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LIAR, ALLEGED A Tell-All: Celebrities, Sex and All the Rest

David Vass | Memoir

Liar, Alleged, A Tell-All: Celebrities, Sex and All the Rest by David Vass is a memoir that is humorous, brutally honest, and at times self-deprecating; the story of a gay who came out to his mother at the age of seven. He is one who has been so conscious of being born different at a very tender age and he explains that it wasn't because he was born in a dirt-poor family and raised in a downtown, white thrash neighborhood in Baltimore. He has arrived ten years after the last sibling, a “condom broke mistake in 1950.” This is the story of a gay who, at seven, stopped talking for two years because of a speech impediment, but in his memoir speaks like there is no limit to words. Follow his journey, from the exciting anecdotes of his children to tales about celebrities who didn't just cross paths with him but enjoyed his presence and influence. At sixteen, he started his first job in the world of strip clubs and theatres as a lighting tech. His connections to the mob in the ‘70s, the adven...

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Flying Circus Takes to the Skies

Leona Cobham (Cobham Wings)

| Reviewed by Cristina Prescott

Flying Circus Takes to the Skies by Leona Cobham is a well-crafted, action-packed story that will entice children — adults will find delight in the richly imagined characters as well. Four airplanes, four friends, each of them unique and vested with singular skills! F-14 Tomcat has the extraordinary ability to break sound barrier. F-15 Eagle tricks him and he forgets to refuel, hence ruining his dream of winning the race to Australia. Tom gets help from the most unlikely airplane, Woody. Woody suffers from low self-esteem and believes every oth...

LIAR, ALLEGED A Tell-All: Celebrities, Sex and All the Rest

David Vass (AR Press)

| Reviewed by Bertin Drizller

Liar, Alleged, A Tell-All: Celebrities, Sex and All the Rest by David Vass is a memoir that is humorous, brutally honest, and at times self-deprecating; the story of a gay who came out to his mother at the age of seven. He is one who has been so conscious of being born different at a very tender age and he explains that it wasn't because he was born in a dirt-poor family and raised in a downtown, white thrash neighborhood in Baltimore. He has arrived ten years after the last sibling, a “condom broke mistake in 1950.” This is the story of a gay...

Beautiful Ashes: A True Story of Murder, Betrayal, and One Woman's Search for Peace

Shelly Edwards Jorgensen (The Edgeworth Group)

| Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo

Shelly Edwards Jorgensen is prevented from going home by a police officer stationed at her friend's home to watch over her. But she escapes and, on her way, she meets her friend, Carolyn, who breaks the terrible news to her: ''Your house —it's on fire.'' She watches as her mother's body is removed from the ashes of what was a home a few hours ago. She knows her father killed her. Now, she blames herself for the murder of her mom, because she has left her alone, having known that her father was a monster since she was just four. She tells the st...

Finding Fae

El Holly (Independently Published)

| Reviewed by Cristina Prescott

Finding Fae by El Holly is the first entry in a YA Urban Fantasy trilogy that will enrapt fans of the genre. Losing her boyfriend of ten months is enough to rock Evelyn ''Eevee'' Acker's world. But when she discovers that her parents are fae, everything changes for her. It is the summer before her senior year and after her boyfriend dumps her, Eevee can only rely on her friends, Maggie and Cam for comfort. Her parents think it is a good thing when they give her a sealed envelope containing facts about her adoption; a handwritten note from her b...

DevStreams: Scaling Software Delivery. Naturally.

Yaron Perlman (YP Technologies & Consulting Inc.)

| Reviewed by David Reyes

DevStreams: Scaling Software Delivery — Naturally by Yaron Perlman offers an answer to a disturbing question: What is the most effective way of delivering and scaling software? In order to answer the question, Perlman proposes a new paradigm called DevStreams paradigm. It is an approach that is similar to how nature creates something from nothing and grows in its originality and beauty. The author cautions that contemporary problem-solvers get caught in the trap of relying typically on knowledge and theory which can stop them from seeing things...

Kate's Whisper

Carrie Wiegman (Novelsy, LLC)

| Reviewed by Cristina Prescott

Perfect for fans of sleuth and crime thrillers, Kate's Whisper by Carrie Wiegman follows Special Agent Kate Jacobson and her colleague, Agent Layne Ward, as they start an investigation into the death of a young woman by drowning. It is not long before they become painfully aware that they are dealing with a serial killer. More bodies turn up and Kate is under pressure to uncover the identity of the killer before more people are killed. Kate is not an ordinary agent as she has a secret guide who whispers to her, helping her with pointers and clu...

Closure

David M. Selcern (David M. Selcer)

| Reviewed by Bertin Drizller

Closure: Amateur Sleuth Mystery Novel by David M. Selcer opens with traumatic scenes and a compelling premise. Marty is going through a neurogenic shock and her heart rate might not increase. She experiences bouts of anxiety and panic attacks. She has just ended her marriage with a sexually abusive and pitiless union boss. Her attraction for Larry is quick. But Larry has a painful past also, one filled with traumatic episodes. He has been rejected from medical school three times and has suffered from a failed marriage. He brings with...

20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities

John Russell (Outskirts Press)

| Reviewed by Matthew Novak

20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities by John Russell is a book for readers who want to understand how psychic powers work and who are looking for techniques to develop and enhance their psychic abilities. The author writes about a wide range of topics and techniques, from psychometry, dream interpretation, scrying, tarot cards reading, séances, amulets and talismans, cloud busting, healing to generating psychic energy.  This book gives readers powerful insights into the power that resides within them and the tools to take control of...

Daughters of Teutobod

Kurt Hansen (Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock)

| Reviewed by Franklin Bauer

Daughters of Teutobod by Kurt Hansen is an immersive narrative featuring three powerful women, with a setting in different moments in history. Hansen infuses life into the setting and unearths fascinating historical elements. The setting in 104 - 102 B.C.E is brilliantly rendered and it will be interesting to notice the details in the community life in the sveit. This author writes prose that is dazzling and descriptions that are terrific, conjuring imagery that excites the imagination of readers. This book has an irresistible appeal to fans of...

Never Say Goodbye: Never Series

Sabreena Lowe (‎ Independently Published)

| Reviewed by Jane Riley

Never Say Goodbye: A Second Chance Romance (Never Series) by Sabreena Lowe is a compelling narrative, a romance with lovable characters and a clever plot. Alaina Dexter is an orphan and it has been three years since he left her. He has not also been present in the life of his two-year-old daughter. Now she is to have a face-to-face interview with Christian Riley, the defensive player for New England Patriots. As for Christian Riley, he is worked-up about the thought of an interview with the love of his life and the woman he abandoned, believing...

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