Featured Books

2012: The Weak Economy and How to Deal with It to Empower the Citizens by Joesph Albert Gorski
2016: The Rise of a Third Party in the US by Joseph Albert Gorski
ABC’s of Jug Band Music, The by Morgan Cochneuer
African Quilt by Harshi Syal Gill and Parvin D. Syal
And Throw Away The Skins by Scott Archer Jones
Around the World in 12 Years and 12 Square Meters by Steffen P. Russak
Art of Forgiveness, The by Carolyn CJ Jones
Atlantean Conspiracy by Mark Gibbs
Blessed by Dr. Sherri A. Young
Blood Before Dawn by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.
Bruno’s Will to Heal by Darla Deeds
By, For, and About Marines by Lt. Col. Sidney Atwater, US Marine Corps (Ret)
Chasing the Darkness by Cassie Sanchez
Christmas Treasures by Bruce Spohn
Cromby's Axiom by Gary J. Kirchner
Crooked Forest, The by Joni Franks
Cult That Calls Itself the Church of Christ, The by Ron Craig
During the Pandemic with Edward Jenner by Dr. Barbara ten Brink
Eban and the Dolphins by Carolyn Davis
Embracing the Law of Attraction by J.M. Jones
Fanfare of Life, The by Bakilinna Warjri
Five Mile Charlie by Shirley Howard
Forgotten, The by Barbara Dorger
From Exile to Freedom by Lizzie Toomer
From the Brink of Death & the Gates of Hell by Joseph Hentosz
Gardening: A Growing Addiction by Jo Ann Wiblin
General’s Wife, The by Brenda Gantt
God Promised by Mihai Melecciu
Gothica, The by Patrick C. DiCarlo
Gramma Shirah Says Words of Wisdom and More Words of Wisdom by Shirah Ranah Penn
Have Chignon—Will Travel by Elizabeth Dale Phillips
Have We Found Our Better Selves?  by Meril R. Smith
Hell Holes 4 by Donald Firesmith
Here and Hereafter by Joy Ibsen
Houston Has a Problem! by Saint Andrews
I am Yours and You are Mine, God's Love by Rev. Kelvin McKisic 
I Remember Running by Vernon Bargainer
In Place of Strife by Elizabeth Reinach
In the Aftermath by Beth SK Morris
Insomniac by Joe Kilgore
Intriguing Escapade at Swim Camp by Sherry Walraven
It Is Morning by Vernon Bargainer
Jemmy and the Little Spider of Hope by Sergio Diaz
Junior Officer Bunkroom, The by J.J. Zerr
Just Visiting Cat, The by Mary Lou
Karma Hotel, The by Dr. Samineh I Shaheem
Korean Chronicle, A by Josephine deBois
Lifetimes of a Journey, The by John S. Davis
Lights, Camera, Incognito by Martin P. Travis
Little Mans Big Day by Lonnie Lesane, Sr.
Lt. Ripley by Mary Duncan
Marble, Grass, and Glass by B. Sham Moteelall
Matters of the Heart Ruth Cherry, PhD
Matters of the Soul by Ruth Cherry, PhD
Michigan Dogman, The by Scott Devon
Mixed Blood by Astrid Berg, PhD
Mr. Dalton's Christmas by Robert A. Valle
My Memoirs of the Dark Shadows Conventions by Anthony Taylor
New Eugenics, The by Conrad B. Quintyn, Ph.D.
Ninety-Five by Lisa Towles
Perfect Match, The by Dennis Ross
Poetry of A Life by Sharon Romero
Prometheus' Gift by John Sangster
Prophecy, The by J.B. Liquorish
Reparations for Slavery by Prophet Anthony Starnes
Rescue of Officer Moreland, The by Lee David Estes
Rescue of the Nadia Marie, The by David Estes
Rising Tide of People Swept Away, A by Scott Archer Jones
River, A by Bud Beamer, MD
Rogue, The by Sally A. Allen
Runnin’ with FROGs by George R. Worthington
Santa Fe Tom by Rachel Bate
Saudi Oil Gambit, The by Reginald Nelson
Secret Mayday by Finn Seldal
Spirit Club Mediumship Uncovered by Donna Young
Star Upon a Dream, A by Kendall T. Newell
Starlight in the Dawn by Naveen Sridhar
Stay-At-Home Dad vs. the Bible, A by Trevor Catlaster
Trademark Made in America by Mary Ross Morris
Utopia Project - Everyone Must Die by Billy Dering
Valiente: Courage and Consequences by A. G. Castillo
Waiting for the Muse by Frances Laird
Way to the Shining City, The by Elaine Stienon
Wheel of Time, The by D. W. Kreger
Who Killed Coriolanus?  by Ron Fritsch
Whoever Heard of a Purple Happy Tree? by Joyce Timberlake
William’s Christmas Dream by Linda Carol Morris
Wisdom Of The Men by Clint Arthur
Woven Flag, The by Margaret Fourt Goka
Yankee Dawn by Michael Cumiskey
You Say So by D.C. Thielmann
Your Devil Self vs. Your Angel Self by Harvi Vilks
          
