NON-FICTION – Page 22 – Looking For a Good Book

June 23, 2016

TRIUMPH OF THE WALKING DEAD – editor, James Lowder

“The Walking Dead” is a surprising television hit. It is water-cooler discussion fodder, and, like so many pop culture hits of this era (it seems), it is based on a comic book series by Robert Kirkman. And what happens to ‘hits’? People analyze them and write about them. This book is a collection of essays… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, essays, Graphic Novels, non-fiction, Reviews, Television

June 21, 2016

DARK NIGHT: A TRUE BATMAN STORY – Paul Dini

Sometimes, after a catastrophic event, especially a very personal one, the victim needs to find a release – a cathartic means of expression. Paul Dini is looking for his relief through a medium that he is very familiar with. The graphic novel. Paul Dini’s name is likely familiar to comic book and animation nerds as… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Memoir, Reviews

June 17, 2016

HARD-BOILED ANXIETY – Karen Huston Karydes

What did it take to become a genre-setting author of noir detective fiction? Judging by Karen Huston Karydes’ book, Hard-Boiled Anxiety, the answer comes down to ‘personal demons.’ Karydes clearly has a love of the noir-detective genre and has done a great deal of research into the personal lives of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross… Continue reading

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4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews, Sex

June 15, 2016

KINDLE AD CAMPAIGNS – Barb Asselin

There seems to be no end to the number of self-published books these days, since it has become so easy to do, and with self-published books come books about self-publishing. How-tos, checklists, and just about every thing you can possibly think of (and many you can’t) to give you the edge of everyone else who… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews

May 27, 2016

PROJECT MERCURY – Eugen Reichl

Eugen Reichl’s book Project Mercury is a thorough, very detailed look at the early stages of America’s space race. The amount of information here is absolutely incredible. Reichl reports on each rocket and in addition to his narrative describing the purpose, concerns and success or failure for each mission, he also includes a technical summary… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, History, Reviews, Young Adult

May 9, 2016

THE SCIENCE OF SHAKESPEARE – Dan Falk

It’s hard to believe anyone could possibly write anything new on Shakespeare. Considered by many to be the greatest writer who’s ever lived (in the English language, at least), Shakespeare’s works have been dissected by scholars and his life has been researched and studied by many who’ve spent a lifetime trying to learn more about… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre

May 2, 2016

IN THE KINGDOM OF ICE – Hampton Sides

I recently worked on a documentary film in which some people were attempting to sail the Northwest Passage. Because of this, I developed an interest in learning more about some of the expeditions to the Arctic. When I saw this book available on Audible, I was quite eager to give it a listen. It does… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, History, history book, non-fiction, Reviews

April 27, 2016

LAST MAN OFF – Matt Lewis

Twenty-three year old Matt Lewis is about to start a job that he’s been looking forward to … being a scientific observer aboard a fishing vessel in the Antarctic Sea. But what he observes is that everything about the venture is unorganized and dangerous, and when the boat sinks and he has to fight for his… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews, Thriller

April 20, 2016

OBJECTS OF DESIRE – Rita Catinella Orrell

I knew, going in to this, that this was going to be a book about ‘adult sex toys’ (more kindly referred to as “erotic products”), but beyond that, I wasn’t sure what to expect here. I think the subtitle, “A Showcase of Modern Erotic Products and the Creative Minds Behind Them,” is really key to… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews, Sex

April 15, 2016

RUBY WIZARDRY – Eric Weinstein

Though I have a better than rudimentary knowledge of some basic computer languages (HTML, PHP, JAVASCRIPT) I will admit that I’d never even heard of Ruby before, so I was definitely curious to check this one out. I reviewed a companion book, Javascript For Kids here. As the subtitle says, and as the drawing on… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, non-fiction, Reviews

April 12, 2016

NO ONE’S PET – Sheila Kennedy

First, let’s point out that this isn’t a biography (or autobiography) so much as it is a memoir. What’s the difference? A memoir (typically) doesn’t follow the timeline of one’s life but selects moments that were meaningful and expounds on them, often jumping around. No One’s Pet by Sheila Kennedy definitely fits the memoir mold.… Continue reading

MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, non-fiction, Reviews

March 31, 2016

UNSOLD TELEVISION PILOTS: 1955-1989 – Lee Goldberg

TELEVISION WEEK Unsold Television Pilots 1955-1989 is an expanded version of author Lee Goldberg’s book The Best TV Shows That Never Were (reviewed yesterday). Yesterday’s book focused on, as the title suggests, the best shows that were never made. This book is ALL the shows not made between 1955-1989. It is not a simple read.… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews, Television