Dr. John H. Krahn Reviews THE SECRET WAR OF HENRY REBBENOFF

TITLE OF  BOOK: THE SECRET WAR OF HENRY REBBENOFF 

AUTHOR OF BOOK: Alice Reiter Laby

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REVIEWER'S BYLINE: Dr. John H. Krahn is President of The Long Island Authors Group. Dr. Krahn is the author of sixteen books and is also a much sought-after speaker both nationally and internationally.

REVIEW: "A most enjoyable and enlightening read, Laby is a fine writer who weaves all of the elements of great historical fiction into one fine novel. It is a page turner from start to finish. A must purchase."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alice Reiter Laby is a life long Long Islander, venturing off Long Island to attend graduate school at Fordham University. Having worked in the maritime industry for several years, she then found rewarding work in her community at a counseling center. Her favorite endeavors were coordinating a disabled adult group and volunteering with her dog Jami as a pet therapy team. She still loves Long Island and her life with her partner and his parrot, a short drive or train ride from her three sons and their families.

AUTHOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS: alicelaby@gmail.com 

AUTHOR'S FAVORITE LINK: Amazon

Daniel Gawthrop Reviews Victim ~ A Feminist Manifesto from a Fierce Survivor

TITLE OF BOOK: Victim: A Feminist Manifesto from a Fierce Survivor

AUTHOR: Karen Moe

REVIEWER:  Daniel Gawthrop

REVIEWER’S BYLINE: The British Columbia Review Publisher and Editor

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REVIEW:

For any new author seeking a large audience for a polemical work, the self-declared “manifesto” is a risky undertaking. Driven by the urgency of singular purpose, a manifesto in the wrong hands can result in the most artless of writing: self-righteous, tone-deaf in its didacticism, utterly lacking in irony, or all three. In a book title, the word “manifesto” combined with “feminist” and “victim” calls up all sorts of red flags that will turn off certain readers: one might well assume that what’s between the covers will be drearily predictable and all too depressing.

Fortunately, this “manifesto” is nothing of the kind. To the contrary, the reader is in good hands with Karen Moe: her first book, a memoir about rape and recovery, turns out to be creative non-fiction of the most readable, if gut-wrenching, sort. Much of this has to do with the author’s self-deprecating humility, which shines through in every chapter. In turning the narrative lens toward herself, Moe—an art critic, visual/performance artist, and feminist activist—employs a high degree of self-awareness in deconstructing not only a traumatic event in her own life but also the misogynistic ideas and behaviours that produce rape culture, constantly examining her own assumptions while doing so. She has clearly done her homework, too, coming to this project armed with all the feminist theory she needs to build her case. ...

Now fifty-five, Moe says she was emotionally incapable of writing this memoir until now. And that’s a good thing, for Victim is a much better and wiser book than it would have been had she published it within a short time of her terrifying abduction. As a memoir charting the author’s decades-long recovery, Victim is a rich and soulful testament to the power of human resilience that redefines the meaning of victimhood itself. It confirms the power of art as a source of healing while offering rape victims a time-tested roadmap for recovery, self-empowerment, and—in response to reactionary political events like the overturning of Roe vs. Wade—resistance.

Josh Friedman Reviews Jack Sh*t: Voluptuous Bagels and Other Concerns . . .

TITLE OF BOOK:  JACK SH*T: VOLUPTUOUS BAGELS AND OTHER CONCERNS OF JACK FRIEDMAN (JACK SH*T VOLUME 1)

AUTHOR OF BOOK: JACK FRIEDMAN

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

 An essayist, reporter, standup comedian, and political columnist, his work has appeared in Esquire, The Progressive Populist, Inside Media; The Las Vegas Review-Journal; and AAPG EXPLORER, a magazine for petroleum geologists, which is all the more noteworthy, considering he knows little about petroleum geology and has hurt himself pumping his own gas, Barry  does radio commentary on Public Radio Tulsa and appeared in UHF with “Weird Al" Yankovic, a movie which still provides him with $3.76 residual checks every time it plays at some Lithuanian drive-in.

