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The Awakened

Title: The Awakened: A True Life Experience Author: Wil Woodard Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc. ASIN: B08NFKK7V1 Pages: 201 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs  Reviewed by: Anthony Avina    Hollywood Book Reviews One of life's biggest questions for humanity is what our place in the universe truly is. For so long, humanity believed itself to be

A White Man’s China

Title: A White Man’s China Author: George Jaeggi Publisher: Gnome Book Writing ISBN: 978-1958400784 Pages: 128 Genre: Asian & Asian American Biographies Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews   Unless someone is willing to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, it is always easier to judge someone when someone doesn’t have all

Anna’s Story

Title: Anna’s Story: A True Story of a Young Girl’s Will to Survive in the Aftermath of World War II Author: Steven G. Kautner Publisher: Newman Springs Publishing, Inc. ASIN: B0BCHCYRB7 Pages: 163 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Reviewed by: Alyssa Avina Hollywood Book Reviews When individuals think of the history of WWII, it is

My Cemetery Friends

Title:  My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York Author:  Vincent J. Tomeo Publisher: Bookside Press ISBN:  978-1778833526 Genre:  Memoir, Poetry Pages:  80 Reviewed by:  Lisa Brown-Gilbert Hollywood Book Reviews A work dedicated to honoring ten soldiers from Corona Queens killed in the Vietnam war, poet and

The Family Debt

Title: The Family Debt: The True Story of Giacomo "Jack" Bianco Author: Teresa Bianco Publisher: 2020 Literary Group ISBN: 978-1450207683 Pages: 112 Genre: Biography / True Crime Reviewed by: Ephantus M. Hollywood Book Reviews   Author Teresa Bianco's book, The Family Debt: The True Story of Giacomo "Jack" Bianco, is a moving tribute to

Stevens Farm

Title: Stevens Farm Author: Cindy Stevens Publisher: LeapWrite Literary ISBN: 979-8893760637 Pages: 192 Genre: Memoir / Short Story Collection Reviewer: Gabriella Harrison     Hollywood Book Reviews   Author Cindy Stevens shares stories from her colorful formative years in the relatable Stevens Farm, a memoir, which is a collection of short stories.  Cindy Stevens, grew

Without a Suitcase

Title:  Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to Her Son Janek (Jon)  Author: Jon Butcher Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 978-1973617167 Pages: 300 Genre: Memoir Reviewer:  Aaron Washington Hollywood Book Reviews   Reading a memoir has never been more compelling. In Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to

Seeking Personal Validation

Title: Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of an African American Female Academic  Author: Anece F. McCloud  Publisher:  Anece F. McCloud ISBN:  979-8869071842 Pages: 308 Genre:  Memoir Reviewed by: Rahul Hollywood Book Reviews The heart and soul of Anece F. McCloud's memoir, Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of an African American

Feeling Good

Title: Feeling Good: All the Time Author: Jack Randall Cook Publisher: ‎ ‎Author's Tranquility Press ISBN: 978-1669817321 Pages: 128 Genre: Biography & Autobiography Reviewer: Ephantus M.     Hollywood Book Reviews Feeling Good: All the Time, an inspirational autobiography by Jack Randall Cook, describes his life's struggles and hardships as well as his attempts to

Hoggs II: Prison Journals

Title:  Hoggs II:  Prison Journals Author: Terol McCullar (T-Mac)  Publisher:  Newman Springs Publishing, Inc ISBN: 978-1778390869 Pages: 224 Genre: Autobiography & Memoirs Reviewed by: Christina Avina  Hollywood Book Reviews   There is no tougher, heartbreaking, and dangerous place in the United States than prison. The prison system is both complex and extremely difficult to