EBook Review: JOEL by Joel Sonnenberg with Gregg Lewis

JOEL...

Right off I say, read it!

This story is about a miracle,

AND

the hardship experiences, along with 

interacting with people and emotions.  

EBook Review: GIRL by Alona Frankel

GIRL...

Ah, to get two in one

is usually a plus.

However, this is one time

when didn't request.

Oh the details she remembers.

Go back in time and

experience with her.

EBook Review: UNRULY by La Rule

UNRULY...

Many start life without benefits.

As grow, jump into the "established norm".

Breaking rules while trying to "break out".

If successful, hard to not be pulled back.

This story walks us through it all.

See where it takes you too!

EBook Review: CHANGE If I can, you can by Travis Angry

CHANGE

IF I CAN, YOU CAN...

Growing up with rules,

expectations and comparisons.

Some of us seem to fall short.

Read this story and see how

we can help ourselves and others.

 

EBook Review: THE END OF THE HOLOCAUST by Alvin H Rosenfeld

THE END OF THE HOLOCAUST...

Can something so intense, be minimized?

Can something so unique, be scandalized?

"The Holocaust" is one specific event.

Read how others outside the experience, 

use "it" for their own benefit, and in the process

revictimize the survivors, and a specific race...

The Jews.

EBook Review: PAVEMENT FOR MY PILLOW... by Chris Kitch

PAVEMENT FOR MY PILLOW...

Choices, choices, choices.

Question:  In control or not?

Answer:  Both and neither.

Confused:  Read this story.

 

EBook Review: HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT by Beatrice Sonders

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT...

One girl, on her own.

The times, most inhumane.

To survive, her miracle.

 

EBook Review: "IT'S THE PICTURES THAT GOT SMALL" by Charles BRACKETT

"IT'S THE PICTURES THAT GOT SMALL"...

Looking behind the scenes is quite something.

Relationships are quite something, some volatile.

Through Brackett's diary, we get to experience

his interpretation of the life he lived.

Oh the many, many hours he worked, and the

Hollywood persona all around!

 

EBook Review: LIFE BETWEEN THE LINES by John Izbicki

LIFE BETWEEN THE LINES...

A world that starts out wonderful,

then takes an unknown path.

Follow along and see where it goes.

Oh the details that follow, 

lead to more roads of opportunity.

Becomes quite mind boggling,

and takes into worlds most don't know.

EBook Review: DEATH'S SAVIOUR by Jack Probyn

 DEATH'S SAVIOUR...

This is the best fiction story I've read in a long time.

The details and characters are quite intriguing.  

I couldn't put the book down!

EBook Review: THIS BOY'S LIFE by Tobias Wolff

THIS BOY'S LIFE...

Full of uncertainty.

Full of questions.

Full of cruelty.

Full of ingenuity.

Take the journey with him.

 

EBook Review: BEFORE THE LEGEND by Christopher Farley

BEFORE THE LEGEND...

There was an island, colonized by many.

People treated as lesser beings, didn't cross the lines.

Freedom lived within music, and flourished.

To speak up was punished, so silence was heard.

Then the Wailers came, created their own way.

That the world would know, how they felt, and care!

Those who don't know, learn it here, and grow!

EBook Review: THE CRATE by Deborah Vadas Levison

THE CRATE...

One's story of life has many chapters.

Sometimes may need parts to categorize.

Family experiences vary and pass on.

Often times intersecting or remain invisible.

Here we see lots of suffering and horror.

Along with strength, compassion and happiness.

Jump on in to catch it all.

 

EBook Review: DESTINED TO WITNESS by Hans J. Massaquoi

DESTINED TO WITNESS...

I'd say destined to read, and then some!

A whole new dimension and perspective.

Go there, you won't regret it.

 

EBook Review: COMIN' RIGHT AT YA by Ray Benson, David Menconi

COMIN' RIGHT AT YA...

Knowing who you are,

and what you want.

All laid out here,

and then some! 

EBook Review: BENDING TOWARD THE SUN by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Rita Lurie

BENDING TOWARD THE SUN...

