ...
Elan Vital.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Elan Vital Suzanne M. Kelly Privately Published P.O. Box 16741, Ft. Worth, TX 76162 9780979648007, $21.95, www.elan-vital.net Self-described as a modern day Illiad, "Elan Vital" has a huge pair of sandals to fill. Author Suzanne M ....
Cold Season Poems.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Cold Season Poems Jalal Ghavami Vantage Press Inc. 419 Park Ave. South, New York, NY, 10016 0533149886, $8.95, www.vantagepress.com Jalal Ghavami describes his poetry as a bank for all of his memories over the years, and that his ...
The Song Itself.(The Song Itself: A Gnostic Remembrance)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Song Itself Annonymous, Yaq Cuartz (translator) Privately Published--yaq@thesongitself.net 1905 SE 50th Ave, Portland, OR, 97215 9780615169200, $17.45, www.thesongitself.net He has to deliver the ancient gnostic codex, but so much ...
Best Fantastic Erotica.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Best Fantastic Erotica Cecilia Tan Circlet Press, Inc. 39 Hurlburt Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 978885865601, $19.95 www.circlet.com The difference between pornography and erotic literature is a fine line of literary demarcation that ...
The Dominium.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Dominium Hasanuddin Privately Published PO Box 256102, Dot, Mass. 02125 (author) 9780980096323, $22.22 The LHC project, despite all the money that has been poured into it, could end up destroying everything--and that means ...
Diamond Rewards.(Diamond Rewards: A Tale of the Little Leagues)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Diamond Rewards Robert J. Sonstroem Infinity Publishing 1094 New Dehaven St., Suite 100, W. Conshohocken, PA 19428 0741442914, $14.95, www.infinitypublishing.com Rick is a former jock coming home to his home town--with no other job ...
The Wrestler from Montreal.(The Wrestler from Montreal: Prophecy for a Separate Man)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Wrestler from Montreal Arnold Holtzman Infinity Publishing 1094 New DeHaven Street, Suite 100, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713 TCI Smith Publicity (publicist) 2 Split Rock Drive, Suite 12, Cherry Hill, N J 08003 ...
Chinook.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Chinook Roc Roth Vantage Press, Inc. 419 Park Avenue, South, New York, NY 9780533156252, $14.95, www.vantagepress.com A small town with a elaborate rainbow as a cast of characters and their struggles--the setting of "Chinook" ....
Home Away From Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Home Away From Home N. Dao Privately Published (mangosteen13@yahoo.com) 5025 W. Roberts Drive / Santa Ana, CA 92704 9780980237009, $15.95, www.nickdao.com The end of the Vietnam War, 1975. The Americans were leaving the country, and ...
The Cross, The Star, The Crescent vs. Radical Islam.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Cross, The Star, The Crescent vs. Radical Islam Jack Chinn Publish America P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705 1424191823, $19.95, www.publishamerica.com Rhetorical questions are never meant to be answered--but author, poet, ...
Geneva.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Geneva Scott Michael Gallagher Publish America PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151 142419184X, $24.95, www.publishamerica.com Can two wrongs eventually make a right? "Geneva" is a story of that possibly being true. An aspring author ...
The Obviousness Of It All.(The Obviousness of It All: A Guide to Common Sense)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Obviousness Of It All Adrienne Petterson Publish America P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705 142417807X, $19.95, www.publishamerica.com Common sense is something that people harvest from experience--it can't be taught in a class ...
Goldmine.(Goldmine: A Book of Poems and Beatiful Love Stories)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Goldmine Leroy G. Carey Vantage Press, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 9780533156405, $8.95, www.vantagepress.com The very first anthology of poetry from Leroy G. Carey will make readers wish it wasn't the only one so far ...
Building the Future.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Building the Future Mac and Sam Vantage Press, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 9780533156801, $10.95, www.vantagepress.com Technology exponentially improves every year that passes, and in "Building the Future", an optimistic ...
I'll Bet You Taste Like Wine.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... I'll Bet You Taste Like Wine Kris Lewis Publish America P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705 1424193478, $19.95, www.publishamerica.com Vampires and their mythology have been enthralling the western world for well over a century since ...