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REVIEW:

This is the relationship, including many trips to many 2-for-1 buffets in many different cities, between a 90-something father and his 60-something son over the last 20 years of the father’s life. Through carefully prepared decaf, trips to Florida to see the relatives, hearing loss, dementia, VA visits, playing “Crap” at Indian casinos, and living at “The Hebrew Home,” the father, a Purple Heart recipient (maybe) and a CPA (maybe), wrings every ounce out of life that he can. And a son takes notes throughout it all.

REVIEWER’S BYLINE: 

Barry is also the author of Jacob Fishman's Marriages, Funny You Should Mention It, Road Comic, Four Days And Year Later, and The Joke Was on Me.

AUTHOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS:

barry@barrysfriedman.com

AUTHOR'S FAVORITE LINKS:

www.friedmanoftheplains.com

www.barrysfriedman.com

www.amazon.com/Barry-Friedman/e/B001K7N

AUTHOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS:

barry@barrysfriedman.com

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Dan Millman Reviews the Florentine Poet

TITLE OF BOOK: THE FLORENTINE POET

AUTHOR OF BOOK: William Bernhardt

REVIEWER’S BYLINE: Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior

MORE ABOUT THE REVIEWER: Dan Millman, a former world champion athlete, gymnastics coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor, is author of 17 books read by millions of people in 29 languages. Dan teaches worldwide and has influenced people from all walks of life.

 FAVORITE REVIEW:

In this engaging tale, our poet-protagonist sets out on a hero’s journey. Pietro’s passion for his angelic Sophia mirrors the author’s love affair with the written word. Whether or not poetry is your thing, this book sparkles like a jewel in a cosmic clockwork — an uplifting gift to readers everywhere. 

— Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior

AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: willbern@gmail.com

AUTHOR'S FAVORITE LINKS: (website, amazon, blog, etc.):

www.williambernhardt.com

www.writercon.com

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William Bernhardt is the New York Times-bestselling author of over sixty novels, including the Daniel Pike legal thrillers starting with The Last Chance Lawyer.

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TITLE OF YOUR BOOK: 

Tales2Inspire ~ The Diamond Collection - Series I

NAME (AUTHOR OF BOOK): 

An Anthology of stories collated by author/editor Lois W. Stern 

GENRE OR CATEGORY:

Non-fiction anthology of short stories

FORMATS:

Paperback, Kindle

NUMBER OF PAGES

230

ISBN-13 : 978-1505558166

ISBN-10:  1505558166

PUBLISHER:

Self-published by Tales2Inspire viaAmazon.com

AMAZON LINK:

https://www.amazon.com/Tales2Inspire-Diamond-Collection-I/dp/1505558166/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Tales2Inspire+Collection&qid=1669911629&s=books&sr=1-4

REVIEWED BY:

Dr. Karen Hutchins Pirnot 

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The short story continues alive and well, and Tales 2 Inspire ~ The Diamond Collection - Series I. The overriding factor which struck me while reading Tales2Inspire ~ The Diamond Collection - Series I was that these writers were living, breathing people with relatively ordinary backgrounds. At the time of their experiences, they were everyday people struggling to understand their own circumstances. No one was paying them millions of dollars to act on the silver screen or to throw or catch a ball on a field of athletic play. Rather, these were ordinary people who faced challenges that came their way. What made them courageous and/or heroic was that they did not back away; they did not cower in the face of adversity. They accepted what was not asked for and they made their way through to moments of personal victory.

MORE ABOUT LOIS W.  STERN

After twenty years as an active educator, Lois continued to pursue her love of writing, soon becoming co-editor of a popular Long Island web-zine. As she created and authored her column Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, she began to solidify her special niche of investigative journalism, and put those same talents to work while writing Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery, for which she interviewed over 100 women about some of the most intimate aspects of their lives. She followed up with her second book, Tick, Tock, Stop the Clock. Getting Pretty on Your Lunch Hour  to address many of the less invasive paths to beauty. 

Tales2Inspire began a whole new chapter in her life. 

Visit her website at: https://www.tales2inspire.com to learn about her he Tales2Inspire® books, contest and ghostwriting services..

