Viglets – Time, Infinity, Eternity
Title: Viglets – Time, Infinity, Eternity
Author: Viggo P. Hansen
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477211446
Pages: 90
Genre: Self-Help & Psychology Humor
Reviewed by: David Allen
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Mysterious, ineluctable, never-have-enough-of-it, Time … is the subject matter, recurring motif, and wake-up call presented in this brainy and very fun collection of musings and verse.
Viggo P. Hansen’s launching pad – lots of droll observation and wit – sends all kinds of rockets and missiles our way. Culled from literature, physics, and a mordant sense of humor,
The Thlewiaza-Seal Rivers
Title: The Thlewiaza-Seal Rivers: Challenge of the Ice
Author: Fred Nelson
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 978-1982268077
Pages: 116
Genre: General Canada Travel Books / Nature & Ecology
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
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While there is a good argument for being cautious in life, there is also a need within us all to seek out an adventure of some sort. No matter how careful and studious one is when looking at how best to live their
Potus
Title: Potus: A Political Fantasy in Three Parts
Author: T.C. Owen
Publisher: Authors Press
ISBN: 978-1643146898
Pages: 598
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
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The world itself can be a tough place to live at times. There are many problems facing the world today, and each nation on this planet has their own detrimental issues they are facing while also having to deal with international problems as well. That is why we often turn to fiction to
Albert’s Journey Through the Mountains
Title: Albert’s Journey Through the Mountains
Author: David Alvord
Publisher: Book Vine Press
Pages: 74
ISBN: 978-1958678077
Genre: Fantasy
Reviewed by: Manik Chaturmutha
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David Alvord’s Albert’s Journey Through the Mountains is a fantasy-fiction novel filled with action and adventure. It follows the journey of a man named Albert. He lives happily in his decent house in the Hollow by the Stream with his three daughters, but that changes when his master visits him and requests to slay a three-headed beast.
The occurrence of
A Beautiful Glittering Lie
Title: A Beautiful Glittering Lie: A Novel of the Civil War (Book One of The Renegade Series)
Author: J.D.R. Hawkins
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing
ISBN: 978-1643619941
Pages: 199
Genre: Military Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
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Throughout the history of the United States, one of the few wars ever fought on American soil, as well as one of the bloodiest and most heart
Heart Expressions
Title: Heart Expressions: A Book on Poetry
Author: Alysha Potente
Publisher: Tellwell Talent
ISBN: 978-0228843887
Pages: 190
Genre: Arts & Photography / Poetry
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
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When we look to the need for communication in our lives, there are many different avenues of utilizing communication. From the classic path of speaking and having open discussions in person with another individual, to phones and video conferences allowing us to communicate in real time with someone, to recording our voices and
The Sacred Writings of St. John The Apostle
Title: : The Sacred Writings of St. John the Apostle: The Biblical Scholarship Series on the New Testament Writing Modern Received Eclectic Text Compared to the Early Papyri and Uncials (4)
Author: Henry B. Malone
Publisher: TBA
ISBN: TBA
Pages: TBA
Genre: Christian Books / Bible Education
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
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One of the things many people who come to terms with their belief system that is hard for them to fully lean into is the need for some doubt in their
A Beckoning Hellfire
Title: A Beckoning Hellfire: A Novel of the Civil War (The Renegade Series)
Author: J.D.R. Hawkins
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing
ISBN: 978-1648030772
Pages: 249
Genre: Military Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
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The realities of war are often far more brutal and harsher than the stories and imagery the governments of a nation will make it out to be. The search for glory and heroism will often outshine everything else, but those
Something’s Going On Here
Title: Something’s Going On Here
Author: Ruth Cherry, PhD
Publisher: BookSide Press
ISBN: 978-1990695674
Pages: 262
Genre: Mystery / Thriller/ Suspense / Action
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
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There has always been quite a fine line between chaos and order in the Universe. Far more often than not, a person’s life will find the carefully laid plans gone awry, leading one to see the order they tried to impose on their life being
Duplex Occurrence
Title: Duplex Occurrence
Author: Marvina Sims
Publisher: Marvina Sims Books
ISBN: 978-1957009445
Pages: 208
Genre: Black & African American Dramas & Plays
Reviewed by: Alyssa Avina
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Family is such a complex dynamic to dive headfirst into. The relationships we build amongst ourselves, from siblings and parents to spouses and relatives, are deep seated in emotions. While the best of us are able to maintain strong family relationships that can withstand the test of time, not everyone is as lucky, and
The Diamond Family
Title: The Diamond Family
Author: Vanetta Mason
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1638718987
Pages: 198
Genre: Fiction / Crime / Mystery
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
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Crime fiction is often populated by felonious families, such as the Corleones in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, or David Chase’s infamous New Jersey clan, The Sopranos. Author Vanetta Mason is intent on adding a new set of relatives to the annals of gangster tribes
The Journey
Title: The Journey: From Shackles and Chains to the White House
Author: Donald B. Armstrong
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co.
ISBN: 978-1638670704
Pages: 254
Genre: African History / American History
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
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The best way to look forward is to first look behind us. The history of our world as a whole is both inspired and yet tragic all at once, for mankind is not without its many flaws. From
A Father’s Love
Title: A Father’s Love: Justice and Forgiveness
Author: Jean Defreese Moore
Publisher: Covenant Books
ISBN: 978-1638146278
Pages: 472
Genre: Christian Literature and Fiction
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
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Author Jean Defreese Moore brings the early American West to life with her soul-stirring, Christian based historical drama series, A Father’s Love, based on life in the early history of the old west. The series focuses on the life and family of mountain man,
Woefully Worried Wilma
Title: Woefully Worried Wilma
Author: Madelyn Anderson
Publisher: Author’s Tranquillity Press
ISBN: 978-1-957208-97-8
Pages: 17
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Reviewed by: Gabriella Harrison
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Madelyn Anderson’s Woefully Worried Wilma, tells the story of Millie and Wilma. Millie is Wilma’s friend, and she encourages a constantly worried and overthinking Wilma to step out of her comfort zone. Every day, Millie shows up to play with Wilma, but Wilma always has one excuse or the other for why she can’t go out to play.