 
 
 
Reviews for December 2021
2012: The Weak Economy and How to Deal with It to Empower the Citizens by Joesph Albert Gorski
ABC’s of Jug Band Music, The by Morgan Cochneuer
Atlantean Conspiracy by Mark Gibbs
Blessed by Dr. Sherri A. Young
Bruno’s Will to Heal by Darla Deeds
Bulletproof Decisions by Ruben Ugarte
By, For, and About Marines by Lt. Col. Sidney Atwater, US Marine Corps (Ret)
Christmas Treasures by Bruce Spohn
Church Hurts and the Healing Process by Dot Kelley
Coffee with Jesus by Col. Richard Block
Confessions of a Passionate Seeker by Dr. Pamela Gerali
Cult That Calls Itself the Church of Christ, The by Ron Craig
Dancing at the Gate by Carol K. Grosz
Death Speaks by Carol Joan Campbell
During the Pandemic with Edward Jenner by Dr. Barbara ten Brink
Faithwalk by Bonnie Lou Oliver
Fly Fishing Challenge by Forrest Oldham
Forgotten, The by Barbara Dorger
Freedom's Moon by Margaret Mendenhall
From Exile to Freedom by Lizzie Toomer
From the Brink of Death & the Gates of Hell by Joseph Hentosz
General’s Wife, The by Brenda Gantt
Ghost in the Turret by Donna W. Carson
God Promised by Mihai Melecciu
Good Night by Natalia Padilla
Guilt Free from Sexual Sins by Pierre Fenelon
Have Chignon—Will Travel by Elizabeth Dale Phillips
Hell Holes 4 by Donald Firesmith
Here and Hereafter by Joy Ibsen
Houston Has a Problem! by Saint Andrews
How God Thinks by David Vancelette
I Remember Running by Vernon Bargainer
Intriguing Escapade at Swim Camp by Sherry Walraven
It Is Morning by Vernon Bargainer
Journey on Parallel Roads by Naiyer Habib and Mahlaqa Naushaba Habib
Junior Officer Bunkroom, The by J.J. Zerr
Karma Hotel, The by Dr. Samineh I Shaheem
Korean Chronicle, A by Josephine deBois 
Lifetimes of a Journey, The by John S. Davis
Little Mans Big Day by Lonnie Lesane, Sr.
Lt. Ripley by Mary Duncan
Matters of the Heart by Ruth Cherry, PhD
Mental Kidnapping II by Steven Treàdwell
My Memoirs of the Dark Shadows Conventions by Anthony Taylor
Ninety-Five by Lisa Towles
Perfect Match, The by Dennis Ross
Prometheus' Gift by John Sangster
Real Good News From God, The by Earl Campbell
Red Rose of Romance & War, The by John A. Yates
Reparations for Slavery by Prophet Anthony Starnes
Rescue of Officer Moreland, The by Lee David Estes
Rescue of the Nadia Marie, The by David Estes
River, A by Bud Beamer, MD
Road Map To Tomorrow by John Morgan Mullen
Rogue, The by Sally A. Allen
Sarah: The Eternal Beauty by Amir Barghi
Saudi Oil Gambit, The by Reginald Nelson
Save Africa by David Gretch
Secret Mayday by Finn Seldal
Spirit Club Mediumship Uncovered by Donna Young
Spy in the Sky by Tom Elsasser
Stay-At-Home Dad vs. the Bible, A by Trevor Catlaster
Sweden's Child: Murders at the Fair by Elaine Cornell
Trademark Made in America by Mary Ross Morris
Trouble With Belonging, The by Magdalena Stanhoff
Whoever Heard of a Purple Happy Tree? by Joyce Timberlake
Wisdom of the Men by Clint Arthur
Wit and Wisdom of Plum Duff, The by David Spencer
Yankee Dawn by Michael Cumiskey
You Say So by D.C. Thielmann
Your Devil Self vs. Your Angel Self by Harvi Vilks
 
