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Values, Truth, and Spiritual Danger

Title: Values, Truth, and Spiritual Danger: Progressive Christianity and the Age of Trump Author: Edward G. Simmons Publisher: ‎ Wipf and Stock  ISBN‏: ‎ 1666708860 Pages: 284 Genre: Non-Fiction  Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews Historian and religious scholar Edward G. Simmons gives readers a rare treat: a truly scholarly work that is energetic,

My Final Re-Spot

Title: My Final Re-Spot:  A Young Sailor's Misfortune on the Flight Deck of the USS Forrestal CV-59 Authors: John Pugioti and Wesley E. Etheridge Sr. Publisher: Kravitz and Sons LLC ISBN:9798896390947 Pages: 104 Genre: Memoir / History Reviewer: Reyan Boris Mishra Hollywood Book Reviews A few books are written with a special personal intent. 

Lightning and Thunder

Title: Lightning and Thunder: A Love Story Filled with Miracles Author: Albert Clark Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781541151994 Pages:  284 Genre: Romance -Non-Fiction Reviewer: Barbara Bamberger Scott  Hollywood Book Reviews   Writer Clark arrays memories - many tender, some trying - all focused on his lifetime partner Carolyn, whom he met after viewing her from

Wet My Hands

Title: Wet the Hands Author: Dr. A. H. Yurvati Publisher: Yurvati Legacy Press ISBN: 979-8991704809 Genre: Non-Fiction / Memoir Pages: 120 Reviewer: Margie Przybylski   Hollywood Book Reviews Doctor Yurvati’s memoir, Wet the Hands, weaves the coming of age tale of a Catholic school boy who was condemned to “never amount to anything,” among the

Public Hostage, Public Ransom

Title: Public Hostage, Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America Author: William Bronston, M.D. Publisher: ‎Page Publishing ASIN: ‎ 978-1684569090 Pages: ‎383 Genre: Autobiography / Politics Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews   'Institutional America' includes but is not necessarily limited to 'hospitals' and 'schools' for the mentally retarded, the disabled, and the elderly. According to

The Metaphysical Metamorphosis of Miss Nancy

Title: The Metaphysical Metamorphosis of Miss Nancy Author: Nancy L. Briggs Publisher‏: ‎ Stratton Press ISBN: ‎ 1643451057 Pages: ‎ 136 Genre: Creative / Metaphysical Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews Imagine if you can Joan Rivers doing a stand-up monologue co-written by universalist preacher and former presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson. Imagine a heartfelt

Janine

Title: Janine: Tale of an Abandoned Wife and Mother Author: Mark Eric Johansen Publisher: ARPress ISBN: 979-8893412666 Pages: 377 Genre: Fiction / Novel / Human Tale Reviewer: Subhrajit Saha Hollywood Book Reviews Imagine leading a cherishable and luxurious life, free from any financial struggle or otherwise. You are in a perfect space, with no

Nothing Short of Amazing

Title: Nothing Short of Amazing: The True Story of Terrie Suica-Reed, Merle Thompson, and Phase 4 Learning Center Author: Linda Morris, Terrie Suica-Reed (narrator), Merle Thompson (narrator) Publisher: Black Vellum ASIN: 9798323332526 Pages: 228 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs/Non-Fiction Reviewer: Alyssa Avina Hollywood Book Reviews There are significant times in our lives when it takes

Unseen Scars

Title: Unseen Scars Author: Martin Terrell Publisher: Explora Books ISBN: 9781998394784 Pages: 118 Genre: Biography/Poetry Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews The deepest scars are unseen, according to author Martin Terrell, whose poems celebrate a lifetime spent variously as a Black man, as an American, as a child growing up in the inner city,

The Race is On!

Title: The Race is On! Author: Melisa Calcote  Publisher: Urlink Print & Media, LLC ISBN: 978-1684867844 Pages: 76 Genre: Literature & Fiction  Reviewer: Liz Konkel Hollywood Book Reviews   Fireball is awaiting his first race and has captured everybody’s attention as they’re eager to see what he is made of. The consensus is that