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Ancient Wisdoms by Gayle Redfern
Are You a Bullyrag? by Katheline Tate
Around the World in 113 Days by James Cameron
Baby and The Seed, The by Leland “Bud” Beamer, MD
Balance Concept In Health And Nursing, The by Daisy Magalit Rodriguez
Beautiful Blonde Library Angel, The by Phillip Parcheminer
Big House, The by Hugh Cameron and Edna Quammie
Bobby the Bear! and His Missing Dinner by Ryan O'Connor
Cheri & Me by William B. Caudle II
Child of Gulag, Second Edition, The by Yuri Feynburg
Clouds Over Mountains by Matt Joseph
Curve of the Dragon - Episode 1: Chasing Shadows by Matt Stokes
Dark Nights (New Edition) by Jordan E. Walker
Debts and Vengeance by Janet M. Dann
Demography Day by Peter Breally
Eight Pound Cows by Dr. Barbara ten Brink
End Your Relationsh*t with Compassion, Self-Respect, and Logic by D.L. Dempsey
Enlightened Continuum by Donald Alan Straub III
Exodus of Chaos by Steven Kent Olson
Family… by Betty Fox Cooper, PhD
Finding Truth by William G. Chipman
Fishing for Something by Andrew Scott Bassett
Flight of the Veil, The by Bruce J. Berger
Freelancers, The by M.A. Frost
From America to a New Africa by Jamal Abraham
Full Circle by Steven Bieler
Fun and Fantasy on the Beach by Huguette Castaneda
Good News According to Jesus, The by Donald Blosser
Helen's Orphans by Ron Fritsch
Hell’s Embrace by Marc McGowan
Hounded by God by Joseph Gentilini
How to Help Yourself to Be Who You Want to Be by Pam Grewall
Hundred Honeymoons, A by J. S. Wilson
Immortal Soul, The by Carolyn H. Pells
Inner Bridges by Gayle Redfern, M.A.
Intrigue at 404 Appalling Street by George S. Haines
Keepers of Golden Dreams by Theresa Philips Sirawsky
Last Chance by Kelly W. Carpenter
Let’s Go Walking in the Storm by Gloria D. Gonsalves
Life and Times of a Black Garage Door Guy, The by V Leigh
Link-Up 2 Lift-Up by Doreszell Cohen
Little Ant Who Was Told You Can't, The by Timothy Ward
Making of Mr Irresistible, The by Larry J Gould
Memories Live Here by Marc Sheinbaum
Mental Health Awareness by Laquita D. Wright
Merry Christmas, Bobby the Bear! by Ryan O’Connor
Minky the Bibble by Laurie Calford
Mommy, Tell Me, Why Did You Come Here? by Silvia Juarez-Marazzo
Mosaic of My Life, The (Black & White Version) by Hosain Mosavat
My Book of Revelations by Gerry Burke
New York City Adventure, A by Paul Calabrese
Nighttime Fantasy by Suzanne M. Shields
No Birds Sing Here by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.
Other Side of the Moon, The by Allan Mohl
Paradoxical Return of the Feminine, The by Jeannette M. Gagan, PhD
Poems on Social Issues by Paula Tan
Professional Posture Program, The by Walid Hafez, MD, Zachary Hafez, MD, and Amina Hafez
Ralphie's Adventures Continue by B. Tuff
Satan's Gold by Michael Ray Ewing
Seeing What Is by Jacqueline Cox Taylor
Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio, The by Stephen J. Sebesta
Spiritual Journey, A by Sean Boylan
Story of Homo Loquens, The by Dan M. Mrejeru
Strudel Girls, The by Barbara Celeste McCloskey
Sugar Creek by William B. Caudle
Suntree Bay by Amy Wort
Tales from the Zookeeper's Daughter by Ava Phillips
These Dark Pages by Jordan Parker
Think Like a Molecule by Chuck Champlin
Three Witches and The Three-Headed Dagger, The by Henry Regnault
Town Called Sometimes, A by Robert Fischer
Traveling with Isaac Newton by Barbara ten Brink
Undiscovered Country, An by M.A. Cumiskey
Unfettered Journey by Gary F. Bengier
When Snow Walks In by Christine Candland
Why Are There Monkeys? (and other questions for God) by Brooke Jones
Words from God by LaJuana Craft Ryckeley
Woven Flag, The by Margaret Fourt Goka
Yanks Behind the Lines by Jeffrey B. Miller
        
 
 
 
 
The Book Killers: Wooden Characters
In this ongoing series, Christopher Klim, author and senior editor of the US Review of Books, takes a look at common errors that undermine books.

My Iroquois grandmother once asked me who I was. She wasn’t losing her vision or slipping into dementia. She had a keen eye on the horizon, like her young grandson, and kept a small gun beneath her shawl in case that horizon offered unexpected trouble. Listening to her was like bird watching. Rewards came with a quiet, patient effort. ...
 