Second Son.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Second Son Edith Dondero iUniverse 1451 Norway Rd., Lowman, NY 14861 059538286X, $17.95, www.iuniverse.com What do you do when your brother starts promoting himself as the Messiah, the savior of your people? "Second Son" asks the ...
Did I Expect Angels?(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Did I Expect Angels? Kathryn Maughan iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 9780595402595, $13.95, www.iuniverse.com Grief affects everyone in many different ways- but there's a healthy limit to it. "Did I Expect ...
The Strings of the Lute.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Strings of the Lute Eileen Colucci Xlibris International Plaza II, Suite 340, Philadelphia, PA, 19113-1513 9781425773083, $22.99, www.xlibris.com Catholic schoolgirls growing up on Long Island Lorraine and Suzanne are inseparable ...
The Lead.(The Lead: Daily Inspirations in Search of Peace and Serenity)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Lead RMA Vantage Press, Inc. 419 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016 9780533155408, $11.95, www.vantagepress.com Alcohol is widely and justifiably regarded as one of the great scourges of mankind, and the road to recovery from ...
Queen Crystal and The Land.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Queen Crystal and The Land Sandra Jo Matusky Dream Catcher Publishing, Inc. 3260 Keith Bridge Road, #313, Cumming, GA 30041 ISBN 9780978612023, $16.95, www.DreamCatcherPublishing.net "Queen Crystal and The Land" by Sandra Jo Matusky ...
Danny and Life on Bluff Point: The Conflict, Book Six in the Danny and Life on Bluff Point Series.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Danny and Life on Bluff Point: The Conflict, Book Six in the Danny and Life on Bluff Point Series Mary Ellen Lee iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 ISBN 9780595448081, $13.95, 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com ...
A Prince in Need: Volume 2 of the Myrridian Cycle.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... A Prince in Need: Volume 2 of the Myrridian Cycle Debra Killeen Helm Publishing 3923 Seward Ave., Rockford, IL 61108 ISBN 9780980178050, $18.95, http://www.publishersdrive.com/ "A Prince in Need" begins when Reginald Claybourne, the ...
France: Instructions for Use.(France: Instructions for Use: The Practical, On-site Assistant for the Enthusiastic (Even Experienced) Traveler)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... France: Instructions for Use Alison Culliford and Nan McElroy Illustrata Press c/o Beagle Bay, Inc., 14120 Saddlebow Drive, Reno, NV 89511 ISBN 9781885436405, $14.95, http://www.beaglebay.com "France: Instructions for ...
Human Matters.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Human Matters Steven Kalas Stephens Press, LLC PO Box 1600, Las Vegas, NV 89125-1600 ISBN 9781932173574, $16.95, www.stephenspress.com "Human Matters: Wise and Witty Counsel on Relationship, Parenting, Grief and Doing the Right ...
Mustard Seed Market & Cafe Natural Foods Cookbook.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Mustard Seed Market & Cafe Natural Foods Cookbook Bev Shaffer Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA ISBN 9781589804654, $29.95, www.pelicanpub.com In 2003, Mustard Seed Market & Cafe became Ohio's first ...
You Had Me at Good-bye: A Novel.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... You Had Me at Good-bye: A Novel Tracey Bateman FaithWords Hachette Book Group USA, 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780446698948, $13.99, www.faithwords.com "You Had Me at Good-bye" is the second book in the "Drama Queens" ...
Biscuit's Pet & Play Easter (Biscuit Board Book).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Biscuit's Pet & Play Easter (Biscuit Board Book) Alyssa Satin Capucilli HarperFestival c/o HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780061128394, $6.99, "Biscuit's Pet & Play ...
Mommy's Best Kisses (Board Book).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Mommy's Best Kisses (Board Book) Margaret Anastas HarperFestival 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780061241307, $6.99 "Mommy's Best Kisses" is an adorable board book filled with all different types of animal ...
Savvy.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Savvy Ingrid Law Dial Books for Young Readers 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10014 ISBN 9780803733060, $16.99 "Savvy" is about a family, and they all have, or will have, "savvies." A savvy is a special kind of know-how. Mibs is ...
Who Lives in the Rainforest?: Discovering Animals (Fisher-Price).(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Who Lives in the Rainforest?: Discovering Animals (Fisher-Price) Nora Pelizzari HarperFestival c/o Harper Collins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780061447709, $6.99 "Who Lives in the ...
