Title: Writers And Their Notebooks
Editor: Diana M. Raab
ISBN: 978-1-57003-866-2

Interested in knowing how writers use their notebooks and how important are notebooks to their writing process?

William Irwin (series editor); Richard Brian Davis (editor)
ISBN:  978-0-470-55836-2

There are chapters upon chapters in this book that will sincerely make you think.  They make absolute sense

Editor: St. Vincent, Justin 
Publisher: Xtreme Music
ISBN: 978-0-473-15690-9

No matter how you choose to read this text, you are bound to learn more about the main theme: the spiritual significance of music, as personally experienced by more than one hundred contributors, many of whom are extremely well known

If you ever wondered what working as a doorman for the largest hotel in the world is all about, then pick up a copy of Jan Rankin's UNDER THE NEON SKY: A Las Vegas Doorman's Story

Author: Carol Baldwin

Publisher:  Maupin House 

ISBN: 978-1-934338-35-3

Author: Leslee Tessmann
ISBN: 978-1932690538
Publisher: Loving Healing Press, Inc.

This book should be read by anyone and everyone. It should be a constant desktop accessory for ministers, counselors and any who want to help others with their grief and even with other life issues

Author: John Cherry
Publisher: Peppertree Press
ISBN: 978-1-936051-40-3

I, like the author, am an avid Beetle’s fan. I found this exploration into the remarkable talents of Paul McCartney and John Lennon a compelling, enjoying, and interesting read

Authors: Tom and Michelle Grimm
ISBN: 978-0-452-28955-0
Publisher:  Penguin Group

I recommend that this be read by anyone considering the purchase of a digital camera. Professionals should keep a copy nearby for reference purposes.

Author: Corvis Nocturnum
Publisher: Dark Moon Press
ISBN: 0-9766984-0-4

Embracing the Darkness provides Corvis with a canvas to work on and illustrate to readers that those who embrace the dark side are not so bad after all.

Publishers: Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0-06-171564-8

While some readers may find Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson's Who Turned Out the Lights: Your Guided Tour To The Energy Crisis a tad dry, its content more than compensates for this

Author: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
ISBN: 978-1-593150602-2
Publishers: by Vanguard Press

A “sticky subject” read 

ISBN 978-1608460-24-3

Author: Rosalyn S. Schnall
Publisher: Goldenring Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-578-00563-8

Anyone who works in, or has worked in the Public School System will love When Teachers Talk. While I am not a teacher myself, I have a number of family members and friends who are. This book tells it like it is. It reflects the whispers and thoughts of thousands of teachers across the country

Author:  Kip Moore
Publisher:  Second Chance Publishing, LLC
ISBN:  978-0-9841673-5-7

This is a book that parents should read, especially as problems with E.coli and other forms of contamination are running rampant today

Editor: Elizabeth Sanchez
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1-4389-9012-5

Reading these essays makes you feel that you are eavesdropping on real conversations in perhaps a café setting. For anyone contemplating going into broadcast journalism, this is a must read

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

I highly recommend this book for anyone. It would particularly be good for those interested in changing the prison system, either because they have someone incarcerated there, because they are incarcerated there, or because they see the hopelessness of the current situation

Author:  Adam Selzer
Publisher:  Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN:  978-0-7387-1557-5

Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps by Adam Selzer is a book that actually gave me the creeps.  Not only is it full of ghost stories, primarily set in Chicago, but these are recorded by a self-proclaimed nonbeliever

Author: Kaolin
Publisher: Crandall, Dostie, & Douglas Books, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-934390-31-3

Some of the topics discussed are tough, but need to be addressed in order to effectively work through our race issues.

Author: Wilson Casey

Publisher: Alpha

ISBN: 978-1-59257-924-2

This book is perfect for any of you who have ever wondered what was the first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal called? Or when did the overnight mail delivery begin? It is simply filled with these facts which may not be all that useful but prove extremely interesting

 

Author: Maria Liberati
ISBN:  978-192891102-9
Publisher: Art of Living, Prima Media, Inc.

Author Maria Liberati does a superb job at bringing great food and ambience to life. In The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, Maria shares classic Italian recipes with a hint of memories

Author: Nick Belardes
ISBN: 978-1-57344-360-9

If a conversation starter is needed for a party that seems to be falling flat, using the book as recommended above may save the day or at least the evening.

Author: Noma Bar
Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher
ISBN: 978-0981780559

It this author a genius or not?

