Lang Reid
The year’s best book?
At the end of each year, I sit back and review the reviews, to come up with the book that appealed the most. This...
American Sniper
American Sniper (ISBN 978-0-06-237657-2, Harper, 2014) proclaims itself as the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in U.S. history. From the outset, I am...
Sweatshop Greed
Sweatshop Greed (ISBN 978-1-481-06833-8, self-published, 2013), is a first novel for Aussie expatriate Michael Conlon, which came to me directly from the author. For...
Pop Darrell’s Last Case
One of the more prolific expat writers is Dean Barrett with numerous books covering several genre, including fiction and non-fiction, poetry and children’s books....
Are you smart enough to work at Google?
“Googling” is these days an international pursuit. So much so I am amazed they haven’t made it into a reality games show for TV....
Theodore Boone – The Accused
Something different this week. A John Grisham novel, the third in his Theodore Boone series, with the target audience being 10-15 year olds (eighth...
The Killing Chase
Hot on the heels of his first book The Killing Code, author Craig Hurren has come out with the sequel, The Killing Chase (ISBN...
Hardwiring Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness proclaims that it will reshape your brain and your life. In fact, the New Scientist even goes as far as stating that...
Veni Vidi Vici
Veni, Vidi, Vici is a Latin phrase that is known by most people, so it is understandable that author Peter Jones would use it...
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