The Methods, Marvels, and Madness of Magic Squares
Title: The Methods, Marvels, and Madness of Magic Squares: A Look at a Multitude of Methods that Can Be Used to Build a Million Billion Magic Squares
Author: Ronald J. Wendel
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ASIN: B0BB52ZG4V
Pages: 404
Genre: Non-Fiction / Education
Reviewed by: David Allen
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What’s so ‘magic’ about magic squares? As it turns out, a great deal!
Non-mathematicians will be surprised to learn that people of all ages are fascinated by these brain teasers. Competitions are held around the globe,
The Hawk Enigma
Title: The Hawk Enigma
Author: J.L. Hancock
Publisher: Class Five Press
ISBN: 978-1737150114
Pages: 472
Genre: Financial Thrillers / Technothrillers
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
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As we emerge into the future and start to look ahead at what awaits the human race, one of the most discussed and debated topics which arises within groups about technology is artificial intelligence, or AI. The completion of AI to help develop important technological advances
Enlistment
Title: Enlistment
Author: Jodie M. Swanson
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8-88622-517-4
Pages: 382
Genre: Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Manik Chaturmutha
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Jodie M. Swanson’s Enlistment is a beautiful futuristic story of a headstrong woman, her re-enlistment in the military, and her experiences with “them”. The prologue introduces the main character Marie Peterson, as she describes her recollections in the form of memoirs of her time in the military and her
Cast Them Dead
Title: Cast Them Dead
Author: Joe Kilgore
Publisher: Encircle Publications
ISBN: 978-1-64599-423-7
Pages: 206
Genre: Mystery
Reviewed by: Michaela Gordoni
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When an overzealous blackmailing Hollywood movie director turns up dead, the Los Angeles police department calls on detective Brig Ellis to help out. Working with big-name celebrities and movie makers is usually not Brig’s wheelhouse. One murder leads to another, and it only gets messier. But Brig is quick to get
Life on a Road Less Traveled
Title: Life on a Road Less Traveled: Or, Memoirs from Behind the Scenes of History
Author: Loudell Insley
Publisher: iUniverse
ASIN: B07957C4Q3
Pages: 260
Genre: Memoir
Reviewed by: David Allen
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Don’t let it be forgot that for one brief, shining moment, there was Camelot.
This line, from John F. Kennedy’s favorite Broadway musical, Camelot, applies equally well to the Kennedys, to their era, and to the exciting life and times of the author of this sparkling
Dare to Be a Revolutionary Leader
Title: Dare to Be a Revolutionary Leader: People Are the Solution-Change Your Leadership Style
Author: Charley Swords
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 979-8886220759
Genre: Non-Fiction
Pages: 244
Reviewed by: David Allen
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Charley Swords, the author of Dare to Be a Revolutionary Leader, writes “…leadership continues to be one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.”
Her book, the product of decades of careful astute observation of business organizations and their hierarchical structures, absolutely cuts to the quick of understanding
The Darker Side of Love
Title: The Darker Side of Love
Author: J. Shannell Evans
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-8886222753
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 192
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
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A mystery-based offering of a loving Christian family confronting the unthinkable, among their own, author J. Shannell Evans’ thrilling The Darker Side of Love, presents a work which peers deeply into the murky confines of lost souls.
This story exposes a fantastically frightening side of love, and dark human nature. In the beginning, the story
The Thirteenth Order
Title: The Thirteenth Order: Guardians of the Crystal Skulls
Author: Linda Marie Arena
Publisher: Authors’ Tranquility Press
ISBN: 1958179612
Pages: 704
Genre: Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel
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Five aliens have spent millenniums going undetected as they protected earth and kept humanity alive, but now the earth is facing the threat of an axis shift which could see the fall of mankind and the guardians. Their only hope lies in the hands of Rachael – a typical human given the not-so-typical task
The Beeping Brothers’ Road to Success
Title: The Beeping Brothers’ Road to Success
Author: Scott Chally
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1643763576
Pages: 426
Genre: Suspense Thrillers / Literature & Fiction
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
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One thing that so many people around the world have always found a desire for is the means and opportunity to implement true change. Whether that change comes from a journey of self-discovery, or change in our local communities, or for
Four in Thirteen Chambers
Title: Four in Thirteen Chambers
Author: V.N. Lewis
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 979-8-88622-414-6
Pages: 216
Genre: Religion
Reviewed by: Ella Vincent
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Four in Thirteen Chambers is a provocative and enlightening book about spirituality and religion. Author V.N. Lewis has written a book about the spirit that is sure to spark many discussions.
Lewis writes about how she quit her corporate job to find spiritual fulfillment. A common theme of Four in Thirteen Chambers is to reject the materialistic ideas
Survivor
Title: Survivor
Author: Stuart Harvey
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: B0B8BPKFD7
Pages: 536
Genre: Dystopian / Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
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When our world faces an event or series of events that shakes us to our core and makes such an impact on our world that it becomes part of what will be history to future generations, it is impossible not to think about the “what-ifs?”. One such