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A Killer Collection
Author: JB StanleyISBN: 0425207455The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read More of Emily's Reviews For Whom the Pottery Breaks…Molly Applebee is the sparkling and masterfully crafted heroine at the center of “A Killer Collection.” Although an atypical heroine, Molly is full of the life and character that are seldom seen in books today. Set in the rustic beauty of North Carolina, “A Killer Collection” easily brings even the least knowledgeable person right...
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1-10-2006
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The Town That Forgot How to Breathe
Author: Kenneth J HarveyISBN: 0312342225The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read More of Emily's Reviews Suffocating in the Mystery“The Town that Forgot How to Breathe” is a powerful tour-de-force that will leave the reader wanting to know more from the very first page to the very last. Part Stephen King, part Robin Cook, and all mystery, this is a book that is sometimes frightening and sometimes haunting, sometimes both at the same time. “The Town that...
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1-10-2006
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The Winners Circle
Author: Christopher KlimISBN: 193343502XThe following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read More of Emily's Reviews What if Winning the Lottery Twice Is the Worst Thing That Happened to You?“The Winner’s Circle” is an interesting story. Protagonist Jerry Nearing is barely scraping by. His house is in shambles, his wife is angry at him, and he knows the best money he can find means that he has to shovel his way into a pile of fresh manure. When a nest of rattle snakes...
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1-10-2006
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Everything Burns
Author:Christopher Klim ISBN: 0972690654The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read More of Emily's Reviews. The Fire Inside…“Everything Burns” is a classic thriller. It is part action, part suspense, and part romance. Boots Means is an unlikely hero, but one with which the reader can immediately identify. “Everything Burns” takes and intense look at the inside world of arson—the pain, the struggle, and the fascination within each human heart to see something...
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1-10-2006
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As Dog is my Witness
Author: Jeffrey CohenISBN: 1890862436The following review was contributed by: *Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsThe Secret is in the Snarl“As Dog is my Witness” begins simply enough—a man taking his beloved dog, Dalma, on a walk. The promise of a warm reception by his wife has him distracted, so he doesn’t see the stranger approaching him. The next thing the reader knows, the man is dead, and an unlikely suspect gets freelance writer Aaron Tucker involved in trying to solve...
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12-16-2005
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DeadGame:
Author: Kirk RussellISBN: 0811841863The following review was contributed by: *Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsIllegal Caviar and the Russian Mob?As “DeadGame” opens, the reader is unsure if the nearly-dead creature the main characters are discussing is a woman or a fish. We soon discover that Lt. John Marquez is working undercover in an effort to bring an end to the illegal sturgeon poaching that is quietly and quickly killing the California fish. Before you scoff at the...
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12-16-2005
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The Sons of Maeve: Aarrawn's Labyrinth
Authors: Dave & Rose CoxISBN: 1425941540 The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsThe Twisting, Tempting Journey ContinuesAuthors Dave & Rose Cox created a magical and mystical world in their first book, The Sons of Maeve Trilogy. That world is furthered along in Aarrawn’s Labyrinth, the spectacular follow-up to the original stories of Thann & Gimble. Heroes Thann & Gimble literally fell into another world at the start of the...
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9-3-2006
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Pedestals
Author: Janet ShoupISBN: 1590804260The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsThere are many things that make “Pedestals” a worthy read. From fast-paced action to humor, author Janet Shoup delivers a consistent and clear work of fiction. When Jack, a disenchanted and discouraged cop, decides to take a leave of absence after 15 years on the force, he thinks he will have time to relax and get over his girlfriend leaving him. His sudden departure...
