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All Roads Lead to Lawrence by Craig Leener
Back Where I Belong by Julieann Chenevert
Barcelona Beckons by Simonne Celestine
Between Light and Dark by Rian McMurtry
Black Sapphire by James Gluz
Blue Scorpion by Karen S Lee
Book Two Life in the Neck by Diane Davies
Building Champions by John Stephenson
Building the Pyramids by Bob Moores
Chloe by Jerry Leppart
Cooperative Lives by Patrick Finegan
Day God Wore a Hard Hat, The by Jonathan James
Essential Checklist for Smart Travelers, The by Godfrey Harris and Kenneth M. Katz
Files of the Missing: Book 2 by Eve Grafton
From Cows To Space With God as My Copilot by Alfred Miller
Girl from Copenhagen, The by Glenn Peterson
Haven in the Hood by Raychel Ryder
How a Nursing Home Works by Peter D. Busacca, BA, MBA, ACHA, LNHA
Human Relation by Hyok Y. Lee
Humor and Witticism 101 Plus by Alex Gall
Illness of Medicine, The by Michael J. Young, M.D.
Impregnation of Evil by Jonas Hansen
Jamie's Pet by Ramona Morrow
Jeannie Ann's Grandma Has Breast Cancer by Diane Davies
Kahana by Ann Kennedy
Kem Weber by David A. Bossert
Last Paradise, The by Michael Kasenow
Lamellia by Gloria D. Gonsalves
Lisa by Becky Rowe Hutchison and Sam Hutchison
Lord Chamberlain's Daughter, The by Ron Fritsch
Lord Is My Shepherd, The by Roy Hardeman Deaver
Lt. Williams on the Color Front by Chris Bell
Man of Honor, A, or Horatio's Confessions by J. A. Nelson
Matt Monroe and The Haunted House by Edward Torba
News from Arkansas, The by Valerie Katz
Order in the Schoolhouse by Jewell T. Christy
Party of the Hat, The by Maria Elena Alcolea
Return to Eternity by Jenni Barnett
Reversible Mask, The by Loretta Goldberg
Rocky the Respectful Raccoon and His Red Sunglasses by Janet H. Councilman
Stewie the Eagle by Dane A. Stewart
Strategies Used by Small Business Leaders to Obtain Government Contracts and Subcontracts by Dr. Damian C. Dunbar
Talk Till The Minutes Run Out by Benedicte Grima
Thinking in Tristichs by Martin Wasserman
To Find by J. R. Klein
Toby by Phyllis M. Cutler
Troubles of Our Lives by Marie-Ghislaine Mera
Twice in a Lifetime and Then Some by Vee Q
Unshackled by Peggy Park
Vault of Power by Philip Whitby
Walking Shadow, A by Gary Bolick
Wealth Odyssey by Larry R. Frank Sr., MBA, CFP
Where Tigers Flew by Rebecca Kaye
Wings in a Jar by Albert Rodriguez
Woman Possessed, A by Marilyn Hering
Woven Flag, The by Margaret Fourt Goka
WWI Crusaders by Jeffrey B. Miller
Your Life Sucks by Brian Kasperitis
Zen and the Art of Funk Capitalism by Karun Philip  
         
 
 
 
 
The Authority of Book Awards
Most authors, either through their own efforts or those of a PR firm, seek validation and publicity for their books. Recognition by a reputable book award can do both. While many award contests are open to small and independent press authors, the landscape is full of both charlatans and champions. As the Chairman of the Eric Hoffer Book Award for the last decade, I’ve helped develop a set a criteria that has maintained consistency and integrity. This criteria should apply to any book award you are considering. In the spirit of transparency, I’ll apply each of the following questions to the Eric Hoffer Book Award as well. ...
 
