Norm Goldman


Reviewer & Author Interviewer, Norm Goldman. Norm is the Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com.

He has been reviewing books for the past twenty years after retiring from the legal profession.

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Author: Homa Pourasgari
Publisher: Linbrook Press
ISBN: 976-0-9779780-1-4

Until you read this powerfully compelling book, you are not likely to truly understand the hardships many Saudi women endure at the hands of radical Muslims.












Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com Interviews Jeremy R. Lent Author of Requiem  of the Human Soul





Author: Jeremy R. Lent
ISBN: 978-0-9810735-0-7
Publisher: lilbros libertad

Lent's prose mixed in with a healthy dose of science fiction is as gifted as it is fearless leaving readers in a state of exhaustion but surprisingly exhilarated to have the opportunity to partake in this most unusual hearing. Perhaps this was Lent's objective? If so, he has succeeded admirably.





                                  

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com Interviews Joseph H. Trimbach and John M. Trimbach authors of American Indian Mafia: An FBI Agent’s True Story About Wounded Knee, Leonard Peltier, and the American Indian Movement (AIM)




Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com Interviews Wayne Harding Author of His Edge: Three Women, Three Mentors, One Plane



Author: Michael T. Hanley
Publisher: Legwork Team Publisher:
ISBN: 978-0-5780-1999-4

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com Interviews Michael Hanley Author of Thirty Mintues With A Certified Public Accountant: Effective Tax Planning for the Microbusiness




Author: Michael T. Hanley
Publisher: Legwork Team Publisher:
ISBN: 978-0-5780-1999-4

Some excellent tax tips for the small business enterpreneur



If you are in need of editing and/or proofreading, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com, highly recommends


Deborah's Writing Service. Deborah is the CEO & Founder of 
Creative Writing Institute - a non-profit organization that awards writing scholarships to cancer patients. In addition, Ms. Owen is a published author, writing course developer, private writing tutor, proofreader and editor.                       

Deb can make you look good! At $35 an hour her light editing includes: 

  • Spell Check

  • Proofreading

  • Run-on sentences

  • Transition sentences

  • Blending of paragraphs

  • Separation into new paragraphs

  • Punctuation

  • Tense changes

  • Subject and verb agreement

  • Verbiage trim

  • Checking for open and closed quotes

  • Basic sentence structure changes

Or you can have a total rewrite for $60 an hour that will include all of the above, plus a comprehensive, in-depth analysis that deals with the mechanics of writing, such as:
 

  • Filling out characters

  • Jazzing verbs

  • Change of dialogue

  • Adjusting pace and tone

  • Timeline progressions

  • Flashback restructuring

  • Plot analysis

  • Theme

  • Re-titling chapters, if needed

  • Building climaxes

  • Forming proper resolutions

In addition, she will check for sagging scenes and holes in the development. The end result will be a well-organized work that will blend into one cohesive unit, holding all of your ideas and passions - but a lot of your words will change. Very few editors offer this type of editing because it is very time consuming. 

This type of editing does more than polish. It makes your work shine with all the things you were trying to say – but not in the way you would say them. If you are attached to your words, this is not the kind of editing you want. 

***Please Note:  Deb does not guarantee that you will be able to sell your work. No editor will guarantee that because it depends on more than the content. Sales hinge on the market, agent choice, timing, persistence, and message of the manuscript.
 

For terms, agreement and further information email Deb at:   bookpleasures@gmail.com










Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews David Meerman Scott bestselling author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR and World Wide Rave


Title: Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to”Woodstock.”
Editors: Weston Blelock and Julia Blelock
ISBN: 978-0-9679268-5-8

The Blelocks are to be congratulated in preserving the spirit and history of the Woodstock festival.

 









Author: Kathryn S. Olmsted
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-518353-6

How can we explain the profound distrust that many Americans have of their government?