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11-16-2005
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Star
Author: Tom PetersISBN: 1553521927The following Review was Contributed by: Emily Burson Click Here To Read More Of Emily's Reviews “Star” is an unlikely book about an unlikely hero—a half Lab, half Rottweiler dog. It does not take long to forget that Star is a puppy and instead find her to be a capable, smart, and loveable heroine in the middle of a dark and
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11-16-2005
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The Letter Writer
Author: Robert Mercer-NairneISBN: 0974814105The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsCan You Really Get Rich Quick?“The Letter Writer” is about all good things…money, love, the pursuit of happiness…and also about the pa
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11-29-2005
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The Sons of Maeve Trilogy
Authors: Dave & Rose Cox ISBN: 1420808141The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsThe Sons of Maeve Banish the Winters BlahsIf you have a child (or spouse) that has fallen in love with high adventure books such as “The Lor
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11-29-2005
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Firecracker Jones Is On the Case
Author: Christopher KlimISBN: 0-9726906-7-0 The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click here to view more of Emily's Reviews
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6-3-2005
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Quit Bugging Me
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Quit Bugging Me Author: Karen Laven ISBN: 978-0-9776043-6-4 Thirteen year-old Emily Lockhardt thought that having her older brother Bud always around bugging her was bad enough. Now though, she has to write a school report on creepy crawlers and Bud is actually trying to help. When he gives Emily a new book about bugs things really start to get out of hand. With bugs on the brain as she falls asleep, Emily wakes up to the creepy sensation of...
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10-18-2007
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Tea and Chocolates
The Following Review Was Contrubuted by:Molly Martin: CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's Reviews Title: Tea and Chocolates Genre: General Fiction Author: Jo Janoski ISBN: 1413725937
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10-24-2004
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The Seventh Wonder
Author: Juan VillarISBN: 1595262415 The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF EMILY'S REVIEWS
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6-4-2005
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Climb Denali
Author: Laurent DickISBN: 1-57833-247-8 The following review was contributed by: Emily BursonTravel to New Heights with “Climb Denali.”“Climb Denali: A Reflective Journey” takes the reader from the base of Mt. McKinley (called “Denali” in Athabaskan Indian) to the summit with breath-taking photos and commentary. “Climb Denali” is a mountain-lovers book, as well as a book for the curious. More than just a book in the traditional sense, “Climb Denali” is a photographic journey as author...
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4-13-2005
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A FATAL WALTZ
Click Here To Purchase A FATAL WALTZ Author: Tasha AlexanderPublisher: Harper CollinsISBN: 978-0-06-117422-3
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7-9-2008
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Cut to the Bone
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Cut To The Bone Authors name: Shane Gericke Publisher: Pinnacle BooksISBN: 0-7860-1814-3Shane Gericke is the author behind the crime thriller, Blown Away, which became a national bestseller within just three weeks after hitting the shelves. Now Gericke, a founding member of International Thriller Writers Inc and also a member of the Mystery Writers of America amongst his many other literary achievements, has published his next novel about a serial killer and...
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5-23-2007
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PERMISSION SLIPS
Author: Jerry SanderISBN: 0-9766127-0-4Publisher: The Way It Works Press The following review was contributed by Emily ShafferFor those of us whose high school years are a somewhat distant memory, Jerry Sander’s novel Permission Slips serves as a not-so-gentle reminder of the timeless issues, fears, and discoveries experienced by teenagers. It also offers a realistic glimpse into the lives of today’s teenagers, in some ways tougher and more complicated than ever before.“Glimpse” is the...
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8-15-2005
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States of Grace: a Novel of the Count Saint Germain
Author: Chelsea Quinn YarbroPublisher: TorISBN: 0-765-31390-1The following review was contribubted by: Emily Veinglory: To read more of Emily's reviews CLICK HERE This is the twentieth (yes, twentieth!) novel in the Saint-Germain series. Someyears ago I spent a lot of money to acquire a grubby Australian paperbackversion of the first in the series, 'Hotel Transylvania'. Now I have in myhands a handsome hardback copy of the most recent. Although the books can beread out of order I suggest...
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11-25-2005
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F2F
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon F2F Author: Janet HolmesISBN: 0-268-030766 Janet Holmes’s fourth poetry collection, F2F, explores how people communicate and how the loss of sight results in isolation. Holmes, who once worked in software development, bridges the language of technology with the language of poetry. As much as technology and fame can shed light, it can also result in other forms of misperception. Ultimately, it is the loss of sight that affects the relationships between people...
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10-14-2007
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Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter
Author: Thomas Kaplan-MaxfieldPublisher: Kepler PressISBN: 0-9713770-3-0The following review was contributed by: Emily VeingloryPublicity material from Kepler Press described this book as 'chicklit. written by a man' but nothing could be further from the truth.Chick lit (much as I love it) is 'lite' entertainment and 'Memoirs ofa Shape-Shifter' is a dense, dark and complex story. Put aside timeto read it in a quiet room with your full concentration. This bookreminded me that reading can,...
