Book Review: The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, by Daniel J Levitin

May 23, 2014

In an eye opening NPR talk, Harvard professor Ann Blair discusses how information overload is certainly not unique to the digital age. This same concern accompanied every invention related to any increase in our ability to more efficiently share more information. The question of organizing information started the instant humans invented writing. How will the… Read More Book Review: The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, by Daniel J Levitin

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Book Review: ‘Why Do Buses Come in Threes?’ by Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham

May 16, 2014

If someone in your family or in your close circle of friends has a young child, you are no doubt intimately aware of how young ones see the world as a fascinating place filled with wondrous secrets that are within their grasp if they explore long and hard enough. We all used to be like… Read More Book Review: ‘Why Do Buses Come in Threes?’ by Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham

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Book Review: Pieces of Time by Euphonos

May 11, 2014

The use of poetic writing makes for an interesting and heartfelt ride courtesy of author Euphonos. In Pieces of Time, she welcomes us into Linda’s word made vivid through descriptive prose. The main protagonist is a hopeful romantic who believes in the classical definition of love and is willing not only to wait for it,… Read More Book Review: Pieces of Time by Euphonos

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Book Review: The President’s Club by FC Etier

May 10, 2014

Following the success of his first book, The Tourist Killer, FC Etier has released his second, The President’s Club, in installments on Venture Galleries. When completed, the author will self-published it in digital book form. A good serials does not always a good book make, but in this case, it works out pretty well. Julian… Read More Book Review: The President’s Club by FC Etier

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Book Review: The Disappearance, by Susan Berliner

May 4, 2014

What happens when your boyfriend of six months stages a bizarre fight with you one evening, then disappears, leaving behind evidence that incriminates you for his murder? Jillian Keating finds the answer to this question when her boyfriend, whom she knew as Ryan Cornell, does exactly that. Sounds like a terrible nightmare that makes for… Read More Book Review: The Disappearance, by Susan Berliner

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Book Review: Misplaced, by Lee Murray

May 1, 2014

Being a teenager is no simple task. One suddenly goes from being a child with simple needs, to having an increasing awareness of the world that shifts everything around, sometimes painfully so. Needless to say, it’s a complicated time of one’s life, even if nothing out of the ordinary happens. Like your mother disappearing. Many… Read More Book Review: Misplaced, by Lee Murray

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Book Review: Ghost Hold, by Ripley Patton

December 4, 2013

I am extremely unhappy with author Ripley Patton, for I am forced to wait another couple of months before the third and last installment of the PSS Chronicles. She hooked me with the first installment, Ghost Hand (read my review here), got me addicted with Ghost Hold, the second installment, and now, I have to… Read More Book Review: Ghost Hold, by Ripley Patton

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Book Review: Far Forward, by C. F. Waller

November 29, 2013

Mild Spoiler Alert! Far Forward, a book by independent author C. F. Waller, was published last month on Amazon. I noticed a post about it in a Facebook group, and one sentence in the description captured my attention: “Awakening on a lazy Saturday morning, Anna Katz is greeted by an older version of herself making… Read More Book Review: Far Forward, by C. F. Waller

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Book Review: Baby Teeth: Bite-sized Tales of Terror, Edited by Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray

November 2, 2013

Having myself just published a collection of creepy short stories, my interest in this book seemed inevitable, as it brings together “bite-sized” stories one can read in a matter of minutes. A mixture of horror, terror, disturbing, paranormal, and just plain weird, the stories are, for the most part, well written. The strength of this… Read More Book Review: Baby Teeth: Bite-sized Tales of Terror, Edited by Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray

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TV Review: Season 1 of The Mindy Project

July 28, 2013

Do you remember Kelly Kapoor from The Office? I always looked forward to seeing her on screen and wished for her to be more present, despite the fact that I found her character so gratingly annoying. It reminded me of my love-hate relationship with George Costanza on Seinfeld. It was the acting made the character… Read More TV Review: Season 1 of The Mindy Project

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Book Review: The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, by Daniel J Levitin

Book Review: ‘Why Do Buses Come in Threes?’ by Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham

Book Review: Pieces of Time by Euphonos

Book Review: The President’s Club by FC Etier

Book Review: The Disappearance, by Susan Berliner

Book Review: Misplaced, by Lee Murray

Book Review: Ghost Hold, by Ripley Patton

Book Review: Far Forward, by C. F. Waller

Book Review: Baby Teeth: Bite-sized Tales of Terror, Edited by Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray

TV Review: Season 1 of The Mindy Project

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