Reviews

The sun.  The coast.  You are luxuriating in the beautiful descriptions of Porto Vergogna, Italy.  But then  an American actress enters  Pasquali Tursi’s family pensione —the Hotel Adequate View.   She enters and leaves mysteriously and we spend the book searching for the beautiful Dee Moray.

On a warm summer night, 18-year-old Becca finds herself abruptly dumped by her boyfriend while lying in the back of his pickup truck.  At the same time, not even a mile away, Amelia Anne Richardson is being brutally murdered.  The following day, her dry, broken corpse is discovered on the side of the highway, and Becca sinks into a haze of confusion, questioning he

The adrenaline genre, which encompasses suspense, thriller, and action-adventure, may seem very broad. There are, however, basic appeal factors common to a title earning the classification. Settings can range from exotic locals to the commonplace, and can include a wide variety of professions and story lines.

Who’s the daddy? When three-year-old Melody is found on the steps of Brown’s Club for Distinguished Gentleman, three members track down the women from their past to discover the truth of Melody’s paternity.

Bissonette, certified career development coach for adults with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) and author of Asperger’s Syndrome Workplace Survival Guide (2010) has created a handbook to guide adults with AS through the job search process to successful employment.

Do Travel Writers Go to Hell describes the process of writing a travel book, including all the adventures and misfortunes that go along with the job.

I spent a fair share of grade school years intrigued/fascinated by the idea of orphan trains. It probably all started when my school librarian gave me a copy of A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon, a series I loved and read over and over again.

Fear Itself is a World War II thriller that focuses on German-Americans and their activities before and during the war. At that time, the FBI, under the rule of the legendary J. Edgar Hoover, was focused on unearthing communists.

In the introduction, Kaling says of herself, “I’m only marginally qualified to be giving advice at all. My body mass index is certainly not ideal, I frequently use my debit card to buy things that cost less than three dollars, because I never have cash on me, and my bedroom is so untidy it looks like vandals ransacked the Anthropologie Sale section. I’m kind of a mess.” And yet, she’s written a compelling, humorous memoir, with occasional advice. The advice she does offer is based on her own, real-life experiences and all the more valuable for its lack of childhood trauma.