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8-12-2005
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Insight Guides Florida by Emily Hatchwell (Project Editor):Brian Bell (Editorial Director)
The following review was contributed by:
NORM GOLDMAN EDITOR OF BOOKPLEASURES
There are a vast number of guide- books devoted to Florida. Some are very helpful others you might as well save your money, as the information contained is nothing more than what you would usually receive from the travel department for the State of Florida.
However, it is not very often when you come across a travel guide- book that recognizes that it is not only sufficient to list and describe lodging,...
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1-1-1970
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UNDERLAND
Author: Mary Patterson ThornburgISBN: 1-5259-0064-X The following review was contributed by: Emily Shaffer: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsAlyssha Dodson’s life will change forever on her twelfth birthday. After a strange dream in which her missing cat returns to tell her to be brave because “the door is opening,” Alyssha wakes up to find two strangers attacking her father in the other room. Left with n
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5-17-2006
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The Grand Illusion
Authors: Chuck Panozzo with Michele SkettinoPublisher: AmacomISBN: 978-0-8144-0916-9Many of you probably already know who I mean when I mention the name Chuck Panozzo but for those of you who aren’t too familiar, he was the first person to form the rock group Styx. He was also one of the bravest men back in the early days when the band was formed for coming out to a few of his close friends and family. However for many years after this, his sister Emily remained convinced that her brother was...
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6-24-2007
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THE VISION:Book One in the Green Stone of Healing Series
Author: C. L. Talmadge Publisher: Quiet Storm PublishingISBN: 0-9744084-9-2 The following review was contributed by Emily ShafferA long time ago, right here on Earth, a civilization not much different from our own existed on the small island of Azgard. Unfortunately, their problems are all too familiar as well: war, racism, sexism, power plays, unrequited love, and plenty of dangerous secrets. In this society, the dark-skinned Toltecs are the ruling class, the light-skinned Turanians...
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5-29-2005
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THE SEVENTH JEWEL
Author: J. J. Pritchard Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.ISBN: 0-595-33674-4 The following review was contributed by: Emily Shaffer: To read more of Emily's ReviewsClick HereDeep in the heart of 15th century Peru, a young Incan girl is taken up the highest mountain to pray for the end of a disastrous drought. At the top, however, she discovers her true fate – to be buried alive as a sacrifice to the gods. Centuries later, in present-day
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6-29-2005
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A Conversation with Ann Harper Reed Author of Element of Blank
Author: Ann Harper ReedISBN: 9780615141947Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher and Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Ann Harper Reed author of Element of Blank.Good day Ann and thanks for participating in our interview. Norm:Element of Black no doubt has a broader mission than simply entertaining or storytelling. Can you talk more about that mission and what you hope readers will take away after reading your book?Ann: Certainly I have a broader mission than entertaining,...
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8-2-2007
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Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of The American Sock Monkey
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of The American Sock Monkey Author: Bonnie Kraus ConnellyISBN: 978-0-9790323-01: 0-9790323-0-X160 pages of “cool” illustrations are the focus of Bonnie Kraus Connelly’s coffee-table book Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of The American Sock Monkey. Without doubt these images convey why this truly American folk art toy with its never-ending smile is, as the front...
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3-28-2007
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Daddy, What is Success?
Click Here To Purchase Daddy, What is Success? Author: Richard A. Singer, Helen Thomas and Joseph BettyPublisher: Books For LivingISBN-10: 0615213359: ISBN-13: 978-0615213354 If your kids have ever asked you “what is success” then hand them this book which endeavours to educate children in the keys to being successful.In this story readers meet two children, Michael and Emily. For their school homework they have been asked to write about what they think success means. They aren’t too sure...
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11-4-2008
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Days Like These by Tom McCoy
The following review was contributed by: PAULA BARDELL For over thirty-three years, Tom McCoy composed poetry purely to satisfy a personal need and to share his deepest thoughts with family, friends and neighbors, never once considering publication or wider recognition. From his home in Silver City, a rural New Mexico town in the foothills of the Pinos Altos Range, he earned his living as a stained glass artist, farmer and mechanic, while calmly absorbing the subtle details of the quiet,...
