Z.E. Frey's "Open: Candid Haikus about Everyday Life" is an interesting take on the standard haiku format. The book is divided into seven sections, each devoted to a different theme, including sections on love, work, faith, racism and friendship. Don't expect the old conventions --...

Opened by S.T. Sanchez is an enchanting fantasy story about Emma’s discovery of an alternate world. At school, Emma experienced unexpected blindness. Francesca helped her to the nurse’s office. When her mother took her to the doctor, he confirmed that her condition was permanent. However,...

Open Heart: The Transformational Journey of a Doctor Who, After Bypass Surgery at 61, Ran Marathons and Climbed Mountains is an inspirational instructional manual. Author Akil Taher, M.D. underwent open-heart surgery at age 61 and realized he had to change his lifestyle. Only eight months...

Lucille Skelton brings us a suspenseful romance in Open Secrets. Verna North has decided to return to her home on the island of Grand Pinnacle. Her brother is getting married and has asked her to help with the planning. She hasn’t really been back in...

"Opening Pandora’s Box" is a book written by Lisa A. McCombs. It is a sequel to "Raspberry Beret" that picks up where Abby hears sirens outside of her house. Something inside her told her she didn’t want to know what had happened. One night, Abby’s...

Open Ticket by Rebecca Clements revolves around two friends, Eva McKinley and Roz. Eva has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and she also wants to break free from her unfaithful husband and go to Prague to learn more about her roots. Both the women...

It is 100 hundred years into the future and for the past few generations everyone has been a reader – someone with the ability to read minds and have all their thoughts heard by the rest of the world. Unlike everyone else, 16 year old...

In the novel Open Source, author M.M. Frick offers the reader top-notch international intrigue. A cargo ship is hijacked and it is assumed that a ransom demand will be forthcoming. Instead, vending machine deliveryman Casey Shenk becomes intrigued by the short television report of the...

Open a Profitable Home Business: Crafting Beautiful 3D Picture Frames by Amber Richards is a useful little book on what you need to know if you want to get into the picture frame business. From the benefits of a home based business to the process...

Open Doors: The Truth About Happiness & Success is a look into the tools and components of self-help. By reading it, you gain a true understanding of how to move yourself forward and the tools that you can utilize to do so. Author Stephen Griffiths...

I loved the concept of Open the Doors to You by Casey Rislov. I think it can be hard to come up with a fresh idea in a children's book that hasn't been overdone to death, but I have never seen a book about doors....

Opening the Veil is the first book in the New Sight series written by C.L. Clark. Cass adores her cat. Since Cass found Allie in an alley way (thus, her name) as a tiny kitten, Cass and Allie have had a very close and loyal...

Open Season by Alisa Schindler is an intriguing mystery novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy murder mysteries and baseball. Wayne Savage was the Little League baseball coach well known for his big ego and personality;...

It is believed that the vast wisdom of the Universe, the wisdom of the ages, life, and Creation are all chronicled in the Akashic Records. Opening the Akashic Records: Meet Your Record Keepers and Discover Your Soul's Purpose by Maureen J. St. Germain gives insights...

If there’s one thing many of us agree on, it’s that internet technology has changed the world in both good and bad ways. Now, depending on your familiarity, or lack thereof, with the applications and implications of social media, and your belief in just how...

Open Heart is a work of fiction written in the literary style by author Gregory D. Williams. Self-described as a poignant and gripping historical novel about the enduring power of love, the work is intended for mature reading audiences due to some very moderate scenes...

Open Windows Culture - The Christian’s Guide: Practical Tools to Help You Rewrite Your Culture and the Culture of Your Church by J. Kevin Powell gives good insights on the culture that has been created within the self and the church which includes the whole...

Open Up by Alex Woodard was full of unexpected treasures like those one might find in an old trunk full of well-lived memories. Bouncing between experiences of his teen ‘wonder years’ to the older and wiser present life lens, Woodard ‘opens up’ in his memoir...

Opening the Gates of the Heart: Images That Heal and the Stories Behind Them by Carolyn CJ Jones is a delight on several levels. Jones shows she is a master of both poetry and prose. She is also an accomplished photographer and philosopher. The images...

The greater the exposure, the greater the risk. Medical practitioners were more exposed as the HIV pandemic ravaged communities. It cost Daniel his medical career. Alice had immigrated to the USA with her parents, and she was now a doctor, though with many doubts about...