Reviews
Navigating Your Next: Discover the Career You Want and the Path to Get There
Julian Lighton (Advantage Books)
Julian Lighton’s Navigating Your Next delivers a rigorous, experience-backed roadmap for professionals seeking meaningful career transitions. The book is specifically written for those seeking to find their ideal careers and the path to get there. The author taps into his tenure at McKinsey & Company and Cisco to draw timeless lessons for readers, developing a seven-step methodology —Initiate, Insight, Imagine, Investigate, Implement, Increase, and Inspire—that helps career professionals to rethink, redraw their path, and pursue i...
Pulstar I - The Swan Barely Remembers
Giancarlo Roversi ()
Giancarlo Roversi’s Pulstar I: The Swan Barely Remembers launches you into a dystopian Astralvia where astronomer Jeral Murh, a person haunted by trances of an alien past, searches for her missing sister, Jessi, while pursuing a controversial theory about Pulstar, a hidden dimension of dark energy where consciousness transcends physical form. Parallel narratives follow Aris Castilho, a disillusioned engineer who suffers from recurring dreams of a reddish jungle and deadly pursuit, hinting at a former life on the planet Chrilarm. And then t...
Nikolai's Secret (The Ukraine Stories)
Matthew Fults (Tradecraft Werks Inc.)
Nikolai's Secret (The Ukraine Stories) by Matthew Fults is a Cold War thriller narrated by Nikolai Kovalenko, a Ukrainian electronics technician employed by the KGB-affiliated surveillance division of the Soviet Ministry of Communications. Spanning 1965 to 1983, the story traces Nikolai’s career from army conscription in Leningrad to a classified facility in Brovary, Ukraine, where he discovers a tape recording of a conversation between East German Stasi agent Dieter Werner and co-conspirators plotting regime change in Poland. When his supervis...
The Necessary Goodbye: How Great Leaders Fire with Clarity, Confidence, and Compassion
Peter D. Banko (Forbes Books)
Peter D. Banko’s The Necessary Goodbye is a candid leadership manual that reframes termination not as a managerial failure but as an essential, albeit underutilized, tool for organizational health. The author shares his experience that spans two decades as a CEO handling financial turnaround, and argues that firing—whether termed “freeing up futures” or “involuntary separation”—is often the most compassionate act a leader can undertake. Yet, this experience can come with a sense of guilt for many leaders. In this book, he teaches lead...
Book 3/ Ascend
Vegastarchild584 (Touch the Light Press)
In Book 3: Ascend by Vegastarchild584, Commander Zhang and Lieutenant Simon are on a whirlwind series of galactic misadventures that blend spiritual awakening with comedic romance. Beginning with a hilariously chaotic MPreg simulation, the bonded Sirian officers soon uncover a supposed “mole,” only to discover it is Lucien924, reincarnated to heal karmic wounds with his son from a prior life and current father, Captain Lucien626. Tasked with supporting a mission to Sector 2 Facility, a cosmic rehabilitation center for low-vi...
Coal Dust on Purple Asters
Jeffrey L. Carrier ()
Jeffrey L. Carrier's Coal Dust on Purple Asters is a collection of three interconnected stories set in the coal fields of Eastern Kentucky. In ''Rain on Chinquapin Holler,'' Vergie Hicks endures her husband's infidelity until a devastating flood prompts a sacrifice that might save the children. “A Sprig of Purple Asters” follows May Owens during the Depression, who burns her cabin to escape her criminal brothers. But the outcome delivers the opposite of her expectations, a redemption she never saw coming. “Red Snow in the Kentucky Woods” reveal...
The Adventures of Captain Polo: Polo in Brazil
Alan J. Hesse (Alan J. Hesse)
It was supposed to be an easy, delightful journey to return Penguin to Antarctica, but Captain Polo and her clever sidekick, Penguin, are drawn into perils they never anticipated. Tex Greedyman is a ruthless oil tycoon with devastating plans for the Amazon, and from the rainforest's heart to Rio’s enchanting streets, Captain Polo and Penguin are on a whirlwind adventure packed with action and discovery. They'll scale Sugar Loaf Mountain's cable car, dodge a furious bull at a southern cattle auction, and uncover nature-based climate solutions in...
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The Gift Of Misfortune
Joseph Policape (Joseph Policape)
The Gift of Misfortune by Joseph Policape tells the story of Armand Etienne, a Haitian immigrant, and his sister Deborah, who leaves behind the dictatorship of Duvalier only to face new trials in America. Initially filled with hope, Armand’s life spirals after he marries Monica, a union vehemently opposed by his family and spiritual advisors. The marriage quickly transforms into emotional and physical abuse, infidelity, and manipulation, leading to a protracted divorce battle where Armand faces false accusations of domestic violence and child a...
The Paladin of Rimini
D.J. Paolini ()
D.J. Paolini's The Paladin of Rimini is a compelling multi-generational saga spanning from 1982 to 2017. Angelina Fabrizzi is a woman burdened by severe family abuse and financial ruin. After her mother, Isabella, was forced into marriage and died from cancer, Angelina suffered through an abusive union with Giovanni until her godmother, Valentina, a fierce former carabinieri, finally intervened. In 2017, widowed and in heavy debt, Angelina meets Benjamin LaRocca, an American travel writer, on a train to Rimini. Benjamin becomes her tenant, and...
The Shadow Earl
Stella Riley (Independently published)
In The Shadow Earl by Stella Riley, Christian Selwyn, Earl of Hazelmere, vanishes during his Grand Tour when his jealous cousin, Basil, bribes a guide to sell him into slavery. Captive for three years in Turkey, Christian survives while loyal friends search relentlessly. Returning to London years later, he finds Basil living in his home, spending his money, and courting Christian's betrothed, Sophia Kelsall. The man who left five years ago returns a changed man, and everyone is asking questions about what happened to him and what secrets he car...