Heidi Jackson’s A Rat’s Tale II: Escape from Rattovia, the sequel to A Rat’s Tale: Pemba is Innocent, continues the tale of Pemba, who has transformed from outcast to princess, growing into her role gracefully with Prince Alden by her side, and forgiving the family that banished her. This is a page-turning adventure full of […]
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Book Review: Long Term Parking by Michael Del Ray – GettingBookReviews.com
Ever wonder what heaven would be like if there were no God? What about death? Do you wonder if we were reincarnated or if we live once and then go to Heaven? In the book, Long Term Parking, by Michael Del Ray, these questions are presented by tapping into the reader’s imagination and introducing a […]
Book Review: The Family of Chosen: Foundation of Kings – GettingBookReviews.com
Sitting aboard a 2008 flight from New York to Israel gave him time to relax after thinking he was being followed. It also gave him time to remember. Time to remember everything he’d witnessed all those years ago starting on the night of his thirteenth birthday.
Book Review: Finding the Kingdom of the Centaurs – GettingBookReviews.com
Fr?d?rick S. Parker’s Finding the Kingdom of the Centaurs centers around the fantastical journey and adventures of three average high school students who find themselves plunged into extraordinary circumstances. Oliver Hamilton finds himself trapped in a world filled with magic, centaurs, fauns, and mermaids, where humans are as mythical as centaurs are in our world, […]
Book Review : The 7th Journey – GettingBookReviews.com
Take a ride on a journey like you have never experienced before alongside Robert Graham, an innocent researcher hired by Netex Corporation to find the missing pieces of a technology called Auditum. Auditum is a brain manipulation technology that takes the human mind into an out of body experience where humans can purposely induce themselves […]
Book Review: True Physics of Light, Beyond Relativity – GettingBookReviews.com
Shailesh R. Kadakia’s True Physics of Light, Beyond Relativity (second edition) delves into a fascinating, insightful discussion involving the fundamental gaps in Einstein’s theory of relativity, particularly the lack of information on the motion of light and the primary features that distinguish the wave nature of light from that of the particle theory. Introducing intriguing […]
Book Review: Joining Up – GettingBookReviews.com
Author and screenwriter, Jack McGuire, offers readers a page-turning work of historical fiction in Joining Up, telling the tale of two young boys, Bobby and Will, who escape from Saint John’s orphanage and Gingrich, the “sallow-faced headmaster who should have been a prison guard,” to join the ranks of Brooklyn’s Red Legged Devils of the […]
Book Review: Flight of the Forgotten: – GettingBookReviews.com
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors in top-secret organizations such as the FBI and CIA? These are institutions rooted in good and standing for right; however, much of what they do is, and must remain, covert-hidden from the general public. The question that begs to be answered is: To what extent […]
Book Review: Goodbye Milky Way – GettingBookReviews.com
There are many theories about when the end of the world will occur. According to both the Mayan calendar and the French seer, Nostradamus, the world will end on December 21st, 2012. On the other hand, according to the most printed book in the world, The Bible, only God knows when the end will occur.
Book Review: In Search of the Beginning: A Seeker’s Journey to the Origin of the Universe, Life, and Man – GettingBookReviews.com
Are you the kind of person who likes to see “the big picture?” Do you enjoy grappling with ultimate philosophical questions? Are you open to spiritual perspectives on scientific matters? Are you willing to consider fresh ideas that cut against the grain of cultural and scientific orthodoxy? If so, In Search of the Beginning (ISB) […]
Book Review: The Secret of the Lost Robber Baron’s Gold: National Treasure MeetsPulp Fiction – GettingBookReviews.com
Dennis James Browne’s The Secret of the Lost Robber Baron’s Gold: National Treasure Meets Pulp Fiction is what the author calls a “filmbook,” the next step in the evolution of the novel, with equal parts high-octane dialogue and power-packed prose (See a detailed definition at dennisjamesbrowne.com). As a result, the story moves along at warp […]
Book Review: No Army Dodgers Here, Rush Elsewhere: Real Core Principles, Common Sacrifice, and the World War Two Infantry – GettingBookReviews.com
Ray Etrych’s No Army Dodgers Here, Rush Elsewhere: Real Core Principles, Common Sacrifice, and the World War Two Infantry illuminates the corruption of both Republicans and Democrats, who have essentially undermined the core principles of America. Etrych is a US Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War, giving him the perspective of one who […]
Franco Arda Adds a Unique Ingredient to Spice up The Flavor of Success by Todd Rutherford
Success can be defined in a number of ways, and it more than likely involves perseverance. Moreover, success is not only measured by monetary wealth, but the other factors as well, including, but not limited to, career satisfaction and the degree to which a person gives back to society. According to the Huffington Post, there […]
To Kill or not to Kill “Philanthropist” Pieter Godessohn by Todd Rutherford
In Tommy Vilar’s Save Italy! Forget the Rest, villain Pieter Godessohn is a deft, steroid-taking philanthropist, respected the world over. What we do not know is that the great man is actually an impostor who has “fraudulently inherited his estate.” Bearing a 65 billion dollar “gift” to Italy, he claims to be the Savior of […]
Signals of a Collapsing Financial System by Todd Rutherford
The Forces Holding the Economy Together and the Symptoms of the Economic Crisis: Then and Now The predecessor of the current global economic crisis is the Great Depression. During this crisis, circa 1930, several pertinent and incredibly successful programs were implemented that, to this day, have held together the economy together. If it weren’t for […]
The Disappearing Tight-Woven Community by Todd Rutherford
Douglas M. Hoy’s Paradise: What Could Go Wrong? portrays a tightly woven community on The Gulf of Mexico. Although we might have grown up in a town such as this, these communities are rapidly disappearing in favor of alienation, isolation, and a world of people who do not know their neighbors. In Paradise, Hoy highlights […]
A Drug Induced Vision of Wholeness by Todd Rutherford
Judith Kendall’s socially conscious novel Overtime addresses many current issues, positing them in a 1960s setting, a time when the classic structure of the American family began its decline. Divorce rates were on the rise, and divorce itself gained acceptance; the dissolution of marriage became commonplace, as did the blended family and the single-parent family.
New Clive Endive Ogive, IV Novel Mingles Comedy with Tradition by Todd Rutherford
According to the Chicago Tribune, many Americans are questioning the relevance of private clubs today. As membership dwindles at some clubs and real estate taxes on their properties soar, many private clubs are reevaluating both their membership requirements as well as their management practices. Although private clubs are sometimes perceived as merely posh playgrounds for […]
Smuggling Drugs Between the US and Canada by Todd Rutherford
Stanley J. Borley’s The Reluctant Villain: Coward of the Heart relates Borley’s tale of smuggling drugs between the United States and Canada, procuring drugs in the United States on the Vancouver border, and motoring hundreds of pounds of marijuana using an old boat. Although the headlines focus primarily on the drug smuggling that occurs on […]
Symbolic Stones by Todd Rutherford
The symbolism and imagery are plentiful in L.A. Kuehlke’s new novel, Pursuit (Yorkshire Publishing). One of the main symbols is the use of stones and their meanings. In Pursuit, each angel and human share a certain gemstone. The meaning of the stone is a representation of the character’s role within the story, and it describes […]