Zoom: A Book of Things That Go (Board Book).(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Zoom: A Book of Things That Go (Board Book) Jennifer Frantz HarperFestival 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780061128592, $13.99 "Zoom: A Book of Things That Go" is an interactive board book that explores ...
Darok 10 (Moon).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Darok 10 (Moon) H. J. Ralles Top Publications 12221 Merit Drive, Suite 950 Dallas, TX 75251 ISBN 9781929976317, $9.95 "Darok 10" begins when Rachel's boss Dr. Gunter Schumann mysteriously vanishes from Darok 9. The Daroks are ...
Darok 9.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Darok 9 H. J.Ralles Top Publications 12221 Merit Drive, Suite 950 Dallas, TX 75251 ISBN 9781929976102, $9.95 Life in 2120 A.D. is much different than you would expect. People live in huge domelike cities called Daroks, water is ...
Goodnight Moon 123: A Counting Book (Board Book).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Goodnight Moon 123: A Counting Book (Board Book) Margaret Wise Brown HarperFestival 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780061125973, $16.99 "Goodnight Moon 123: A Counting Book" takes the familiar illustrations ...
Mother Goose and Friends.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Mother Goose and Friends Ruth Sanderson Little, Brown and Company 237 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017 ISBN 9780316777186, $16.99 "Mother Goose and Friends" is a 64-page compilation of all of the familiar nursery rhymes that we all ...
The World Around Me: Colors, Numbers and More! (Fisher-Price) (Board Book).(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The World Around Me: Colors, Numbers and More! (Fisher-Price) (Board Book) Alexis Barad HarperFestival c/o HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780061450396, $7.99 "The ...
365 One-Minute Meditations: God Calling.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... 365 One-Minute Meditations: God Calling A.J. Russell Barbour Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 719, Ulrichsville, OH 44683 ISBN 9781602600522, $9.97, www.barbourbooks.com "365 One-Minute Meditations: God Calling" is a collection of beautiful ...
Handling Employment for Bosses and Supervisors.(Handling Employment for Bosses and Supervisors: Guidelines to Avoid Employee Lawsuits, with a Touch of Humor)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Handling Employment for Bosses and Supervisors Geoffrey H. Hopper Robert D. Reed Publishers P. O. Box 1992, Brandon, OR 97411 ISBN 9781931741897, $19.95, http://www.rdrpublishers.com/home.html Written by a labor and employment ...
You're a Medical What?!(You're a Medical What?!: A Lighthearted Peek into the World of a Medical Transcriptionist)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... You're a Medical What?! Sara Burns Robert D. Reed Publishers P.O. Box 1992, Brandon, OR 97411 ISBN 9781934759004, $14.95, (541) 347-9882, www.rdrpublishers.com "You're a Medical What?!: A Lighthearted Peek into the World of a Medical ...
Artist's Proof.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Artist's Proof Lander Marks Stephens Press, LLC Post Office Box 1600, Las Vegas, NV 89125-1600 ISBN 9781932173734, $24.95, 702-383-0496, www.stephenspress.com "Artist's Proof" is a novel that contains mystery, murder, and many ...
Blessings (Sommerfield Trilogy #3).(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Blessings (Sommerfield Trilogy #3) Kim Vogel Sawyer Barbour Publishing P.O. Box 719, Ulrichsville, OH 44683 ISBN 9781597894067, $9.97, www.barbourbooks.com Sometimes blessings come in the most unexpected places. We never know just ...
Stranger Room.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Stranger Room Frederick Ramsay Poisoned Pen Press 6962 East First Avenue, Ste. 103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 ISBN 9781590585351, $24.95, www.poisonedpenpress.com Just when you think you have seen it all in mystery topics, one comes along ...
The Pocket Guide to Mischief.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Pocket Guide to Mischief Bart King Gibbs Smith, Publisher P.O. Box 667, Layton, Utah 84041 ISBN 9781423603665, $9.95, 1-800-835-4993, www.gibbs-smith.com "The Pocket Guide to Mischief" begins by focusing on how to play fun pranks ...
A Soul in the Wind (Excerpts from the Book of Life).(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... A Soul in the Wind (Excerpts from the Book of Life) Richard Finegold Llumina Press PO Box 772246, Coral Springs, FL 33077-2246 ISBN 9781595267504, $18.95, 1-866-229-9244, www.llumina.com "A Soul in the Wind (Excerpts from the Book of ...