 
Reviews for February 2021
100 Physical Education Activities by Denis O'Driscoll
Are You a Bullyrag? by Katheline Tate
Around the World in 113 Days by James Cameron
Baby and The Seed, The by Leland “Bud” Beamer, MD
Beautiful Blonde Library Angel, The by Phillip Parcheminer
Bobby the Bear! by Ryan O'Connor
Cat and Mouse by K. Fitzpatrick
Chainmakers, The by Helen Spring
Child of Gulag, The, Second Edition by Yuri Feynburg
Dark Nights (New Edition) by Jordan E. Walker
Demography Day by Peter Breally
Dismantling Vindictiveness by Lillian R. Melendez
Dragons in the Clouds by David Blair
Eight Pound Cows by Dr. Barbara ten Brink
Enlightened Continuum by Donald Alan Straub III
Exodus of Chaos by Steven Kent Olson
Family... by Betty Fox Cooper, PhD
Finding Truth by William G. Chipman
Flight of the Veil, The by Bruce J. Berger
Freelancers, The by M.A. Frost
From America to a New Africa by Jamal Abraham
Full Circle by Steven Bieler
Fun and Fantasy on the Beach by Huguette Castaneda
Great Little Book of Stress Release, The by R. Duncan Wallace, MD
Hajime by Antonio (Tone) Resende
Helen’s Orphans by Ron Fritsch
Hell’s Embrace by Marc McGowan
Hidden Planet by Dorrine Simmering
Hundred Honeymoons, A by J. S. Wilson
I Miss You Most by Cassie Hoyt
Inner Bridges by Gayle Redfern, M.A.
Intrigue at 404 Appalling Street by George S. Haines
Keepers of Golden Dreams by Theresa Philips Sirawsky
Last Chance by Kelly W. Carpenter
Link-Up 2 Lift-Up by Doreszell Cohen
Little Ant Who Was Told You Can't, The by Timothy Ward
Live or Die by Richard L. Burns
Making of Mr Irresistible, The by Larry J Gould
Mental Health Awareness by Laquita D. Wright
Merry Christmas, Bobby the Bear! by Ryan O’Connor
Mommy, Tell Me, Why Did You Come Here? by Silvia Juarez-Marazzo
Minky the Bibble by Laurie Calford
New York City Adventure, A by Paul Calabrese
Poems on Social Issues by Paula Tan
Professional Posture Program, The by Walid Hafez, MD, Zachary Hafez, MD, and Amina Hafez
Ralphie's Adventures Continue by B. Tuff
Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio, The by Stephen J. Sebesta
Shadows over the Sun by Giselle J. Robin
Shaman’s Gift, The by Lee Fishman
She Sees Ghosts by David Fitz-Gerald
Spiritual Journey, A by Sean Boylan
Strudel Girls, The by Barbara Celeste McCloskey
Sugar Creek by William B. Caudle
Suntree Bay by Amy Wort
Tales from the Zookeeper's Daughter by Ava Phillips
These Dark Pages by Jordan Parker
Town Called Sometimes, A by Robert Fischer
Undiscovered Country, An by M. A. Cumiskey
Why Are There Monkeys? (and other questions for God) by Brooke Jones
 
 
 
 
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Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone: A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness, and Litigation
by J. W. Freiberg
Philia Books
 
book review by Kat Kennedy

"Loneliness, I realized, is the sensation of inadequate connections to others, just as hunger is the sensation of inadequate nourishment and thirst is the sensation of inadequate hydration."

Consisting of five stories taken from the author’s work as a lawyer, this book offers a study in the causes of subjective chronic loneliness in those whose connections with other people “fail to provide the security, nurturing, and soothing care that others enjoy from their healthy connective networks.” In looking over his many years of case studies, the author narrows down the types of misconnections experienced by the chronically lonely into five categories: “Tenuous Connections,” in which the connections between clients are uncertain or unreliable; “One-Way Connections”—for example, unrequited love; “Fraudulent Connections,” wherein one’s relationship is based on deception and manipulation; “Obstructed Connections,” where one is prevented from being emotionally available; and “Dangerous Connections,” in which the relationship can cause devastating emotional and physical harm. For each of these misconnections, Freiberg includes a case study from one of his past clients to illustrate how people who are in relationships with others may still suffer loneliness because of the failure of their relationships to offer healthy connections. ... (read more)
 
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Cheri & Me by William B. Caudle II
Clouds Over Mountains by Matt Joseph
Curve of the Dragon - Episode 1 of 4 by Matt Stokes
End Your Relationsh*t with Compassion, Self-Respect, and Logic by D.L. Dempsey
Good News According to Jesus, The by Donald Blosser
Hounded by God by Joseph Gentilini
How to Help Yourself to Be Who You Want to Be by Pam Grewall
Immortal Soul, The by Carolyn H. Pells
Life and Times of a Black Garage Door Guy, The by V Leigh
Memories Live Here by Marc Sheinbaum
Mosaic of My Life, The (Black & White Version) by Hosain Mosavat
My Book of Revelations by Gerry Burke
Nighttime Fantasy by Suzanne M. Shields
No Greater Faith Than That of Science by Manuel S. Vergara
Organ Orgasms by Robert Ian Rollwagen
Other Side of the Moon, The by Allan Mohl
Paradoxical Return of the Feminine, The by Jeannette M. Gagan, PhD
Satan's Gold by Michael Ray Ewing
Seeing What Is by Jacqueline Cox Taylor
Think Like a Molecule by Chuck Champlin
Three Witches and The Three-Headed Dagger, The by Henry Regnault
To Be Enlightened by Alan J. Steinberg, MD
Traveling with Isaac Newton by Barbara ten Brink
Unfettered Journey by Gary F. Bengier
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