Author: Ridley Pearson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
ISBN: 13: 978-0399155727

Be careful, it is easily to become an addict of New York Timers best-selling author Ridley Pearson, although I have to admit that it took me a few chapters to get into his latest novel, Killer Summer


Authors: Joseph H. Trimbach and John M. Trimbach
Publishers: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 978-0-9795855-0-0

John and Joseph Trimbach may have positioned themselves with contributing one of the most important texts pertaining to the controversies surrounding the topic

 





Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Greg Dawson Author of Hiding in the Spotlight



Author: J. Steve Miller
Publisher: Wisdom Creek Press, LLC
ISBN: 10: 098187567X:  13:973-0981875675



Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews J. Steve Miller Author of  Enjoy Your Money! How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Give It               

Author: Greg Dawson
Publisher: Pegasus Books
ISBN: 978-1-60598-045-4

Rarely am I able to read a book in one sitting, however Greg Dawson’s Hiding in the Spotlight was the exception. 
In Hiding in the Spotlight Dawson narrates the story of his mother, Zhanna Arshanskaya, who was a Holocaust survivor and an extraordinary pianist.




A Look at WhiteSmoke 2009-a proofreading and editing tool which aims to help you write better


Author: Anna David
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 978-0-06-166918-7         

Although Bought: A Novel is chick lit, it nevertheless is something to muse over as it does presents several thought provoking themes that revolve around the complexities of human character and interpersonal relationships.  


Author: Stephanie Blake:
Translator: Whitney Stahlberg
ISBN: 978-0-375-85688-4
Publisher: Random House


A priceless read for young readers beginning school!

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Author: T.J. Overstake
ISBN: 978-1-4327-3594-4
Publisher: Outskirts Press

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com Interviews T.J. Overstake Author of For Love Of The Car: Memories Of A True Car Guy





Author: T.J. Overstake
ISBN: 978-1-4327-3594-4
Publisher: Outskirts Press

T.J. Overstake, author of For Love Of The Car: Memories Of A True Car Guy is a “car nut” who informs us that some of the cars he has owned are memorable for his discovery of them, others repairing them, some for the pleasure of driving them or simply the joy of owning them and then there are his interesting tales concerning the manner in which he purchased and sold them. Each however comes with its own unique tale that he spins within the one hundred and fifty three pages of the book.



                 

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor Of Bookpleasures.com interviews Hank Phillippi Ryan author of the Agatha-winner Prime Time, Face Time and Air Time



Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews M.A. Curtis author of Dominance & Delusion.





Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Karen Cioffi co-author of Day’s End Lullaby



Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Kristine Manley. Donna Author Of Resumes for Children 17 Years Old and Under Yes, Really! 




Author: Donna Kristine Manley
Publisher: Christiana Press

ISBN:  0-9777835-0-2

Manley’s approach works very well. Resumes for Children 17 Years Old And Under Yes, Really! is definitely a wholly accessible and creditable manual, and moreover, it offers rich opportunities for you and you child to explore the many options wherein a resumé would play a vital role.   

 




Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Tiva Wallon author of 8 novels


Author: Randy Charles Epping
Publisher: Vintage Books (A Division Of Random House, Inc)
ISBN: 978-0-307-38790-5

If you have never taken a course in elementary economics or even if you have and you want to refresh your memory, Randy Charles Epping’s The 21ST-Century Economy: A Beginner’s Guide is just the right prescription.



Author: Sandy Mason
Publisher: Booksurge
ISBN:978-1-4392-3384-9

A promising author



 


Author: Michael Dobbs
ISBN: 13:978-1-4022-1044-0:  10:1-4022-1044-2

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews best-selling author Michael Dobbs. Michael has authored fifteen novels, his latest being Never Surrender: A Novel of Winston Churchill


Author: Krista Tibbs
Publisher: Friction Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9818803-0-3

A fascinating realistic novel focusing on the pharmaceutical industry as she accurately depicts the dilemmas and conflicts that arise among all of the major players



Author: Sophfronia Scott
ISBN: 978-1-59932-093-9
Publisher: Advantage

 You have to admit it, when someone is introduced as being an author most of us are in awe



Author: Larry Buttram
ISBN: 978-0-0755050-1-0
Publisher: New Virginia Publications

Here’s a little known fact: Robert Carter III of Nomini Hall Plantation on the Northern Neck of Virginia, freed more slaves than any individual in American History.




Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor Of Bookpleasures.com Interviews Elaina Zuker Author of The Seven Secrets of Influence (McGraw-Hill) 



Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Yen Cheong, Assistant Director of Publicity of Viking and Penguin Books



Author: Michael C. Donaldson
ISBN: 978-1-879505-98-8
Publisher: Silman-James Press

There is no doubt that the detailed research and breadth of information Donaldson presents is remarkable and for anyone who may be directly or indirectly involved with copyright, this is a must read and a book to keep.





Author: Jonathan Chevreau
ISBN: 978-0-981104-0-0
Publisher: Power Publishers Inc



Financial Journalist Jonathan Chevreau discusses with Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
his latest tomb Findependence Day

Author: Jonathan Chevreau
ISBN: 978-0-981104-0-0
Publisher: Power Publishers Inc

Very rarely would you see a work of fiction about money management and financial planning presented in a way that is easily digestible and palatable. Such, however, is the case of Jonathan Chevreau's uncomplicated Findependence Day.









Bill Kirton Author of The Darkness Is Interviewed by Norm Goldman, Editor & Publisher of Bookpleasures.com







Author: Bill Kirton
Publisher: YouWriteOn.com
ISBN: 978-1-84923-297-5

An audacious novel!





Author: Steve Luxenberg
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 978-1-6013-2267-2

Steve Luxenberg, author of Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret discusses his recent tomb with Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com







Author: Michael C. Donaldson
ASIN: B00ITJZ0E1
Publisher: Silman-James Press

Entertainment attorney Michael C. Donaldson. Michael Donaldson discusses his book Clearance and Copyright: Everything You Need to Know for Film and Television (Third Edition). This book is used in over 50 film schools and has become the standard reference book for the industry.



Author: Clem Chambers
ISBN: 978-1-84243-297-6

Could this really happen?





Author: Nancy Friday
ISBN: 13:978-1-4022-1854-5:   10:1-4022-1854-0
Publisher: SOURCEBOOKS, INC

Something to ponder about?




Author: Chris Bowen
ISBN: 978-1-4327-2453-5

Publisher: Outskirts Press.com

Chris Bowen author of Our Kids: Building Relationships in the Classroom shares his thoughts with Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com  






Author: Steve Luxenberg
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 978-1-6013-2267-2

When Steve Luxenberg, author of Annie’s Ghosts began his journey seeking to unravel a family secret, little did he know at the time that he would be really opening up a huge can of worms that would lead to some jolting findings about his family. 





Author: Chris Bowen
ISBN: 978-1-4327-2453-5
Publisher: Outskirts Press.com


Winner of the prestigious Teacher of the Year for Los Angeles County- a county that employs over 80,000 teachers, Chris Bowen has penned an impressive memoir with his Our Kids: Building Relationships in the Classroom. According to Bowen, “To work with children is to see, to catch, these small untraceable moments. It is to watch a child pause, cocoon, and re-emerge as a whole new entity.”   





Martine Ehrenclou, MA, author of Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive shares her thoughts with Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com



Author: Stephen Boerer
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
ISBN: 13: 978-1-933515-24-3

A novel that will ruffle a few feathers



 Jeffery S. Williams author of Pirate Spirit: The Adventures of Anne Booney and his most recent endeavor Who’s To Blame is interviewed by Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com

Review: Who’s To Blame



Author: Jeffery S. Williams
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc
ISBN: 978-0-595-52979-7

Who’s To Blame is likely to win your heart and do come along for the ride. You won’t be sorry.


Authors: Deborah and Gerald Strober
Publishers: Phoenix Books, Inc.
ISBN: 13-978-1-59777-640-0: 10:-1-59777-640-8

If you are as curious as I am as to how Bernard Madoff pulled off the largest Ponzi scheme of all time, you have to read Deborah and Gerald Strober's Catastrophe: The Story of Bernard L. Madoff, The Man Who Swindled the World, however, one word of caution, one of the risks in writing a book pertaining to a criminal saga that is still unfolding is that before the ink is dry, some facts or speculations have become obsolete.




Author: Paul R. Finch
ISBN: 978-9800739-3-5

Paul R.Finch’s controversial The Passover Papers: Controversy, Myth, Fairy Tales, and Nonsense is likely to either dazzle you or offend you depending on your beliefs and perhaps even your religion.