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10-19-2004
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Major Voices: 19th Century American Women’s Poetry
Selected and introduced by Shira Wolosky Publisher: The Toby Press ISBN: 1 59264 040 0“Major Voices: 19th Century American Women’s Poetry” showcases the work of 10 female American poets – most of them quite notable in their own time but rarely considered or anthologized since. Observing 19th century America through the lense of its female poets is an intriguing experience: many of the poems included here delineate the social issues of the time in a powerfully immediate – and of course,...
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5-14-2007
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September Dawn
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon September DawnAuthor: Carole Whang SchutterISBN: 9781434300225 Publisher- Authorhouse After reading the book September Dawn, by Carole Whang Schutter I find myself mystified and horrified by the events
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3-6-2008
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September Dawn
Click Here To Purchase September Dawn Author: Carole Whang SchutterISBN-10: 1434300226 ISBN-13: 978-1434300225
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4-21-2008
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Lyda Phillips Author of Peace I Ask Thee Oh River Is Interviewed
Author: Lyda PhillipsISBN: 0595361722 The following interview was conducted by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's ReviewsTo read Norm's review of Peace I Ask Thee Oh River CLICK HEREToday, Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Lyda Phillips author of Peace I Ask Thee Oh River.Good day Lyda and thank you for participating in our interview.Norm:When did your passion for writing begin? What kept you...
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3-24-2006
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The Dead Guy Interviews
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Dead Guy Interviews Author: Michael A. StusserPublisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 978-0-14-311227-3 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to bring Emily Dickinson back from the dead and ask her what she makes of her novels being published? Or perhaps ask Buddha what he makes of the band Nirvana? Well now you can! Michael invites our old heroes and heroines back from the dead to interview them and share a few laughs along the way.
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12-20-2007
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Lavatory Lit
*By: Cindy La FerleApproximately 68 percent of the American public will admit to reading in the privacy of the bathroom. Our last refuge, the toilet is one of few places where we can meditate, contemplate, or further our education in solitude. So, I’ve developed a theory that you can tell a lot about a person (or an entire household) by the reading material they collect in the privy. While nobody at our house reads epic novels in the john, our lavatory library reflects a broad range of...
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7-25-2007
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THE GROUP OF SEVEN AND TOM THOMSON by DAVID P. SILCOX
Author: David SilcoxISBN: 155297605XThe following review was contibuted by: NORM GOLDMAN with the collaboration of LILY AZERAD-GOLDMAN To read the Interview with author David Silcox Click HEREArt historian, cultural administrator, and managing director of Sotheby’s Canada, David P. Silcox, has produced a colorful testament to Canada’s Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, artists who had broken with tradition and established a new way of painting Canada. This lavishly illustrated coffee table book...
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11-26-2004
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A Conversation With Neal Karlen Author of The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mash of Languages Saved the Jews
Click Here To Purchase The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mash of Languages Saved the Jews Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is honored to have as our guest, Neal Karlen author of several books including Shanda: The Marketing and Breaking of a Self-Loathing Jew and his latest tome, The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mash of Languages Saved the Jews. Neal is also a regular contributor to the New York Times as well as other publications.Good day Neal and thanks for...
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5-29-2008
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A Conversation With Dr. Helena Schrader Author of Chasing the Wind and Several Other Novels
Author: Helena P. SchraderISBN: 978059444717 Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Helena P. Schrader, PhD in history and author of Chasing the Wind, Sisters in Arms, The Lady in the Spitfire , General Friedrich Olbricht:Ein Mann des 20.Julis as well as other publications.Dr. Schrader is commissioned in the U.S. Foreign Service and is currently serving in Oslo Norway
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6-23-2007
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Peter Balaskas Author of The Grandmaster Shares His Thoughts
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Grandmaster Author: Peter A. BalaskasPublisher: Bards and SagesISBN: 9780615147437Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Peter A. Balaskas, author of The Grandmaster.Good day Peter and thanks for participating in our interview.Norm:
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8-26-2007
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