Darkness swallows the innocent, leaving terror in its wake.

To find a sliver of light, that hope may stay alive.

Survivors are out there, still feeling its effects.

Doesn't lay dormant, future generations inherit.

Recognize pattern that blames problems on someone else,

that others may prosper.

Time to speak out, needed for healing.

Time to speak out, so doesn't happen again.

Time to speak out, so others take action.

This family speaks out, listen!

EBook Review: THE GOOD NEIGHBOR by Maxwell King

THE GOOD NEIGHBOR - The Life and Work of Fred Rogers...

With focus and determination, he did it his way.

Desire to educate and inform in a fun way.

Leave out the "for profit" "advertised" mind set.

This story covers the details and then some!

EBook Review: KODAK BLACK & WHITE by Conrad Jestmore

KODAK BLACK & WHITE...

Picture the story,

seems so simple.

Yet in the telling,

the lives of many.

EBook Review: THE REASON I JUMP by Naoki Higashida

THE REASON I JUMP...

To be different, 

doesn't come naturally,

or by choice.

It is what it is,

unexplainable,

so it seems.

Travel here,

to unknown world, 

discover and accept.

EBook Review: VIOLA DAVIS BIOGRAPHY by Real Facts

VIOLA DAVIS BIOGRAPHY...

Life has it's challenges.

Challenge it back!

Support and encourage others.

Always spring back!

Will take you places,

never seen before.

Grow with it!

 

EBook Review: A CUBAN REFUGEE'S JOURNEY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM by GERARDO M. GONZALEZ

A CUBAN REFUGEE'S JOURNEY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM...

Decision made, actions taken.

Unknown beckons, fear arises.

Strong encouragement, gives strength.

 

EBook Review: WHEN GRIEF CALLS FORTH THE HEALING... by Mary Rockefeller Morgan

WHEN GRIEF CALLS FORTH THE HEALING...

Holding it all in hurts.

The connection cannot be denied.

Yet somehow, must move forward?

Discovering someone whose been there.

Jump in, travel with her.

 

Ebook Review: PREDICTING PEARL HARBOR by Ronald Drez

PREDICTING PEARL HARBOR...

When denial is the norm.

When no one listens.

When stalemate rules.

Disaster lies around the corner.

Be brave enough to speak up!

EBook Review: HOUSE RULES by Rachel Sontag

HOUSE RULES...

I lived with them,

most have.

Here are rules,

quite different.

Inside and outside,

going where? 

EBook Review: AFTER THE ROUNDUP by Joseph Weismann

AFTER THE ROUNDUP...

Yes, read read read.

A story not made up.

A life lived in horror.

Written, so doesn't happen again.

Yet, it could.

EBook Review: SMART ON CRIME by Karmala D. Harris with Joan O'C. Hamilton

SMART ON CRIME...

Life takes thought(s),

then turns into plan(s),

that translates into action(s).

Which after time are 

evaluated and adjusted accordingly.

Read this book, and 

see it in action!

 

EBook Review: UFOs CAUGHT ON FILM by B J Booth

UFOs CAUGHT ON FILM...

Presented objectively,

with seriousness.

Read and view,

see what you think.

EBook Review: FAT, FORTY AND FIRED by Nigel Marsh

FAT, FORTY AND FIRED...

What bravery, to put it out there.

Follow along, to see how it goes.

 

EBook Review: FIVE CHIMNEYS by Olga Lengyel

FIVE CHIMNEYS...

Torment is no one believing.

Horror is no one caring.

Terror knowing can happen again.

Agony knowing story was erased.

Time to believe!

Time to care!

Time to change!

Time to read!

More than witness.

More than experienced.

More than survived.

Here is truth!

Such evil does exist!

Time to speak up!

EBook Review: EXTRAORDINARY DOGS by Liz Stavrinides & John Schlimm

EXTRAORDINARY DOGS...

One by one, they add up.

Yet, even just one, has impact.

If but mankind could act accordingly.

Read about love, compassion, being nonjudgmental.

Many examples here, read and share.