Author: Paul R. Finch
ISBN: 978-9800739-3-5

Paul R.Finch’s controversial The Passover Papers: Controversy, Myth, Fairy Tales, and Nonsense is likely to either dazzle you or offend you depending on your beliefs and perhaps even your religion.





Author: Diana Estill
ISBN: 13: 978-0-9799708-1-8:  10: 0-9799708-1-4


Diana Estill author of Deedee Divine’s Totally Skewed Guide To Life and Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road: Humorous Views on Love, Lust, & Lawn Care is interviewed by Norm Goldman, Editor & Publisher of  Bookpleasures.com



Author: Diana Estill
ISBN: 13: 978-0-9799708-1-8:  10: 0-9799708-1-4

If you are looking for a good belly laugh, this is it. Diana Estill’s writing is wickedly hilarious being blessed with one-liner insights into life’s frustrations and how to copy with them through humor. In fact, I would even go so far as to compare her to a female version of Andy Rooney of Sixty Minutes fame.







Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Gary W. Capone and Mark Henderson  Authors Of  Power Up Your Job Search: A Modern Approach to Interview Preparation


Authors: Gary W. Capone and Mark Henderson
ISBN: 978-1441491534

With the job market in the dumps now may be the time to brush up on your interviewing skills in order to stand out from your competition. A step in the right direction would be to secure a copy of copy Power Up Your Job Search: A Modern Approach to Interview Preparation authored by Executive recruiters Gary W. Capone and Mark Henderson of Palladian International. 







Author: Sam Moffie
ISBN: 978-1-4392-0461-0

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Sam Moffie author of No Mad


Author: Sam Moffie
ISBN: 978-1-4392-0461-0

 
No Mad is Sam Moffie’s third novel and after reading it I can easily understand how one can become addicted to this promising author.





Author: Ray Melnik
ISBN: 978-1-4401-2856-1
Publisher: iUniverse


Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Ray Melnik author of The Room and To Be Your Own Self Be True.






Author: Ray Melnik
ISBN: 978-1-4401-2856-1
Publisher: iUniverse



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Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Stephan Huller author of The Real Messiah.



 



Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews New York Times Best-Selling Author Kyle Mills


                                                                               

Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Paul Levine author of Illegal as well as several other thrillers.



Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Gayle Nobel, one of the co-authors of It’s All About Attitude: Loving and Living Well with Autism




Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Jennifer Swanson author of Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting


Author: Kyle Mills
Publisher: Vanguard Press
ISBN: 978-1-59315-499-8

When Josh Hagarty interviewed for employment with New Africa, a U.S. charitable organization purporting to manage various foreign aid projects, little did he know that in reality this so-called focused charity was in fact connected to some very nasty accomplices including an American con man, a Russian Mafia thug and the country’s brutal dictator Umbito Mtitsi.




Author: Paul Levine
ISBN: 978-0-553-80673-1
Publisher: Bantam Dell

Illegal could have simply been an ordinary adventure story, but Levine has given it greater depth as he brilliantly captures the plight of illegal immigrants and the sickening conditions that they are subjected to including slavery, brutal punishments and even murder at the hands of their master employers who try to pass themselves off as good Samaritans.



Author: Edward P. Djerejian
ISBN: 13: 978-1-4165-5493-6: 10: 1-4165-5493-9
Publisher: Threshold Editions: A Division of Simon & Schuster Inc

Edward P. Djerejian, author of An American Ambassador’s Journey Through The Middle East served both Democratic and Republican presidents under eight administrations from John F. Kennedy to William Jefferson Clinton.  In addition, Djerejian served as Ambassador to Syria and Israel and was the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under Bush and Clinton.

Upon his departure from Israel, Yitzhak Rabin gave a most appropriate toast to him when he stated that he and his wife Leah regretted his short tenure in Israel (one year) and he went on to mention that never had there been an American diplomat who came to Israel after being the ambassador to Syria.







Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Homa Poursagari debut author of Lemon Curd

Review: Title: Lemon Curd


Title: Lemon Curd
Author: Homa Pourasgari
ISBN: 13:978-0-9779780-0-7:  10:0:9779780-0-1
Publisher: Linbrook Press

 Homa Poursagari’s debut novel, Lemon Curd is a good old- fashioned romance story, however in this case the author has adopted a refreshing different approach from today’s usual run-of-the mill love stories that resemble nothing more than pornography where more ink is devoted to hot steamy graphic sex scenes rather then the story itself.










Norm Goldman Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews R. (Rick) Allen Downey author of Kwatee and Pirate Queen: The Curse.





Author: R. Allen Downey
ISBN: 10:14196900868: 13:978-1419690860

 
R. Allen Downey once again reminds his readers what an unexpected bombshell a book can turn out to be. In Pirate Queen: The Curse Downey uses all kinds of “goodies” such as pirates, British M16 secret agents possessing telekinetic powers, Jewish ghosts or dybbuks, a ghastly torture chamber used at the time of the Spanish Inquisition, ghouls, and voodoo curses. All of these and a host of other props stream together on the pages of this spellbinding novel to create a mesmerizing yarn that seems to live and breathe on its own.  In fact, this is one work of fiction you won’t just put down and forget about it once you have completed its reading for you will certainly want to hash it over with your friends.






Author: Michael Kasenow
ISBN: 978-1-4401-2001-5

Although Michael Kasenow’s The Last Paradise was at times not easy to stay with as it dwells so profoundly upon appalling racist behavior, sadness and anger, all taking a heavy emotional toll, nevertheless it still was a great read.  In addition, Kasenow’s cast of rich and vivid characters particularly the two main protagonists and their stories make it possible for the reader to navigate a landscape that is at times appalling but nonetheless illuminating. In fact, you want to keep reading just to find out what becomes of them.




Title: The Last Paradise
Author: Michael Kasenow
ISBN: 978-1-4401-2001-5

Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Michael Kasenow Author of The Last Paradise




Author: Teisha Bourne
Publisher: Belletristic Press
ISBN: 978-0979659485

Teisha Bourne author of Motif discusses her debut novel with Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com




Author: Christopher Burns
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 976-1-59102-660-0

The title of Christopher Burns Deadly Decisions: How False Knowledge Sank The Titanic, Blew Up The Shuttle, and Led America Into Warjust about sums up what this book is all about which in the words of the author is to clarify these failures in detail so that we may be able recognize the patterns of errors in order to avoid future catastrophes.





Svetlana Kim Author of A Memoir Of A Political Refugee Discusses Her Book With Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com



Author: Svetlana Kim
ISBN: 978-1-4196-5574-6

From the very first paragraph of Svetlana Kim’s White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refuge, readers experience quite a riveting ride with amazing drama and fascinating history as the author recounts her journey from her Russian homeland to the United States where after ten years becomes a citizen.

The 282 page memoir rarely lets up as Svetlana imparts her readers with scores of character sketches and various happenings of her ancestors that provide real insights into their spellbinding and difficult lives, particularly that of her grandmother Bya-ok (“White Pearl”) who had a profound influence on Kim’s own life and subsequent survival in the United States.




Author: Teisha Bourne
Publisher: Belletristic Press
ISBN: 978-0979659485

 
There are two especially impressive elements about Teisha Bourne’s debut novel Motif- the author’s strength in characterizations and her storytelling talent. In fact, the suspense of the story fundamentally lies in the character development, which often proves to be quite a tricky thing to pull off in a novel, particularly if you are a novice author.





Author: Carl “Tuchy” Palmieri
Publisher: ISBN:  1-4392-2608-3: 13: 9781439226087

As the old cliché goes, “action speaks louder than words” and someday you may want to examine Barack Obama’s presidential years and compare what he said during and before his presidential campaign and what he actually did and accomplish while in office.








Author: David Gelber
ISBN: 978-0-9820763-0-9
Publisher: Ruffian Press

 Norm Goldman Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews surgeon Dr. David Gelber author of ITP FUTURE HOPE





Author: David Gelber
ISBN: 978-0-9820763-0-9
Publisher: Ruffian Press
 

David Gelber’s ITP: FUTURE HOPE is such a strong thought provoking Christian Science Fiction novel that there is a danger in writing too much or too complexly about it.





