A Piece of Cake by Linda S. Amstutz is a collection of her essays. The topics vary; each one will have you rolling on the floor in laughter. She begins her book with "My Last Party" in which she plans her own funeral. I could...

Command Influence is the memoirs of Robert A. Shaines, mostly covering the years he was a JAG officer in the Air Force. He shares his experiences in the Air Force and Korea; however, his main focus is on the trial of George C. Schreiber. Shaines...

James E. Manning is an appraiser in the real estate market. He brings his expertise to his book Public Trust Betrayed. He discusses the greed and stupidity that has placed us in the economic crisis that we now face. Each day we hear of more...

Lewis Snyder, an American soldier on duty in Iraq, stumbles across an ancient Sumerian relic inside an old mosque but forgets about it in the turmoil and bloodshed surrounding him. A few years later, he is out the war zone and ‘retired’ from active duty....

In March 1999, a NATO air armada is ready to strike strategic targets in Serbia. Since the end of the Cold War there are few friendly human assets in the Balkans. The CIA doesn't have time to set up a network, so they seek assistance...

I thoroughly enjoyed this book of poetry. The poems were with meaning, fluid and with a point that living for yourself is meaningful, but living with others is spiritual. I think this book has a purpose of informing everyone who has experienced a spiritual let...

In Leap Beyond Blue Sky Veil, Sally Eccleston has created a highly readable, enjoyable novel that weaves the true story of an 1865 massacre of twenty-three Paiutes, mostly women and children, by a misled U.S. Cavalry with the modern day tale of an aged university...

Detective Delsey MacKay woke up screaming. Six months earlier she suffered a brutal attack the hands of Tom Ireland. The police had not caught him. He returned with a vengeance; the body count is adding up. MacKay knew it was him, the M.O. was the...

If you've ever lived in a small town you know the ambiance of such places. Everyone knows everyone else. There is no such thing as a secret. Friends and neighbors are like family. Red Cloud, Arizona was just that sort of town. Twenty years ago, Carla...

Eight year old Allie was swept away during a flash flood. The spunky little girl kept her head by remembering things her grandfather had told her. She thought through her situation and kept her head. "Clear headed action" was what he always said. Plan A...

Tucker and his friends, Crandal, Scotty, Benny and Josh, were looking forward to their annual School Is Out For The Summer sleep over. Tucker had a copy of the new video game, Revenge of the Rabid Leprechauns! The plan was to stay up most of...

In this book children are taken on a journey into the Solar System with Lion and Kitsune, as they learn about space, the Solar System and stars. If your children love space, astronauts, etc., then they may enjoy this book. Just make sure they...

Gautam Soparkar, author of The Quick and Easy Sleep Apnea Book, focuses specifically on sleep apnea: the description, the diagnosis, and the treatment. This disorder is associated with high blood pressure and heart disease. Most people with sleep apnea snore and are overweight. The disorder...

Alfred Hitchcock was an icon in the movie business. Few will not recognize his silhouette. Alfred Hitchcock The Icon Years by John William Law is a look at Hitchcock as a film maker. I can name several of Hitchcock's movies by memory. The Birds was...

One thing Blake knows about himself is that he is a Super Hero. Blake never thinks he is better than anyone else; he just knows he has choices to make each day, and he tries to make the right ones. One big choice Blake’s mom...

Fifo 50 States by Hayley Rose is an excellent tool for teaching children about the 50 states. Information pertaining to each state is included in a poem, as well as the state bird, flower and tree. This small book also teaches the state capital and...

Hank Moss was a pro tennis player, but when the North Tower went down on September 11 and killed his only sibling, Catherine, he decides to put his career on hold and join Operation Enduring Freedom, even though his wife Isabel begged him not to....

Dean, the main character in Leading Team Alpha, finds himself dealing with some tough business decisions and decides to reach out to a former professor for leadership advice. Unlike other business books, this is a fictional novel but is filled with leadership principles. DiGirolamo takes...

The Pirate Bride is an intriguing story about Rachel, a 13-year-old who expresses disappointment in going on vacation with her family until her Mom and Dad surprise of her with a surf instructor to help her learn to surf. Rachel is very excited because surfing...

The Classroom CEO made me wonder if Deborah Prichard was going to discuss how administrators could better manipulate their employees. The subtitle, Empowering Teachers Through the Use of Business Leadership Principles, made me worry that a “bottom line" or "impossible accountability" would make teaching even...