 
Reviews for January 2020
Adam and Steve by Russell Baptist
Back Where I Belong by Julieann Chenevert
Barcelona Beckons by Simonne Celestine
Between Light and Dark by Rian McMurtry
Black Sapphire by James Gluz
Blue Scorpion by Karen S Lee
Building Champions by John Stephenson
Carry On, Let There Be Light by Joan Stone
Chloe by Jerry Leppart
Day God Wore a Hard Hat, The by Jonathan James
Decrees for Teens by Tallulah Banks
Files of the Missing: Book 2 by Eve Grafton
From Cows To Space With God as My Copilot by Alfred Miller
Girl in the Scarlet Chair, The by Janice Tremayne
Girl Who Electrified the World, The by Cliff Ratza
Girl with the Lightning Brain, The by Cliff Ratza
GraceLin 2: Conspiracies by Abba Lin
Healing Bowl, The by Anita Fisk
Human Relation by Hyok Y. Lee
Humor and Witticisms 101 Plus by Alex Gall
Impregnation of Evil by Jonas Hansen
Jamie’s Pet by Ramona Morro
Lisa by Becky Rowe Hutchison and Sam Hutchison
Lord Is My Shepherd, The by Roy Hardeman Deaver
Lt. Williams on the Color Front by Chris Bell
Memories of Yesterday by Kenneth Ray Jackson
Myth of Being, The by Elizabeth Clayton
News From Arkansas, The by Valerie Katz
Order in the Schoolhouse by Jewell T. Christy
Return to Eternity by Jenni Barnett
Saying Thanks and Beyond by Ralph Mosgrove
Stewie the Eagle by Dane A. Stewart
Strategies Used by Small Business Leaders to Obtain Government Contracts and Subcontracts by Dr. Damian C. Dunbar
Swede, The by R. W. Nichelson
Troubles of Our Lives by Marie-Ghislaine Mera
True Stories of a Psychic Empath Medium by Triza Schultz
Twice in a Lifetime and Then Some by Vee Q
Unshackled by Peggy Park
Vault of Power by Philip Whitby
Where Tigers Flew by Rebecca Kaye
Wings in a Jar by Albert Rodriguez
Your Life Sucks by Brian Kasperitis
Zen and the Art of Funk Capitalism by Karun Philip

 
 
 
Focus Review
Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man by Christopher Hitchens
 
Now that radical elements are attempting to erase history, Thomas Paine might laugh in his grave. As the singular most important figure in the birth of modern democracy, the promoter of human liberty, and the author of an American bestseller only eclipsed by the Bible, Paine should have a monument in Washington, DC at least as big as the “founding fathers,” but he has been mostly forgotten—and that occurred before he even left the planet. ...
 
 
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Friction and Fantasy by Ramon Piñon, Jr.
Girl from Copenhagen, The: A Memoir Revisited by Glenn Peterson
Girl Who Commanded Lightning, The by Cliff Ratza
Haven in the Hood by Raychel Ryder
How a Nursing Home Works by Peter D. Busacca, BA, MBA, ACHA, LNHA
Huntington by F. A. Green
Illness of Medicine, The by Michael J. Young, M.D.
John Lars Zwerenz by John Lars Zwerenz
Justice by Joseph Badal
Kahana by Ann Kennedy
Katie and Kenny Tour the Railroad by Keith Niles Corman
Last Paradise, The by Michael Kasenow
Life in the Neck: Squirrel Trouble by Diane Davies
Lord Chamberlain’s Daughter, The by Ron Fritsch
Man of Honor, A, or Horatio's Confessions by J. A. Nelson
Molls Like It Hot by Darren Dash
One Sailor's Journey by Dolph Brostrom
Rocky the Respectful Raccoon and His Red Sunglasses by Janet H. Councilman
Thinking in Tristichs by Martin Wasserman
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man by Christopher Hitchens
To Find by J. R. Klein
Wealth Odyssey by Larry R. Frank Sr., MBA, CFP
Woman Possessed, A by Marilyn Hering

 
 
 
       
 
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