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Holy Cow, Black Cats & Billy Goats

Title: Holy Cow, Black Cats & Billy Goats: Memories of a Chicago Cubs Fan Author: Joel Levin Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 978-1-5246-9832-4 Pages: 200 Genre: Memoir, Autobiography, Sports Reviewed by: Jessica Schmidt Hollywood Book Review Awarded to books of excellent Merit Author Joel Levin uses his lifetime love of the Chicago Cubs as a backdrop

Voir Dire

Title: Voir Dire Subtitle: An Oath to Tell and Seek the Truth Author: Santiago Camarena Publisher: TopLink Publishing, LLC Pages: 266 Genre: Memoir / Crime Reviewed by: Jake Bishop         Hollywood Book Review This is a book from a man whose formal education ended around the seventh grade. Soon after, another

Poems of Life / Faces of Poems

Title: Poems of Life / Faces of Poems Author: Byron Clark Publisher: Avid Readers Publishing Group ISBN-13: 978-1-61286-260-6 Genre: Autobiographical Poetry Pages: 94 Reviewed by: Jodi Gallagher       Hollywood Book Reviews I was fortunate to have received my copy of Poems of Life / Faces of Poems in its hardcover version, and

Determination

Title: Determination: Surviving a Devastating Brain Trauma Author: Keith Buff Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN: 978-1-948262-08-8 Pages: 156 Genre: Inspirational, autobiography Reviewed by: Simeon Gatev         Awarded to books of excellent Merit Keith Buff is living the American Dream with his wife and three kids when, on July 18, 1999, after

Pipe Dream

Title: Pipe Dream: An Alaskan Adventure Author: Deborah Brownlow Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN:  978-1948262002 Pages: 196 Genre: Autobiography, Adventure, Alaska, History Reviewed by: Jessica Schmidt   Hollywood Book Review Pipe Dream: An Alaskan Adventure recounts the author’s experiences working and living in Alaska in the 1970’s. The book is based on letters she

Red Dot Shot

Title: Red Dot Shot: Phantom of the Wilderness Author: Kramer Elkman Publisher: Toplink Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-9479-3891-5 Pages: 137 Genre: Memoir Reviewed by: Jason Lulos Hollywood Book Reviews Awarded to books of excellent Merit Red Dot Shot: Phantom of the Wilderness is a really engaging read. This is a thoughtful and emotional memoir of

Poor No More – An American Dream

Title: Poor No More: An American Dream Author: Steven Bentley, MD Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 978-1-5320-1161-1 Pages: 196 Genre: Memoir Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott   Hollywood Book Reviews Despite a deprived, dysfunctional upbringing, author Steven Bentley realized his dream to rise to personal and professional fulfillment as chromized in Poor No More

Inspired by Paris

Title: Inspired by Paris: Why Borrowing from the French Is Better Than Being French Author: Jordan Phillips ISBN: 978-0-692-69929-4 Publisher: Lure of Luxe LLC Pages: 245 Genre: Travel / Memoir / Lifestyle Reviewed by: John Murray Author's Website  Hollywood Book Reviews Paris stands on a unique pedestal. Unlike the majority of

The Dead Brother Club

Title: The Dead Brother Club Author: Coren Beck Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 978-0994950109 Pages: 305 Genre: Memoir/ Spirituality Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert Author's Website Hollywood Book Reviews The loss of a loved one is never easy, and for author and memorist Coren Beck it shook him to his existential core and became the

The Ugly Guys Club

Title: The Ugly Guys Club Author: Dan K. Oh Publisher: Tellwell ISBN: 978-1-77302-159- 1 Pages: 513 Genre:  Non-Fiction (Comedic Memoir) Reviewed by: J.W. Bankston Author's Website Hollywood Book Review Writing like Jack Kerouac and Sam Kinison's long lost cousin, Dan K. Oh provides a comedic confessional in "The Ugly Guys Club." A self-described member of