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August 11, 2016

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, fantasy, dark, family, fiction, school, relationships, joy, life, world, writing, light, book, questions, opinions

Summary

Are Beautiful Creatures characters really beautiful as they says to be??

"Ruthless" by Ron Miscavige : Book Review

June 26, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: memoir, book, review, scientology, miscavige

Summary

A book review of Ron Miscavige's memoir "Ruthless" about his time as a member of Scientology. His son, David, is the leader of the church.

Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: Review

March 26, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: murder, non-fiction, book, review, tabbs

Summary

Kali Nicole Gross, a black women's experiences scholar, has brought all her investigative and research talents to bear in writing this book about a grizzly murder. The title character dumps a headless and limbless torso onto a creek bank and the story takes off from there.

"The Baby Boom" by P.J. O'Rourke : Book Review

January 30, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: baby, book, review, boom, orourke

Summary

O'Rourke defines the baby boom generation as those born between 1946 and 1964. This is a review of his book "The Baby Boom", which is a memoir of sorts.

"The Secrets of the FBI" by Ronald Kessler : Book Review

January 26, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: secrets, book, review, fbi, kessler

Summary

A book review of FBI insider Ron Kessler's work "The Secrets of the FBI".

"Glimpses of Heaven" by Trudy Harris : Book Review

January 23, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: book, review, glimpses, harris

Summary

Not all experiences in life are empirically explainable, some are a matter of faith. This is a review of the book "Glimpses of Heaven" in which the author, Trudy Harris, uses her career as a hospice nurse to tell the story of 44 patients whose last days demonstrate that faith.

"Mark Twain's Other Woman", A Book Review

January 20, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: book, review, twain, trombley

Summary

A review of Laura Skandera Trombley's "Mark Twain's Other Woman, The Hidden Story of His Final Years."

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: Book Review

January 10, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: book, review, jobs, steve, isaacson

Summary

Steve Jobs' management style was different. Isaacson's book portrayed Jobs in frank terms as demonstrated by this review.

'Now and Forever' Review

by BriannasBooks

September 27, 2015

Comments: 3

Shelves: 2

Tags: rant, book_review, ugh, now_and_forever, susane_colasanti, not_worth_it_for_some

Summary

The core

by Grinstone

September 23, 2015

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Tags: philosophy

Summary

An interpretation of life as I know it.

Melvin's Most Helpful Reviews - Return of Freiza Vol. 1

by Melvin

August 04, 2015

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, vampire, death, romance, life, adventure, hate, relationship, sexual, book, werewolf, review, return, bizarre, balls

Summary

A curious work by a young Daniel "Vicarious" Glazzie authored many years ago -- a fantastic fanfiction tale in which the mysterious overlord of the universe "Freiza" returns to Earth, to wreak havoc.

You Have To Read This Book!

by Carla Charter

July 28, 2015

Shelves: 1

Tags: book, review

Summary

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel not to be missed. It is about racism, and change and family all masterfully intertwined together.

Melvin's Most Helpful Reviews - Sidewinder

by Melvin

July 01, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, vampire, death, romance, george, religion, life, world, erotica, hate, live, change, redemption, subject, revenge

Summary

A candid summary and review of the merits to author JDK's self proclaimed story of "alright quality".

Top 10 Favorite Book Character

by Kay Darkhart

March 25, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

Summary

This is a list of my top ten favorite book characters.

"The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin: Book Review

March 01, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: biography, book_review, william, roosevelt, theodore, taft

Summary

Doris Kearns Goodwin writes about the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft and their dealings with the progressive press of their time in "The Bully Pulpit". This is a book review of the work.

"Wilson" by A.Scott Berg : Book Review

February 21, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: biography, review, wilson, berg, woodrow

Summary

Woodrow Wilson was our twenty-eighth president. A. Scott Berg has written a comprehensive insight into the man and the politician. The reviewer draws some parallels between Wilson's time and the politics that drive the presidency today.

"The Unlikely Disciple" by Kevin Roose : Book Review

February 21, 2015

Shelves: 1

Tags: christian, book_review, liberty_university, kevin_roose

Summary

This is a book review of "The Unlikely Disciple" by Kevin Roose. The premise of the book is the impact that being on campus at a orthodox christian university has on the author. In this case the college is Liberty University.

"Paul Newman, A Life" by Shawn Levy : Book Review

February 21, 2015

Shelves: 1

Tags: biography, book-review, shawn_levy, paul_newman

Summary

Paul Newman was one of the most prolific and popular actors of the twentieth century. Shawn Levy uses Newman's own words to tell the story of this screen icon in his book "Paul Newman, A Life" which is reviewed here.

"Ted Kennedy, The Dream That Never Died" by Edward Klein : Book Review

February 21, 2015

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