Sharky Marky and the Big Race by Lance Olsen is a really cute children's picture book that pits Sharky Marky in a race against his friends and other animals in the water kingdom. The reader has to help Sharky Marky count down to give him...

Sharky Marky and the Scavenger Hunt: An Alphabetic Adventure by Lance Olsen is a very educational book for kids and adults. Sharky Marky and his ocean dwelling friends are on an underwater alphabet scavenger hunt. I first want to say that if you read this...

Author Trish Egan has dedicated her book I Am Sunshine to survivors of childhood abuse. Her fictionalized heroine, Idalia, was sexually abused as a child and as a consequence developed coping and survival strategies that made her life appear perfect on the outside, but which...

Wow. Just wow. I’m not sure if that’s enough of a statement for a review, but those were my thoughts when I finished Don Gutteridge’s book, Lily’s Story. The beautifully wrought historical epic follows our protagonist, Lily, as she traverses through life, from her childhood...

Electric Ancient Egyptians: Penetrating The Atom With Electrified Sperm (Ancient Energy) is a nonfiction metaphysical work written by James Brown. The author combined his practical knowledge as a general contractor with his independent studies of the ancient Egyptians, and arrived at some of his own...

The Tears of Olive Trees: An Autobiographic Story Featuring Poems From Mahmoud Darwish is a non-fiction memoir written by AbdulKarim Al Makadma, with illustrations by Rawya M. Wadi. The author was born and grew up in a refugee camp in Gaza. His family was uprooted...

Just For Today: Jesus is Enough by Sharon Hurkens is a spiritual book filled with encouraging words and positive messages. This book is sprinkled with different Bible verses and the author elaborates on them by connecting each verse with a story; some of them are...

As a private investigator, Devon Sanders is good, not just good but extremely good; he seems to have a real touch for the job. Never mention it might be magic in his presence, though, because he has stayed as far away from magic as possible...

In a brand new novel by debut author Mara Powers, Shadows of Atlantis: Awakening, readers will be taken along on an absolutely epic journey to amazing Atlantis, focus of stories both old and new. The Atlantis of author Powers’ work is a beautiful paradise, one...

How to Make Powerful Speeches: A Step-by-Step Guide to Inspiring and Memorable Speeches by Eamonn O’Brien begins with an interesting question, why should one develop such skills? After giving a good answer, other basic aspects like how to edit and practice a speech, how to...

Search & Seizure is a coming of age memoir written by Marc Hoberman. When Marc was eleven, he got to meet his maternal grandfather, a composer whose work was used in film and television throughout the '40s, '50s and '60s. That meeting and the one...

The Chronothon by Nathan Van Coops is the second book in the author's time travelling series, but you can easily read the book as a stand-alone. I decided, however, to read In Times Like These before starting with The Chronothon, and did not regret it...

The Tomb by Lyn Sholes and Joe Moore is a Maxine Decker Thriller. Maxine Decker retired from the OSI but has returned as an adviser. After helping to take down a cartel leader, drug lord and international thief, Maxine heads off for some R and...

In a truly inspirational tale of one man's journey, A Better Man by author Rick Steber follows the story of Dave Franke. Dave, a cowboy at heart, was also the leader of a very successful construction company. At the height of the building boom, it...

Crazy Like Me by Erin Lee is about psychotherapist Katherine Murphy and her struggle to maintain a healthy relationship while guiding her patients through an obstacle course of debilitating mental issues. Katherine struggles to focus on the problems of her patients rather than internalizing their...

Dark…horrifying…utterly and magnificently twisted – so much so that Ivy’s Envy would surely make the Scaremeister himself, Stephen King, tear up with pride. Ivy James isn’t like most young women her age. What Ivy’s wanted all her life, Ivy’s ruthlessly taken – and if she...

Julian North is a young man without a real goal in life in The Lost Revolution by Tom Ulicny. After losing his parents at the age of nine, Julian was raised by an American couple. A sudden interest, or feelings of guilt as the case...

Health Tips, Myths and Tricks: A Physician’s Advice is a nonfiction health/medical book written by Morton E. Tavel. He discusses his views on health, exposes the fads that don't work, and recommends steps to healthier living. His first topic is a popular one -- diets...

The Giggling Boy by Ra Lynn LoneWalker chronicles one of the most horrific times in US history. Native American children were ripped from the bosoms of their families to be “educated” in mission schools. What awaited them was not standard education, but the experience of...

Slaughter Us All and Make Our Blood a River: Cyprus Poetry and History by Andreas Antoniou Melas revolves around the long history of Cyprus where people have suffered repeatedly under foreign conquerors. The poet gives readers adequate background about Cyprus to comprehend and appreciate the...