The Big Gamble: Are You Investing or Speculating?
An Interview with Authors José D. Roncal and José N. Abbo

ISBN: 10: 1604940387: 13: 978-1604940381
Publisher: Wheatmark



Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Dr. R. L. Wysong author of Living Life As If Thinking Matters, Solving The Big Questions As If Thinking Matters, The Creation-Evolution Controversy (now in its twelfth printing).


Author: Michael Karpin

ISBN: 978-0-470-17373-2

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

It is difficult to conceive just how Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty was written. It is just over four hundred pages in size including very extensive footnotes, yet it is huge in its accomplishment. And this is exactly what Israeli television and news reporter Michael Karpin was able to pull off when he wrote about an Ashkenazi family, the Backenroths, dating back to 1350.




Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Stuart Gustafson. Stuart author of Parables for life in the 21st Century, Mastering The Art of Retirement, and he has co-authored Questions to Bring You Closer to Dad, Questions to Bring You Closer to Mom, Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa.




Dean Whitney, author of Pinch Hitter discusses his debut novel with Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com





Author: Joan Rattner Heilman

ISBN: 978-0-07-159884-2: 0-07-159884-7

Publisher: McGraw Hill 

Although this book may be a mere two hundred and eight two pages it is huge in accomplishment.





Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Dr. Jerry J. Pollock author of Messiah Interviews: Belonging to God



Author: Jerry J. Pollock, Ph.D

ISBN: 978-0-9817212-0-0

I have to confess that notwithstanding that it takes some time to absorb all of the book’s material with its raw power and harsh originality, patient readers will find, as I have, that in the end it is all very beneficial and meaningful. In fact, by the time you’re done reading this intelligent narrative, you may even believe the Messiah interviews actually happened!




Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Nancy Henderson-James author of At Home Abroad: An American Girl in Africa



Author: Nancy Henderson-James

ISBN: 978-0-911051-67-4

Publisher: Plain View Press

 

With At Home Abroad: An American Girl in Africa, Nancy Henderson-James has proven herself to be a masterful talent in crafting a captivating memoir infused with a great deal of vivacity, introspection and even some humor and poetry. It is not a memoir to rapidly gulp down, but one to mull over as the author unfolds her childhood through impressionist morsels.





Mary Paulson Discusses Her Debut Novel, The Swedish Gypsy With Norm Goldman

Title: The Swedish Gypsy

Author: Mary L. Paulson

ISBN: 978-1-60693-200-1

Publisher: Eloquent Books

 

In her debut novel, The Swedish Gypsy, Mary L. Paulson draws on her extensive research in unlocking the world of Sweden between the years 1897 and 1911 wherein two distinct cultural societies, the unique world of the Swedish Gypsies and the Swedes lived- side by- side. Paulson interweaves the complexities of these two unique cultures describing their beliefs, prejudices and hierarchies that are set against the background of the political, social and economic climate that prevailed in Sweden at the time.






Margaret (Maggie) Wright discusses her book  Bringing Back The Magic: A Transformational Memoir with Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com



Title: Bringing Back The Magic

Author: Margaret T. Wright

ISBN: 978-0-9821198-0-8

Publisher: Tewillager Publishing (A Division of Equatorial Group, Ltd)

Margaret (Maggie) Wright, author of Bringing Back the Magic: A Transformational Memoir can be described as a rare bird who is particularly well-informed on the African Grey parrot, however, as she points out, she prefers to be called eccentric because her heart opens so much to animals in general.



 

Author: Renny Shapiro

ISBN:1-4208-5288-4

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly your own Cessna from the USA to 20 Eastern Block Cities after the fall of the USSR?







Author: James Polk, Ph.D

ISBN: 1595264523

Meet James Polk, Ph.D author of Pathologies of Public America: The Triumph of Ignorance and Bliss.