How to Mediate Like a Pro: 42 Rules for Mediating Disputes.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... How to Mediate Like a Pro: 42 Rules for Mediating Disputes Mary Greenwood iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 ISBN 9780595469628, $12.95, 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com Author Mary Greenwood does it ...
Three Chords.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Three Chords Mike Mihalek RoseHeart Publishing 10116 SW 122nd St., Gainesville, FL 32608 ISBN 9780980150421, $ 12.95, (863) 984-2966, www.roseheartbooks.com "Three Chords" is a character-driven novel dealing with the complex issues ...
Every Man Sees You Naked.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Every Man Sees You Naked David M. Matthews Wheatmark 610 East Delano Street, Suite 104, Tucson, AZ 85705 ISBN 9781604940282, $13.95, www.wheatmark.com As soon as I got my hands on "Every Man Sees You Naked" my world stopped. I put ...
Between The Lines.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Between The Lines Sarah Schwersenska Crystal Dreams Publishing Box 58043, Rosslynn RPO, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, L1J 8L6 ISBN 9781591460701, $10.95, www.crystaldreamspublishing.com "Between the Lines" takes you into the publishing ...
Stand To ...: A Journey to Manhood.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Stand To ...: A Journey to Manhood E. Franklin Evans iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Rd. Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 ISBN 9780595450534, $19.95, http://www.iuniverse.com After someone has endured the harshness and horrifying fear of ...
All About My Day: Baby's First Scrapbook (Fisher-Price).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... All About My Day: Baby's First Scrapbook (Fisher-Price) Laura Marchesani HarperFestival c/o HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780061447686, $6.99, ...
Biscuit and the Little Pup (My First I Can Read).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Biscuit and the Little Pup (My First I Can Read) Alyssa Satin Capucilli HarperCollins Children's Books 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 ISBN 9780060741709, $16.99, http://www.harpercollins.com/ In "Biscuit and the ...
Enthusiasm.(Young adult review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Enthusiasm Polly Shulman Puffin c/o Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 ISBN 9780142409350, $7.99, http://us.penguingroup.com Cinderella meets Jane Austen. Young Julie Lefkowitz has an ...
If You Were My Baby: A Wildlife Lullaby (A Simply Nature Book).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... If You Were My Baby: A Wildlife Lullaby (A Simply Nature Book) Fran Hodgkins Dawn Publications 12402 Bitney Springs Rd, Nevada City CA 95959 ISBN 9781584690900, $7.95, (530) 274-7775, http://www.dawnpub.com/ "If You Were My Baby: A ...
Keeper of the Empire (The Third Book in the Keeper Series).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Keeper of the Empire (The Third Book in the Keeper Series) H. J.Ralles Top Publications 12221 Merit Drive, Suite 950 Dallas, TX 75251 ISBN 9781929976256, $9.95, http://toppub.com/ The story begins when Matt, after having been sucked ...
Get Your Career on the Fast Track.(Get Your Career on the Fast Track: A Navigational Guide for the Modern Manager)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Get Your Career on the Fast Track Michelle L. Casto, PhD Multi-Media Publications, Inc. Box 58043, Rosslyn RPO, Oshawa, ON, Canada, L1J 8L6 ISBN 9781897326763, $29.95, http://www.mmpubs.com/ I am really impressed with "Get Your Career ...
Hacksaw: First in the Eva Baum Detective Series.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Hacksaw: First in the Eva Baum Detective Series Charlotte Phillips & Mark Phillips iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 ISBN 9780595456079, $15.95, 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com I always know that ...
The Monkey and the Engineer.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... The Monkey and the Engineer Jesse Fuller Redpsych Productions JD Publications, P.O. Box 696, Fairfax, CA 94978 ISBN 9780979397264, $14.95, http://www.redpsych.com The words for this story were adopted from a one-man band songwriter, ...
barthpenn@heaven.org.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... barthpenn@heaven.org Kevin Scott Collier Tweener Press c/o Baker Trittin Press PO Box 277, Winona Lake, IN 46590 www.gospelstoryteller.com ISBN 9780975288023, $10.95, http://www.bakertrittenpress.com/ Do you ...