EBook Review: ZEN DOGS by Alex Cearns

ZEN DOGS...

Here we see,

peace at work.

Here is love,

without a word.

All brought together,

us to touch.

EBook Review: SHELTER DOGS IN A PHOTO BOOTH by Guinnevere Shuster

SHELTER DOGS IN A PHOTO BOOTH...

Ah, to see them here,

makes my day.

To hear about their story,

warms my heart.

That someone truly does care,

can't be beat.

EBook Review: THE UNHEARD by Josh Swiler

THE UNHEARD...

To have written this story,

took much bravery.

Truly, to have lived it

took even more.

EBook Review: INVISIBLE by Stephen L. Carter

INVISIBLE...

Accomplishments of the past,

yearnings for the future.

Comes one who cares.

Shares what he knows.

That we may marvel,

and be in awe.

EBook Review: SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER by Ashley C. Ford

SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER...

Being someone asked at the age of eight

by a few neighbors...

"Are you sure you belong to this family,

because you are different."

Unknowingly prepared me for reading this detailed story.

Now it's your turn!

 

EBook Review: UNDER A RED SKY by Haya Leah Molnar

UNDER A RED SKY...

Life lives amongst color.

Be nature or politics.

Children experience so much.

Parents try to protect.

The past reveals much.

Without our own story,

where would we be?

To those who write,

we do give thanks.

EBook Review: SECOND CHANCES by Craig Grossi

SECOND CHANCES...

No matter where we find ourselves...

There's someone to blame or not...

Life goes on, must move forward.

Don't have to do it alone.

Take a chance, and be vulnerable.

This author helps, read and grow.

 

EBook Review: CRAIG & FRED by Craig Grossi

CRAIG & FRED...

Life has choices, and consequences.

Some are foreseen, many unknown.

Essential is companionship, and friends.

Be constantly aware, and thankful.

Positivity has value, share it!

EBook Review: THE ROAD FROM HOME by David Kherdian

THE ROAD FROM HOME...

When is home, home? 

When it's constantly changing.

When all you know, gone.

When spirit hangs on!

Living in the moment.

Believing in a future.

That's when it appears.

EBook Review: THE TOUCH OF AN ANGEL by Henryk Schonker

THE TOUCH OF AN ANGEL...

One who has experienced,

knows what to say.

One who has survived,

takes nothing for granted.

One reads the story,

with best of intentions.

One learns to remember,

that life goes on.

 

EBook Review: GREED ON TRIAL by Theresa Barta

GREED ON TRIAL...

Yes! Everyone needs to read this.

Yes! Even those who are guilty.

Yes! Doctors with patient consciousness.

Yes! It's not about profit only.

Back!  Back to truly really caring.

Back! To doing what is best.

Back! As it used to be.

Back! Where all parties involved balance.

 

EBook Review: TARZAN, MY FATHER by Johnny Weissmuller Jr.

TARZAN, MY FATHER...

The truth comes out.

By someone who cares.

With honesty does declare.

One who deserved the honor.

Who lifted many hearts.

Ups and downs plenty.

Now experience it all.

EBook Review: HOUSE OF GLASS by Hadley Freeman

HOUSE OF GLASS...

What's in a name?

Is it the same?

Life has it's way.

Bringing about unwanted change.

A history kept hidden.

Until one day unlocked.

Grab quickly before lost.

Then write it down.

So, others may see.

Learn from the past.

Hopefully, create better future.

EBook Review: THE DOG WHO CAME TO STAY by Hal Borland

THE DOG WHO CAME TO STAY...

The author writes with such exuberance.

His heart 100% into the story.

It's as if you are there.

Oh, to have such a connection.

This is definitely a must read.

EBook Review: ENDURANCE by Alfred Lansing

ENDURANCE...

When life doesn't go your way.

Beyond measures one can possibly imagine.

Day by day, moment by moment.

When adventure torments body and mind.

Step in and venture with them.

Learn what it took to survive.

EBook Review: THE SHOWMAN by Simon Shuster

THE SHOWMAN...

