"Adrenaline" by Jeff Abbott has great potential. The plot is a thriller. Sam Capra is a CIA agent; he and his wife Lucy are expecting a child and living in London. Sam is in the midst of delivering an intelligence report when Lucy calls begging...

Woody Guthrie’s "Riding In My Car" is a pop-up book. The illustrations were done by talented Scott Menchin. The outside cover begs to be opened with a roadster-looking car filled with “beatniks”. There are four passengers, one with a goatee. The car is 3 dimensional....

Too often sex carries negative connotations even into marriage. Pastor Ed Young discusses God, sex and marriage. In Genesis we are told that God created everything and that includes sex. Pastor Ed Young stresses that God has blessed marriages with the physical act of sex....

I am a fan of Michael Crichton. He has the ability to send chills down my spine with mere words. In "Micro" he asks readers to look at the world around them in a different perspective. If we were shrunk to a tiny inch in...

"52 Weeks of Non-Stop Bliss" is the kind of book that would make a good gift from one friend to another. Written by Terri L. Cunkle, it provides what it proclaims to be “activities sure to bring joy back into the lives of the super...

"Touched by a Child" by retired principal George Towery is a delightful read for those in the educational system and also for parents who have ever wondered what goes on in their children's school while they are at work. Towery was a principal for 40...

"Glorify Each Day" by John Banks has an unusual beginning. Eight year old Tommy tried to kill his mother’s dog in a fit of anger. The plot moves forward in time. Cheryl is talking with her therapist concerning her boyfriend. From the discussion it becomes...

“Quests of Shadowind: Skyshifter” by L.A. Miller is a sci-fi fantasy book about two siblings, Logan and Mindy, who are dropped into a strange, yet oddly normal world along with the other kids in their neighborhood. They must all work together to find their parents...

Rick Schworer is a Bible warrior. This book is not for the faint at heart but for serious students of the Bible. I minored in Theology and can say without a doubt that Schworer hits all the important points in his interpretation of Revelations, a...

I think Susan Allison hits the nail on the head when she introduces the idea that much of what we suffer emotionally may reveal itself in our physical bodies as illnesses. It will be excellent if we know and understand this then we can shine...

Here is a delightful high fantasy story that will surprise the reader, anyone from pre-teen to adults. I enjoyed the history for the newness it has. I have never read a fantasy book where people turn into dragons and vise versa. There is a good...

The author writes this book because there is so much interest and curiosity today about the Antichrist: * Is it possible to identify the Antichrist before he rises to power? * What are the signs of his arrival? * What is the significance of the number 666? * Will...

In this book, Jane Kirkpatrick uses real life heroine Hulda Klager. Hulda was a farmer's wife in Woodland, WA, born in Germany and taken to the US in 1865 at the age of two. At an early age, Hulda created an easy peeling hybrid apple...

What little girl doesn’t dream of her wedding? In her mind’s eye she can picture the “perfect wedding.” Most females have an image of a perfect dress, ceremony, reception, cake and wedding. If you watch some of the TV shows concerning weddings you would think...

Author Francine Billingslea has lived through the horrors of rape and breast cancer, and she has lived through the death of loved ones and personal divorce. Now as a survivor, she writes of her experiences and how she survived in "Through it All: And Out...

"Dark Days" by C.A. Kunz is the second in the 'Childe' series for young adults. We again meet Cat Colvin as she learns about her adoption and her unusual physiology as a half human/half vampire sixteen year old. Cat has a lot to contend with...

In "The Fourth Fisherman", Joe Kissack presents us with two stories in one. He initially tells of five fishermen who become lost and disoriented off the coast of Mexico. As it turns out, they survive, drifting on the seas while trying to remain alive by...

Author Daniel Kim has long been pondering the problems facing the United States and other countries. In discussing the economic woes of the United States, Dr. Kim states emphatically that the three branches of government, the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial have not watched...

Dwight Morgan's "The Unlikely Career of Sonny B. Feelright" is one of the best books I have read in some time and I detest anything that smacks of business! Fresh out of school with an MBA, Sonny is approached by a gorgeous woman who needs...

"The Plea for Righteousness" is backed by great amounts of knowledge and research that the authors document well and they advise the reader to read this book in its entirety. The authors want African-Americans to understand that they are the original Israelites and that this...