Author: Neil J. Lehto

ISBN: 0-595-36132-3

Publisher: iUniverse

One of Canada’s greatest artists was Tom Thomson, who accidentally died in 1917 in Canoe Lake, Ontario. If he accidentally died has always been a question mark among many historians and art connoisseurs.   Neil J. Lehto’s novel Algonquin Elegy: Tom Thomson’s Last Spring is an ambitious effort to meticulously present multiple perspectives in fictional format as to what really happened to this great Canadian artist. Did he accidentally die or was there foul play?




Author: Stephane Grenier

ISBN: 978-0-9810852-0-3

Publisher: Levac Publishing House  

Candidly, I have to admit that before picking up a copy of Stephane Grenier’s Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets to Creating a High-Profile, High Traffic, and High-Profit Blog, I didn’t have a clue as to the unique culture of blogging and its implications. In truth, I was blown away with Grenier’s metrics wherein he states that there are 70 million weblogs and about 120,000 new ones each day or 1.4 new blogs every second. As Grenier cites, you can find these statistics and more interesting ones from Technorati.com.  Undoubtedly, many of these blogs are a one shot posting, however, what about the ones that have been around for a long time?Why are the bloggers of these blogs successful and what makes them tick?  




Author: James Walsh
ISBN: 13: 978-1563431692:  10: 1563431696
Publisher: Silver Lake Publishing

In 1903 Charles Ponzi arrived in the USA with the aim of becoming as wealthy as Rockefeller. His modus operandi was based on the principle of robbing Peter to Pay Paul.

James Walsh, in his informative book, You Can`t Cheat An Honest Man: How Ponzi Schemes and Pyramid Frauds Work..and Why They`re More Common Than Ever, traces the origins of the Ponzi Scheme, and explores how and why the scheme works with its different modern day variations.





Authors: José D. Roncal and José N. Abbo

ISBN: 978-1-60494-038-1

Publisher: Wheatmark

Before you invest your hard earned money do you ever pause and think for a moment if you are actually investing, speculating or gambling? Do you really know their differences, particularly that we are now living through “the mother of all bubbles?”




Author: Randy Petrick

ISBN: 9780595481972

Publisher: iUniverse

One of the problems with books pertaining to money management is that very often you are preaching to the converted. Unfortunately, many individuals who would reap the most benefits aren’t very interested in reading the sage advice that is dished out. Perhaps, Randy Petrick’s Money Games will overcome this reluctance and provide much needed money management counsel to a good portion of our population. He has come up with a novel approach in exploring how best to manage one’s money.

 





               
              
Title: Bear Any Burden
Author: Ellis M. Goodman
ISBN: 13: 978-0979494833

Ellis M. Goodman shares his thoughts with Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com on his debut novel Bear Any Burden





Author: Bruce Kaler, M.D.

ISBN: 978-1-4392-0556-3

Norm Goldman Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com interviews Dr. Bruce Kaler author of Turnabout.




Review: Turnabout





Author: Bruce Kaler, M.D.

ISBN: 978-1-4392-0556-3

Dr. Fred Pomeroy, the Seattle Washington surgeon at the center of Dr. Bruce Kaler's debut medical thriller, Turnabout finds himself in quite a jam. His former lover, Joyce Downey and her father Bill are suing him for malpractice.






Author: Anne Roos

ISBN: 978-1-4234-3874-8

Publisher: Hal Leonard Books

If you are a musician and your looking for another avenue of revenue, you may want to pick up a copy of Anne Roos’ The Musicians’ Guide To Brides: How To Make Money Playing Weddings. Although, I have not done any extensive research on the subject, I doubt if there is any other manual on the market that is as comprehensive as this one pertaining to wedding gigs.











Today, Norm Goldman Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, Frankie Picasso author of Midlife Mojo: How to get through the midlife crisis and emerge as your true self.  Frankie is known as the “unstoppable coach” and she is a full time broadcaster, author, speaker, and professional Certified Life, Business and Master Coach Trainer. She also co-founded the Institute of Quantum Living and Conscious Design and is a member of the International Coach Federation, and the Canadian Association of Journalists.




Author: Frankie Picasso

ISBN: 978-0-595-50885-3

Publisher: iUniverse

Probably the concept of midlife crisis emanates from the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung who believed that the midlife integration of thinking, sensation, feeling an intuition could perhaps lead to some confusion about one’s life to date and one’s goals. Although, popular western culture seems to devote considerable ink to the subject matter than serious research, there still may be some theoretical constructs that shore up the concept in a different light.


