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a trickster has landed FOLA mordecai talks about Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales it good to oneself and it more satisfying when one gather round the people we know instead of neglecting them,claiming frivolous excuses Read more »	Marc Falkoff Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “Michael Anthony writes in the tradition of Joseph Heller and Richard Hooker, demystifying the theater of war and revealing our soldiers to be all-too-human figures -- comic and petty, but sometimes... Read more »
Lawrence Winters Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “If you are afraid of the TRUTH don’t read this book. SPC Michael Anthony’s personal experience of WAR has no censor. Reading his book is a journey into the battlefields of death, sex, and the loss... Read more »	Damon DiMarco Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “Compelling. Frank. Funny. Disturbing. Michael Anthony loses his innocence in a slow motion train wreck you can’t help but watch. Mass Casualties opens up a brand new conversation on the War in Iraq... Read more »
James Fallows Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “Mass Casualties is a raw, vivid look at the realities behind the daily news about American soldiers overseas. Michael Anthony’s voice has the rough-edged honesty of the best reporting on combat. You... Read more »	Charles Jones Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “A scathing, satirical and often shocking trip through “the other war” in Iraq—the war within the U.S. Army, and within a soldier’s soul. Michael Anthony’s memoir is the perfect antidote for anyone... Read more »
Very impressed! Mel Menzies talks about A Painful Post Mortem by Mel Menzies Skilfully handled, interlinking present tense narrative with third/past point of view – and oh boy, how it adds texture and dimension! Characterisation is strong and well balanced. I am, as you’ll... Read more »	Addiction: Beyond Heroin Ann Seymour talks about Addiction: What's Really Going On? Inside a Heroin Treatment Program by Dr. Barbara Sinor This powerful book could be written about alcoholics, compulsive gamblers, and any number of other addicts. When you live with a compensated addict, that is, one who can function and disguise his... Read more »
Lines to openly adore Aberjhani talks about THE GENEROSITY OF STARS by Barbara Berman I first came across the name Barbara Berman when I heard about the 100 POETS AGAINST THE WAR project, though I'm aware that many others are familiar with her in a variety of capacities as poet,... Read more »	Review by Silke Heiss of Letters to the World Poems from the Wom-Po Listserv (2008), edited by Moira Richards, Rosemary Starace moira richards talks about Letters to the World: Poems from the Wom-po LISTSERV edited by Moira Richards, Rosemary Starace, Lesley Wheeler & others by moira richards Review by Silke Heiss of Letters to the World Poems from the Wom-Po Listserv (2008), edited by Moira Richards, Rosemary Starace and Lesley Wheeler, Los Angeles: Red Hen Press It is more than a year... Read more »

From Leila Fortier, Poet, Author, Artist Jack Varnell talks about A Part Of All Sums by Jack Varnell By Leila A. Fortier To read Jack Varnell is to listen to the inner rambling thoughts of contemplation of the world around you. From the making of the inanimate to the the very fiber of interpersonal... Read more »	Interesting jitu rajgor talks about The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Very interesting book.I read this book last week. Hosseini's writing is lucid and clear to the topic. Great work. Read more »
The Best Moments from the Books Raissa Falgui talks about Beezus and Ramona Movie Tie-in Edition by Beverly Cleary I hesitated before buying a video of the movie version of Beezus and Ramona, having read mixed reviews. My mother, though, who gets a video of almost every new movie (we find it hard to make it to... Read more »	Armies of the Night Kim Hoffman talks about The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History by Norman Mailer Armies of the night, The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and/or On the Campaign Trail '72 are all enduring books, capturing the 1960's period from ground level, with... Read more »
Charles Jones Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “A scathing, satirical and often shocking trip through “the other war” in Iraq—the war within the U.S. Army, and within a soldier’s soul. Michael Anthony’s memoir is the perfect antidote for anyone... Read more »	DIVISADERO by Michael Ondaatje Irma Fritz talks about IRRETRIEVABLY BROKEN by Irma Fritz Some years ago, after Michael Ondaatje had written "The English Patient," I finagled an invitation to a private reading held by the Canadian Consulate for an exclusive group of business executives.... Read more »
James Fallows Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “Mass Casualties is a raw, vivid look at the realities behind the daily news about American soldiers overseas. Michael Anthony’s voice has the rough-edged honesty of the best reporting on combat. You... Read more »	A good book with refreshing twist Jana McBurney-Lin talks about Chasing Windmills by Catherine Ryan Hyde The story seems simple, at first--boy meets girl on subway, they fall in love and will march off into the sunset...or the crowded streets of New York. But then both the characters have lots and lots... Read more »
Amy Tan's Masterpiece Ann Seymour talks about The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan I fell in love with Amy (anyone remember the song, "Once in Love with Amy"?) after reading THE JOY LUCK CLUB, and my affection deepened after meeting her at Oakley and Barbara Hall's incomparable... Read more »	Laura Mercurio Ebohon-Poet, Author of ˜ Se guardo dentro – If I look inside ˜ Jack Varnell talks about A Part Of All Sums by Jack Varnell "A Part of All Sums" is a wonderful work of poetry and an amazing work of truth! Yes,- the truth we often escape from, pretending it's not there... This book reveals in the light of deep emotions... Read more »