For a world seeking humor.

Paradoxes of life in comedy.

Ignoring the horrors of reality.

In this book all exist.

Becomes the mind's front page.

If not answered here, where?

Read for yourself, and ponder.

EBook review: ALL THE GALLANT MEN by Donald Stratton & Gen Kire

 ALL THE GALLANT MEN...

Men whose lives would change.

Venturing into an unknown world.

Giving the best of themselves.

History doth repeat it's self.

Let those who survive write!

Let those who remain read!

So, may learn and grow.

Take action to better themselves.

That mankind not be heartless.

If not, selfishness will rule.

The Gallant dies for not.

EBook Review: FRONT OF THE CLASS by Brad Cohen with Lisa Wysocky

FRONT OF THE CLASS...

You are different, negative or positive?

Just behavioral problem, that needs fixed.

So they say, might be wrong?

Perhaps new perspective, can be uplifting.

Guidance and humor, along with support.

Let's see how, he does it.

And perhaps learn, along the way.

EBook Review: GEORGE THE DOG, JOHN THE ARTIST by John Dolan

 GEORGE THE DOG, JOHN THE ARTIST...

Living in the world, is quite a challenge.

Each of us, is quite unique.

Choices we make, bring the consequences.

To be understood, to be loved...

Gives one strength, next step take.

Stacks the odds, in one's favor.

Here's a great example, step right in now.

EBook Review: SAVING REBECCA by Alex Amit

 SAVING REBECCA...

This story flows with power and truth.

The reader becomes attached and cares.

Travels through the horrors with Sarah and Rebecca.

Hope and sorrow the norms of life.

Who has the strength to survive or help?

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EBook Review: SURVIVOR'S GAME by David Karmi

 SURVIVOR'S GAME...

Start's out slowly,

unbelievably innocently.

Can't be happening, 

not possible.

Actively denial reigns,

visible invisible.

The game continues,

unwilling participants.

The horrors continue,

few survive.

Game forcibly ended,

turn around.

So many objections,

to reenter.

Obstacles are introduced,

who continues?

Some keep going,

some succeed.

Focus still survival,

remove hatred.

Pray that never,

happens again.

Ebook Review: NO HURRY TO GET HOME by Emily Hahn

NO HURRY TO GET HOME...

MOVING ON, LEAVING ALL BEHIND.

HOPEFULLY DISCOVER, WHO YOU ARE.

HIGH TIMES, AND FEARFUL TIMES.

THEIR NORMS, ARE NOT YOURS.

COMING BACK, OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT.

EBook Review: ELIZABETH BISHOP by Megan Marshall

 ELIZABETH BISHOP...

Stand up, behind the door.

Be yourself, though truly unseen.

Words submitted, so not committed.

EBook Review: MARGARET FULLER A New American Life by Megan Marshall

 MARGARET FULLER...

Enlightens, stirs the pot.

She questions...

Listens, continues her journey.

Follow along...

Perhaps, speaks to you?

EBook Review: REFINED by Tracie Breaux

REFINED, one step.

No, takes many.

Forward, some backwards.

Determination, and strength. 

Ebook Review: SISTER, SISTER by Anna Rosner Blay

 SISTER, SISTER...

together, together.

Horror unfathomable.

Survival incomprehensible.

Passed on,

without effort.

EBook Review: THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE LAUGHING by Jacqueline Winspear

 THIS TIME NEXT YEAR,

WE'LL BE LAUGHING...

Not only a story,

way of life.

Pulling out her memories,

covering all extremes.

EBook Review: SHARDS OF TIME by Mito Susan

SHARDS OF TIME,

stories in pieces.

Putting them together,

finding each other.

EBook Review: WHAT PAPA TOLD ME by Felice Cohen

 WHAT PAPA TOLD ME...

He found "ways to push through."

Survival is a daily event,

sharing with others gives strength.

EBook Review: DEAR SENATOR by Essie May Washington-Williams and William Stadiem

DEAR SENATOR, who kept a secret.

Young girl, lived with for years.

Her story, to share with us.