MORE ABOUT THE REVIEWER:

A clinical psychologist until retirement and prolific author. (See more about thus reviewer following this review, below)

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BOOK COVER

 

ABOUT THIS REVIEWER:

Dr. Pirnot has worked with children and their families through the Department of Human Services, the Juvenile Justice System and in private practice. Until her retirement she treated special needs children as well as those with transitional life issues.  Dr. Pirnot established  a thriving private practice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but eventually relocated to Sarasota Florida to be close to her family. A prolific writer, she has published over forty books, many of which reflect her personal experiences in and out of private practice. Several titles include: Nothing Left To Burn, a journal of sorts, detailing her experiences with her husband during his slow decline with Alzheimer’s disease;  Benny and the Butterfly, the story of an eight-year-old boy, unable to use his hands, who used a laser device affixed to his head to make pictures on the computer; The Blue Penguin, a great lesson to young readers that it is okay to just be YOU! The Ghost of Gasparilla: A Silky and Sly Adventure, is an imaginary tale of an old offshore shipwreck and the adventures and courage of the  children who discover it; Just a Common Lady, a story of the weathering process of tragedy and opportunity. When not writing or gardening, Karen takes great pleasure in her grandchildren and the many projects and adventures they share,

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👉 Sincerity counts. Give the book the number of stars you think it deserves.

 (1 is the lowest score, 5 is the highest. A 5-star rating means that you really liked the book, 4 stars means it was very good, 3 stars, just okay, etc. ).   

                                                         

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Kudos to Cami Ann Green, PhD, Winner of the Tales2Inspire Reviewer of the Month Award

TITLE: Tales2Inspire ~ The Diamond Collection - Series V

SUBTITLE: St
ories of Turning the Page 

SERIES TITLE: Tales2Inspire ~ The Diamond Collection 

AUTHOR: Anthology of authors of contest winning inspiring stories

AUTHOR'S WEBSITE: https://www.tales2inspire.com 

GENRE: Inspirational, non-fiction personal stories 

AGE / INTEREST LEVEL: 21 + 

PAGE COUNT: 236

PUBLISHER: Independently Published

PURCHASE LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Tales2inspire-Diamond-Collection-Moonstone-Collections/dp/B09MBVRB2S/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Tales2Inspire+Collection&qid=1649016550&s=books&sr=1-3

REVIEWED BY: Cami Ann Green, PhD

REVIEW LINK: https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AF3GIOZ5BOE6DTVHDYOMDPBOGBFQ/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_gw_tr?ie=UTF8

Reviewed by Cami Ann Green, PhD for Amazon.com

About the reviewer:

Cami Ann Green holds two law degrees and a PhD. Her professional career included serving as a law school administrator and university professor. Venues for her academic writing (under "Green" as well as "Hofstadter") range from two law reviews to three books on the nature of foreign consuls, all of which serve as a foundation for her ongoing lectures on these foreign officials who function in communities throughout the United States.

 

In her most recent book, The Yellow Star That Wasn't: Scandinavia, Miami, and Me, Cami interweaves facts about the wartime Jews in Scandinavia with pieces of personal memoir. Set against the backdrop of Jewish history in Scandinavia during WWII, she traverses the road as a post-war, Protestant, Swedish girl in Finland to her American obsession with what happened to the Jews in Scandinavia during that time. In this Amazon Bestseller (in four categories; Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden history0, Cami blends historical facts with personal anecdotes about her growing awakening to the existence of a Jewish people, while showing her own desperate need to belong. This search takes her to Miami through a marriage with a Catholic-American to falling in love with a Jewish-American man with a medical diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). More information about this historical memoir can be found on her website: https://chofstadter.com/the-yellow-star-that-wasn-t-scandinavia-miami-and-me/, available on Amazon and  Barnes & Noble in both paperback as well as digital formats. 

 

Particularly drawn to human interest stories both as a writer and reader, Cami has been a three-time winner  in the Tales2Inspire Book Series, including for her story  about being the caregiver of an­­ OCDer.  

Today Cami continues to lecture on the nature of modern consuls functioning in communities throughout the United States, including one written about being the caregiver of an OCDer.