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 Book Review: Wrestling With the Goddess – a Personal Odyssey by Azeem Kayum
At first glance the title of this book seems rather strange A book about one man's struggle to overcome some severe physical and learning disabilities, what could Goddesses possibly have to do with anything...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Deadly Decisions by Christopher Burns
How False Knowledge Sank The Titanic, Blew Up The Shuttle, And Led America Into War
When I first read the title I assumed this was a conspiracy book, a genre that I love, but do not always buy into...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Family Plots – Love, Death & Tax Evasion by Mary Patrick Kavanaugh
I sit here in front of my computer unsure where to begin this review, should I begin with the story in the book, or the story about the book...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Take-Charge Living by Marion Kramer Jacobs, PH.D
There are a flood of self help books on the market, for the most part it is almost like some one has written a piece of software that churns them out, same ideas, different buzz words, oh and the chapter order is scrambled...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Self Help
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Book Review: An Obsolete Honor – a Story of the German Resistance to Hitler by Helena P. Schrader
There are two very clear types of Historical Fiction, those that are merely set against a historical backdrop and the historical events are mere bit players recessed into the color commentary...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: World Affairs
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Book Review: The Secure CEO – How to Protect Your Computer Systems, Your Company, And Your Job by Mike Foster
In the introduction Mike Foster suggests that this is a book that every CEO should read, and by reading it they will gain an understanding of the world of Information Technology (IT) that has become such a fundamental part of almost every company’s fabric in the past 20 years...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Internet
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Book Review: In His Own Time - A Story of Family, Friends, And Courage by Tamara Pray Frazier
In His Own Time is a work of non fiction and explores the remarkable story of Rhonda “Faye” Baker A gifted athlete, from a family of gifted athletes, who in October 2000 experienced a life changing event, and one that I would wish on no one...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Militarist Millionaire Peacenik – Memoir of a Serial Entrepreneur by Alan F. Kay
I like biographies, oh, not those ghost written glossy ones featuring this weeks favorite pop star, or yesterday's political want to be...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Healing the Rift – Bridging the Gap Between Science & Spirituality by Leo Kim
I do not venture into book stores, I find them depressing places, all of those poor homeless books I am pretty certain that the larger stores have an entire section titled ‘When Science Meets God’, as there seem to be a plethora of books doing the rounds on this very subject...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Tiny Toes – a Couple's Journey Through Infertility, Prematurity, And Depression by Kelly K. Damron
Three seemingly disconnected problems: infertility, prematurity of birth, and depression are in fact closely related...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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The Best Books I Read in 2008
2008 was a rich year for really great books Most of you that know me know that I refuse point blank to step into a Book Store, the books found inside such dens of iniquity are either over edited, under achieving New York Times Bestsellers or their fellow siblings from the giant Wal-Mart publishing houses...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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EBook Review: How to Make Your Vote Count by Arthur F. Woodrow
Authors are a strange beast, many of them think bulk over quality The likes of Tom Clancey and J...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Politics
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Book Review: The APO E Gene Diet by Pamela McDonald
I am not really much of a diet fan, my weight has never been an issue, I have been a 148lbs dripping wet for the past 35 years...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
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Book Review: Bear Any Burden by Ellis M. Goodman
I have mixed emotions about this book I enjoyed it a lot, much of the action takes place at the hight of the Cold War which is a period of history that I have a big interest in, the writing quality is superb, the author clearly knows his profession, and how to utilize the written word for maximum effect...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Bedlam South by Mark Grisham and David Donaldson
The medical term known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) came to the forefront following the Vietnam conflict...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Pinch Hitter By Dean Whitney
I have to admit that I am not a baseball fan, I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of games I have attended, and they were all lavish events paid for by some vendor seeking my business...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Sports
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Book Review: Night Freeze by Lee Emory
This is a book that should come with a warning, something along the lines of:
This is your captain speaking, please make sure you have your seats in the upright position, your tray tables locked, and your seat belts firmly fastened...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Mommy I'm Still in Here by Kate McLaughlin
One Family’s Journey With Bipolar Disease
Bipolar is a subject that few people understand, actually that statement fits just about every disease involving the brain...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
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Book Review: Secret Daughter by June Cross
A Mixed-Race Daughter And The Mother Who Gave her Away
What a fascinating book, and one that tells a very important story of a pivotal time in American history...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Elijah's Coin - A Lesson For Life by Steve O'Brien
There are books with hugely complex plots, and a myriad of colorful characters, Elijah’s Coin is not in that sector...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Advice
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Book Review: The Silent Note by Patrick Davis
An old piano, one neglected for many years is at the heart of this new novel by Patrick Davis What possible story could involve an old piano...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Living Life - As If Thinking Matters by R. L. Wysong
Generally when I sit down to write a book review I have the review mapped out in my head, and the review itself is a straight brain dump onto my keyboard...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: That Went Well – Adventures in Caring For My Sister by Terrell Harris Dougan
One of my favorite gripes about books in general is that for one to be successful it is important to hook the reader in the first 50 pages, if you don’t you are lost, the reader will move on to another book...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Tightrope – Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty by Michael Karpin
Although Tightrope is only just over 400 pages, and 50 of those are footnotes this book definitely goes in the saga category...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Plunder – Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Subprime Scandal by Danny Schechter
A more timely book I can not think of The mortgage world is in tatters, banks are falling in ever increasing numbers, and our flagship automotive industry is going cap in hand to the government begging for a bail out package...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Finances
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Book Review: Tsunami by Gordon Gumpertz
Could a tsunami hit Southern California The answer to that question is a resounding yes...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Recovering Charles by Jason F. Wright
Take my advice, you don’t need to read this review, you just need to read the book Just go to Amazon and buy it...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Writing
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Book Review: Millionaire Babies Or Bankrupt Brats? By Jim Fay & Kristan Leatherman
Love And Logic Solutions To Teaching Kids About Money
The Love And Logic series of books has garnered a good deal of interest, they are designed as guides for parents who want to avoid the parenting traps that are oh so easy to fall into...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Finances
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Book Review: Embracing Your Big Fat Ass - An Owners Manual by Laura Banks and Janette Barber
When I glanced at the cover, I mistakenly assumed this was going to be some kind of self help and diet book...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Humor
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Book Review: Green Goes With Everything – Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet by Sloan Barnett
Up until a couple of years ago I was pretty green about being green Green was just a color, one that you wear on Saint Patrick’s Day...
Author: Simon Barrett - Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
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