Authors: Kenny Gallo & Matthew Randazzo V
Publisher: Phoenix Books
ISBN: 13: 978-1-59777-615-8:  10: 1-59777-615-7

This one will either astonish you or repulse you

Author: Henri Broch (Translated from the French by Bart K. Holland)
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9246-2
Publisher: The John Hopkins University Press

What stands out in this book is that Broch allows the facts of his arguments to impress on their own, and they are impressive. Moreover, readers will be wowed by what he has dug up, although there will probably persist to exist hardcore believers in the supernatural, and I doubt very much if these individuals will ever be convinced otherwise

Author: Edited by - Gary Dexter
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN: 978-0-7112-2929-7

What a tremendous pool of entertaining curmudgeonly critiques amongst some of our greatest known authors is this collection of quotes and letters

Author: Catherine Hardwicke
Publisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 978-1-905654-59-8

A very good book to own if you are interested in the film or want to know what really goes on behind the camera. Intriguing and totally fascinating. 

Author: Allen and Linda Anderson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-141-04229-9

It was hard not to be moved by the tales of dogs whose unconditional love gave people such comfort in times of need

Author: Hal Niedzviecki
ISBN: 978-0-87286-499-3
Publisher: City Lights Books

If you are one of those people aged nine to ninety who are addicted to reality TV or Internet social networking and have no idea why you are attracted to it, you may want to pick up a copy of Hal Niedzviecki's The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning To Love Watching Ourselves And Our Neighbors.

Periscope® Book Light

As a prolific book reviewer and one whose sight is not exactly perfect, especially when I am reading in a dark room, the Periscope® Book Light is just what the doctor ordered. Over the years I tried all kinds of gadgets and very often these were usually relegated to the trash can. Was this going to happen to the Persicope® Book Light?

Authors: Nicey and Wifey
Publisher: Time Warner
ISBN-13: 978-0751537659

 
England in particular is perhaps most renowned for its love of tea and biscuits. If it wasn’t for us Brits then all the tea and biscuit makers would probably be out of business. So it seems fitting that there is a book which finally gives our tea-drinking, biscuit crunching British culture its due.

Author: Julie Hall

ISBN: 978-0-7852-2825-7

The Boomer Burden covers most every situation with regards to dealing with your parents’ lifetime accumulation of stuff, and Hall provides valuable tips on handling most situations.

Author: Farhan Ansari

ISBN: 978-1-4196-7594-2

 

Ansari had my attention from the very first page. Knife on Skin at 7:30 is true accounting of the life as a surgeon -- with a taste of the afterlife thrown in. I found this author’s first novel extremely entertaining and educational.

Author: Paul Damien
ISBN-10: 1934454141
ISBN-13: 978-1934454145

I found myself at a quandary when reading Paul Damien’s Help!: Debunking the Outrageous Claims of Self-help Gurus. First of all, I wanted to be totally open to what Paul Damien had to say. I have read numerous books on The Secret and the Law of Attraction in the past few years and let me say beforehand that I have read books from the “gurus” and from those who took looks into the industry, movement, or whatever other label might fit it. And I must say that although Paul Damien’s book might not have been the first to lambaste these gurus, it was the first book that I had the opportunity to read through and through.

Author: Larry C. James. Ph.D
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-446-50928-2

This is a book authored by someone who has actually been in Guantanamo Bay and this account reveals all the things that transpired.

Authors: Aviva Yael and P.M. Chen

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

ISBN-10: 0446582077: ISBN-13: 978-0446582070

For anyone who has ever considered getting a tattoo or even for those of you who have them, this is the book for you.

Chronicled inside are the most insane, ridiculous and shocking tattoos to have been inked onto the skin of the anonymous, the insane and the down-right stupid.

Brett L Abrams
McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-7864-3929-4

In this comprehensive overview of the development of Hollywood (particularly between 1917-1941), author Brett Abrams demonstrates how those who crossed the boundaries of the society’s sexual norms had a unique role to play in creating the image we have today of Tinseltown. Today most people’s image of Hollywood is one of a laissez faire, “anything goes” town dedicated to the movie business. Yet it wasn’t always that way.

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: Joseph Niezgoda

ISBN: 978-0942257458

Publisher: New Chapter Press 

On a bus ride home from school eight year old Joseph Niezgoda first learnt about The Beatles. They were going to be appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show and Joseph was determined to watch it. Niezgoda, who was an instant a fan, writes fondly of his love for the band. It seemed that the fresh-faced boys from Liverpool had not only built up a huge fan base in Britain but also in America.