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Reviews of fiction and non-fiction books from classics to today’s best-sellers!
And the Answer Is…Reflections on My Life, by Alex Trebek
Lovely Memoir by the game show legend.
01:0213/11/2020
Is This Anything? By Jerry Seinfeld
The Jokes of the Stand-Up Genius.
01:0313/11/2020
Another Dash Through The Decades
The Tumultuous 1970’s.
00:5706/11/2020
To Build a Fire, by Jack London
Classic short story about survival.
00:5906/11/2020
Audio Books Are Hot
Audio Books Show No Slowing Down.
00:5706/11/2020
Don’t Overthink It, by Anne Bogel
Make Easier Decisions and Bring More Joy to Your Life.
00:5906/11/2020
The Boston Book Fair
The 2020 version goes virtual.
00:5730/10/2020
Houdini Magic
Two of many great books on Harry Houdini.
00:5930/10/2020
Candyfreak, by Steve Almond
A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America.
01:0130/10/2020
Poe for Halloween
Why Edgar Allan Poe still matters.
01:0030/10/2020
On Writing
Books about the artform by accomplished writers.
01:0124/10/2020
Traffic, by James Vanderbilt
Why We Drive the Way We Do.
00:5924/10/2020
Hidden History of Boston, by Dina Vargo
Stories about Boston you might have missed.
01:0124/10/2020
Riding the Elephant, by Craig Ferguson
A Memoir of the popular late night host.
01:0024/10/2020
A Dog’s Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron
A dog is reincarnated & learns the meaning of life.
01:0117/10/2020
The Beauty in Breaking, by Dr. Michele Harper
Learning & growing through pain, a medical memoir.
01:0117/10/2020
Another Dash through the Decades
Some favorites from the 1960’s.
01:0017/10/2020
Getting the Best Out of College, by Peter Feaver
Ultimate guide to college success.
01:0017/10/2020
Set My Heart To Five, by Simon Stephenson
An android’s hysterical discovery of emotion.
01:0210/10/2020
Road Trip New England, by Walter Pierce
Discovering 101 Offbeat Adventures.
00:5810/10/2020
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham
Intimate look at our 7th president.
01:0210/10/2020
3 Essential Boston Crime Writers
Parker, Higgins and Lehane.
01:0010/10/2020
BookClubShop.com
A great link to book clubs worldwide.
00:5902/10/2020
Reorganizing Reads
A couple of fine books on reducing clutter.
01:0002/10/2020
Dashing Through The Decades
Some of the best books from the 1950’s.
00:5702/10/2020
JFK: Volume 1: 1917-1956, by Fredrik Logevall
Coming of Age in the American Century.
01:0002/10/2020
The Royal Governess, by Wendy Holden
A Novel of the Young Queen Elizabeth.
01:0026/09/2020
A Selection of Great Books about Cars!
Various authors and titles.
01:0026/09/2020
My Last Eight Thousand Days, by Lee Gutkind
Memoir of An American Male in his Seventies.
00:5626/09/2020
Pause, Breathe, Smile, by Gary Gach
Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation is Not Enough.
00:5926/09/2020
Pandemic Protection, by Dr. Don Colbert
Safe, Natural Ways to Prepare Your Immune System BEFORE You Need It.
01:0019/09/2020
The Snow, by Flint Maxwell
First in a series of horror novels in which Mother Nature gains revenge.
00:5919/09/2020
The Know Your Bill of Rights Book, by Sean Patrick
Don’t Lose your Constitutional Rights – Learn Them!
00:5919/09/2020
Failed State, by Christopher Brown
A dystopian novel where the United States has gone through a second American revolution.
00:5712/09/2020
Gardening Book Picks
A series of books for the beginning gardeners!
01:0011/09/2020
The Unspoken, by Ian K. Smith
A tough Chicago private eye works a challenging case.
00:5511/09/2020
The Girl with Seven Names, by Hyeonseo Lee and David John
A North Korean Defector’s Story.
00:5811/09/2020
Ode To Pete Hamill
A Tribute to a Writing Legend.
01:0120/08/2020
The Ultimate On-Camera Guidebook, by Jacquie Jordan and Shannon O'Dowd
Hosts, Experts, Influencers.
01:0020/08/2020
Factfulness, by Hans Rosling
10 Reasons We’re Wrong about the World.
01:0120/08/2020
Jim Henson: The Biography, by Brian Jay Jones
An in-depth look at the life of a gentle dreamer.
01:0220/08/2020
PORTALS, by PJ Yovino
Coming of age novel during the 1960’s, much of it set in Boston.
01:0113/08/2020
Voro, by M.M. Perry
A fun tale of monsters in the Midwest and the race to stop them.
00:5913/08/2020
Fighting for Space, by Amy Shira Teitel
Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight.
01:0113/08/2020
Cool Earth, by Bart Kosko
It’s 2080 and the countdown to the end of the world has begun.
01:0113/08/2020
Bad Science, by Dr. Ben Goldacre
Quacks, Hacks and Big Pharma Flacks.
01:0010/08/2020
Reading Helps
The Healing Power of Books.
01:0110/08/2020
Inner Moron Demons, by Larry J. Feldman
How to Avoid Them and Live Your Best Life.
00:5810/08/2020
The Art of the English Murder, by Lucy Worsley
From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock.
01:0210/08/2020
Emotional Inflammation, by Dr. Lise Van Susteren & Stacey Colino
Discover Your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium during Anxious Times.
01:0106/08/2020