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BEYOND THE WALL – James Lowder, editor
One of the signs of a pop culture success is the ‘jumping on the band-wagon’ to capitalize on that success. I don’t mean this to be as negative as it sounds. Take, for instance, a book of essays like this – Beyond the Wall – which has a number of people examining different aspects of the popular Continue reading
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RATED X: HOW PORN LIBERATED ME FROM HOLLYWOOD – Maitland Ward
There have been a few books and ‘tell-alls’ from people (specifically women) in the porn industry, but few, if any, come from someone who worked as a high-profile Hollywood actor prior to making the conscious decision to start working in porn. Maitland Ward was a teenager when she worked on the soap opera The Bold and Continue reading
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ENJOYING BOURBON – Frank Flannery
This is a very good beginner’s guide to understanding and, as the title suggests, enjoying bourbon. Author Frank Flannery doesn’t get too deep into any of the topics touched upon, but the reader will come away feeling confident enough to join a bourbon conversation at a cocktail party. We start with a brief history of Continue reading
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THE STAR TREK COOKBOOK – Chelsea Monroe-Cassel
I was going to start this review with the comment that we’ve finally seen it all … we’ve now got a Star Trek cookbook. But as I went to snag the cover image to post on my blog, I learned that we didn’t finally get a Star Trek cookbook … there have been a few of them over the Continue reading
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BEATLES WIVES – Marc Shapiro
Let’s see… The Beatles reached their peak as a working band almost 55 years ago and still we can’t seem to get enough of them. I wonder how many new Beatles-related books are still published each year. They broke up as a band well over 50 years ago, never had a reunion tour, two of Continue reading
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THE ENTERPRISE NCC 1701 AND THE MODEL MAKER – N. Datin McDonald and Richard C. Datin Jr.
STAR TREK WEEK There are many aspects of the television show Star Trek that have become iconic but is there anything more identifiable than the starship Enterprise? This self-published book by N. Datin McDonald gives some background and historical reference to the building of the original Enterprise model(s) used for the filming of the Star Trek television series. N. Datin Continue reading
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I AM SOPHIE TUCKER – Susan & Lloyd Ecker
Sophie Tucker, known as “Last of the Red Hot Mamas,” was an entertainer (vaudeville, radio, film, theatre) who was popular in the early-to-mid 1900’s. She was known for her risque and comic songs and her big, belting voice. Think, cross between Mae West and Ethel Merman. Authors Susan & Lloyd Ecker has chosen to tell Continue reading
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ROCK AND ROLL WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE – Steve Almond
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Steve Almond’s work. I religiously buy everything he publishes, and even have purchased anthologies with strange themes just to read an Almond story. And it was all I could do to not behave like a Raving Fan Boy when he was speaking at my local bookstore a Continue reading
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THE SONG IS YOU – Bradley Rogers
I’m a sucker for any book about musical theatre, so when I saw there was a new book, dealing specifically with “the Politics of Bursting into Song and Dance” I was seriously interested in reading this. However, I take issue with any book that reads like a graduate thesis, looking to convince the reader of Continue reading
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FAN FICTION – Brent Spiner
So … the actor who plays the android Data on the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series has written a book. And the main character in Brent Spiner’s book is … Brent Spiner. Of thirty years ago. And the supporting cast in the book are Spiner’s fellow actors from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is Continue reading
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CITY OF VILLAINS – Estelle Laure
In addition to being a high school senior, with all that entails, Mary Elizabeth Heart is also an intern at the Monarch City Police Department. She delights in meeting all the detectives as they check in and rush off to help clean up the city. For years there has been a deep divide between the Continue reading
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THE GLASS TEAT – Harlan Ellison
As a teenager I was completely and utterly enthralled with Harlan Ellison and his writing. I’ve read everything he wrote that i could get my hands on. I met him at book signings and conventions and easily rated him as my favorite author. Ellison’s anger and angst and pomposity was fun, or at least identifiable Continue reading
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