 




Author: Billy C. Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.

ISBN: 978-0-595-45343-6


When I am people watching in my neighbourhood shopping mall, it never ceases to amaze me as to the number of overweight children that catch my attention.

As Dr. Billy Johnson points out in his exceptional guide, New Prescription for Childhood Obesity, America is now facing a real crisis when it comes to childhood obesity. Did you know that there are over 9 million children in the USA alone with childhood obesity? And worldwide it is has reached epidemic proportions with over 155 million affected.






Author: Danny Schechter

ISBN: 978-1-60520-315-7

Publisher: Cosimo Books

Not many of us fully grasp what is happening to the global economy or as Danny Schechter author of Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Subprime Scandal quotes Nouriel Roubini, chairman of Roubini Global Economics LLC in New York, “the first crisis of financial globalization and securitization.”






Author: Michael Edesess

ISBN: 10 1-57675-407-3: 13: 978-1-57675-407-8


Economist and mathematician Michael Edesess author of The Big Investment Lie: What your financial advisor doesn't want you to know lambastes investment advisors and money managers and says that they are profiting from a big lie-promising that they can beat the market and do better than you can in investing your hard earned money. 



Review: The Money Belt



Author: Alan Robertston
ISBN: 8781432727352
Publisher: OutskirtsPress

If you are looking for an off beat hilarious excursion into thriller land, then pick up a copy of Alan Robertsons debut novel, The Money Belt. You wont be disappointed. This one is a pretty good romp into the world of crime with its playful turns of plot and where characters accidentally become entwined into a mind-boggling plot in Marquette, Michigan, a tourist town on the shores of Lake Superior.



Author: Jon Entine

ISBN: 10: 0-446-58063-5: 13:978-0-446-58063-2

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

A fascinating narrative




Title: The Money Belt

Author: Alan Robertston

ISBN: 8781432727352

Publisher: OutskirtsPress

Alan Robertson discusses his debut novel, The Money Belt With Norm Goldman. Alan also discusses writing in general.

 



Author: David Baldacci

ISBN: 10:0-446-19550-2: 13:978-0-446-19550-8

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing


One of the nice things about reviewing another David Baldacci thriller is that you know in advance you will be enjoying another roller coaster of a ride that we come to expect from this best-selling author. One that is never dull or formulaic.






Kate McLaughlin author of Mommy I'm Still in Here: One Family's Journey with Bipolar Disorder discusses her book




Author: Paul Damien, Ph.D

Publisher: Synergy Books

ISBN: 978-1-934454-14-5

With Help: Debunking the Outrageous Claims of Self-Help Gurus, Paul Damien aims his sights on a class of trendy books that he describes as sinister and authored by some well-known masters of the game, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Rhonda Bryne, Dr. Fritjof Capra and Dr. Scott Peck. As indicated in the Preface, the motive of the book is to critique and parody these so-called “gurus.”  It should be pointed out, as mentioned, some of the arguments advanced are thanks to Professor Ernest Geller, based on his insightful book, Words and Things.



Review: Hunter's Choice


Author: J. C. Hager

ISBN: 978-0-9797546-5-4


In his debut novel, Hunter’s Choice: A Matt Hunter Adventure, J.C. Hager has employed his expertise as a hunter to offer us quite a yarn that could probably easily make a great movie.




Author: Wendy Kays
ISBN: 978-1-934454-26-8
Publisher: Synergy Books

Certainly, Kays has discovered something extraordinary about the world of virtual games and essentially it is an impassioned and informative wake- up call to those who may still believe that virtual games are of little importance. Perhaps, with her detailed and clear-headed examination, she will even revolutionize our perspective of these games.





Author & Photographer: Keith Szafranski

ISBN: 978-0-9801662-1-7


The narrative with its crisp and lively dialogue is cleverly narrated and educational, evoking East Africa’s magic, color, and exquisite beauty. Szanfranski’s vibrant, colorful photos do a superb job of bringing the text to life.

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