Of times, history did to steer.

 

 

EBook Review: STEVE & ME by Terri Irwin

 STEVE AND ME, 

was her place to be.

Expressed right here,

for all to see.

And for me,

the best book to read.

For yourself pick it up,

I think you'll agree.

EBook Review: THE WOLF CHILDREN OF THE EASTERN FRONT by Sonya Winterberg, Kerstin Lieff, John Kay

 THE WOLF CHILDREN

OF THE EASTERN FRONT,

experienced such horror

beyond just the war.

Here's their story,

this day finally heard.

Now in recognition

of their youthful innocence.

EBook Review: DARLING DAYS by IO Tillett Wright

 DARLING DAYS doesn't mean

get it right, or back to normal.

It's a journey of sadness and delight.

EBook Review: ESCAPE INTO DANGER by Sophia Orlosvky Williams

ESCAPE INTO DANGER,

again and again.

Doesn't let up.

A story full of

ups and downs.

Against odds hangs on.

EBook Review: ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW by Olympia Dukakis and Emily Heckman

 ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW,

and the answer may change.

Read me now to see

how I got here.

Live in each moment,

that's what counts.

EBook Review: MAKE 'EM LAUGH by Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway

MAKE 'EM LAUGH.

Oh how she did.

What a life, and

so many friends.

EBook Review: NOIKE: A Memoir of Leon Ginsberg by Suzanne Ginsberg

 NOIKE, brought back to life.

That, daughter might know him better.

Then, discovers more family.

Now, we become part of the story.

Remember, that may never happen again.

EBook Review: THE COLOR OF LOVE by Marra B. Gadd

 THE COLOR OF LOVE,

     brings out a word 

     many of us know...

          Different

     Dive in and see

     the path she took.

Ebook Review: FROM HOLOCAUST TO INNOVATION by David Klayman

 FROM HOLOCAUST TO INNOVATION,

is no easy step.

It takes much focus,

a lot of determination.

Followed by the need

to act and share.

EBook Review: LOSING MUSIC by John Cotter

LOSING MUSIC, breaks the heart.

From life, wants to part.

Of time, it does test.

All alone, much is confessed.

Brings us, back to life.

 

EBook Review: WITH HITLER IN THE WEST by Heinrich Hoffman

 WITH HITLER IN THE WEST...

Pictures, pictures, pictures...

Tells the story how one determined

man can lead the minds and

goals of many into a massive desire

to control and destroy.

EBook Review: SMALL FRY by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

 SMALL FRY, a description that says so much.

Her place, unknown and hard to touch.

Love returned? That is the ultimate question.

Understandably, can easily become an obsession.

Journey now.  Travel through time with her.

EBook Review: JEW FACE by David Groen

 JEW FACE, often an accusation.

For those, complacent to the times.

Who dares, to stop categorizing?

Protect those, who didn't do anything?

Take time, read the stories.

Learn from, and keep growing!

EBook Review: SORRY I'M LATE, I DIDN'T WANT TO COME by Jessica Pan

 SORRY I'M LATE, I DIDN'T WANT TO COME.

Takes us into quite a year, and then some!

To imagine even a few of the events participated in.

Ooooooooh.

EBook Review: MY WILL TO LIVE by Henry Ramek as told to Eve Gordon-Ramek and Anne Grenn Saldinger

 MY WILL TO LIVE...

His well tested.

Unquestionable acts endured.

To be what not meant.

Hiding from his very being.

Yet deep within not denied.

As shares with us,

perhaps find ourselves also.

EBook Review: DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH by Shawn Colvin

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH...

Symbol of bad times, and

possibility of good ones.

Here we learn ways to

simply not come undone.

EBook Review: LEADING AT THE EDGE by Dennis N.T. Perkins, Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, Catherine McCarthy

 LEADING AT THE EDGE,

sparks the desire to learn.

Has one grasping experiences

of explorers and yearn.

To find one's self,

and grow from there.

A world full of opportunity,

in which can share.

EBook Review: THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH by Eddie Jaku

 THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH.