 
 
 
Focus Review
Who’s Controlling You? Encountering the Ultimate Connectedness
by Mardi Harjo
Christian Faith Publishing
 
book review by Barbara Bamberger Scott
 
"A person cannot be saved without first having realized he is lost."
 
Christian artist and musician Harjo has constructed a thorough, thoughtful treatise focusing on the ideal relationship between human beings and God. She begins with a basic view of that relationship, questioning the reader in clear, rational terms. Do we worship the stars or God who made them? Do we believe that worldly knowledge can save us, or must we look beyond, to an "authoritative Truth that cannot be compromised"? In what do we base our identity? What is our ultimate, utmost purpose? By this means, the author stretches the mind beyond its usual realms of spiritual examination. She is not eclectic but selective in her guidance towards leading a God-centered life. She decries some televangelism as a kind of religious "junk food" and suggests that certain sorts of worship emphasize apparent miracles and wonders rather than their source. She warns that one can be a "nominal" Christian who simply takes in a few spoonsful of religion on a regular basis with the appeal of elaborate rituals, a phenomenon she calls "churchianity." ... (read more)
 
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2016: The Rise of a Third Party in the US by Joseph Albert Gorski
Ablaze by Peter Rowe
African Quilt by Harshi Syal Gill and Parvin D. Syal
Around the World in 12 Years and 12 Square Meters by Steffen P. Russak
Blood Before Dawn by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.
Crooked Forest, The by Joni Franks
Dry Heat by Len Joy
Eden Lost by Richard Taylor
Embracing Autism by James E. Strode
Embracing the Law of Attraction by J.M. Jones
Fanfare of Life, The by Bakilinna Warjri
Fingers and Paws by Christine Duncan-Laud
Gardening: A Growing Addiction by Jo Ann Wiblin
Gramma Shirah Says Words of Wisdom and More Words of Wisdom by Shirah Ranah Penn
Have We Found Our Better Selves? by Meril R. Smith
How to Stay Calm in Chaos by Julie M. Gentile
I am Yours and You are Mine, God's Love by Rev. Kelvin McKisic
In Place of Strife by Elizabeth Reinach
Jemmy and the Little Spider of Hope by Sergio Diaz
Just Visiting Cat, The by Mary Lou
Kittens Crying in the Park by Laura Matsuda
Lights, Camera, Incognito by Martin P. Travis
Marble, Grass, and Glass by B. Sham Moteelall
Matters of the Soul by Ruth Cherry, PhD
Mixed Blood by Astrid Berg, PhD
Poetry of A Life by Sharon Romero
Price We Paid, The by S. M. Barrett
Prophecy, The by J.B. Liquorish
Raja and the Trunk of Antom by Avah Broc
Runnin’ with FROGs by George R. Worthington
Rx: A Novel by Garin Cycholl
Scripture Commentary Sampler by David Martin
Star Upon a Dream, A by Kendall T. Newell
Utopia Project - Everyone Must Die by Billy Dering
Valiente: Courage and Consequences by A. G. Castillo
Waiting for the Muse by Frances Laird
Who Killed Coriolanus? by Ron Fritsch
William’s Christmas Dream by Linda Carol Morris
Yea Lord! by Mozella Mitchell

 
 
 
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