The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor...

To take horror and turn it into roar of laughter.

To take words and turn into hoards of memories.

To take life and turn into bright sunshine.

To take denial and turn into renewal of truth!

EBook Review: FROM POLE TO POLE... Roald Amundsen's Journey in Flight: by Garth James Cameron

 (F) ew

(R) eached

(O) ne...

(M) any

(P) ursued...

(O) ften

(L) ives

(E) volved...

(T) o

(O) bserve...

(P) icture

(O) bstacles...

(L) eaping 

(E) agerly...

FROM POLE TO POLE, was quite a challenge.

Though many did attempt, few became well known.

This story of one, shows takes a team!

EBook Review: RON HOWARD: From Mayberry to the Moon... and Beyond by Beverly Gray

 (R) eaches

(O) ut,

(N) otices

(H) ow

(O) thers

(W) ork,

(A) and

(R) ealistically

(D) elivers

RON HOWARD, has traveled far.

From beginning, many remember him.

For them, and the others...

This book, I do recommend.

It spins, with tremendous precision.

And pauses, as reviews past.

Brings us, into the future.

With hope, does not lack!

EBook Review: AN EMPIRE OF ICE by Edward J. Larson

 (A) ntarctic

(N) eeds

(E) xplored...

(M) uch

(P) ut

(I) nto

(R) eaching

(E) dges...

(O) ut

(F) or

(I) nvestigating

(C) ontinental

(E) vidence

AN EMPIRE OF ICE, rules.

Requires a lot of tools.

Puts to the test one's commitment.

Selects individuals who are adamant.

The details are all here.

As you read, put yourself there!

EBook Review: STUDS TERKEL: TOUCH AND GO... A MEMOIR by Sruds Terkel

 STUDS TERKEL, I did not know.

Reading his book was, TOUCH AND GO.

Drawn to A  MEMOIR, I am.

So much found in here,

one day, I will read again.

But first, to his other books,

I will go.

He interacted with many.  

Through this book, now I can too.

Thank you.

EBook Review: THE DIARY OF PETR GINZ 1941-1942 by Petr Ginz, Chava Pressburger

Heart of THE young, leaves an imprint.

Precious DIARY, may vary in content.

Even so, OF daily life reveals.

Here teen PETR, unknowingly shares with us...

Himself, GINZ family, and others he knows.

THE DIARY OF PETER GINZ, 

is translated with loving care.

Takes us into a land of despair.

Many would like to hide,

or better yet deny.

If wish future to protect,

this tendency need to detect!

EBook Review: BECOMING RICHARD PRYOR by Scott Saul

(B) efore

(E) veryone

(C) an

(O) bserve,

(M) uch

( I ) s

(N) eeded...

(G) rasped

(R) acist

( I ) s

(C) allus,

(H) ateful

(A) nd

(R) idicules...

(D) angerous

(P) erhaps

(R) ealizing

(Y) our

(O) ptions,

(R) estorative

BECOMING RICHARD PRYOR,

was not an easy task.

Deep within lies, a soul most haunted.

Times were changing, where heading not known.

Who of us, has a plan?

Here's a man, his life before us.

In plain sight, adored and disputed.

Word by word, complexities revealed.

Inside our heads, come to conclusions.

Alas, life runs us through tests.

EBook Review: CLARA'S WAR by Clara Kramer

( C ) risis

( L ) ingers

( A ) nd

( R ) ages

(   ' )

( S ) trong

( W ) ithering

( A ) way

( R ) elentless

CLARA'S WAR, not easily forgotten.

By those, who also experienced.

Yet without words, written by her...

Many set aside, simply write off.

Read that never, let happen again.

That no one, becomes the scapegoat.

For someone else's, cruel heartless agenda!

EBook Review: Gangsters vs Nazis by Michael Benson

 History can surprise us, brings up the unknown.

Democracy seems clearly defined, then put to test.

Okay to spread hate, in name of freedom?

Sell lies and speculation, in name of truth?

Good guy, bad guy, unable to clearly define?

Pick up this book, see what you decide.