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In Vino Duplicitas

by Joseph S. Pete

Wine aficionados and teetotalers alike would savor the well-reported true crime tale where FBI stands for Fake Bottle Investigators. Peter Hellman’s "In Vino Duplicitas" is a heady, intoxicating book that shines a light on the esoteric... Read More

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Stars in My Car

by Joseph S. Pete

This memoir shines a light on the growing gig economy and convenience culture, where getting from point A to point B is as easy as swiping one’s phone. Steven Roy Grimsley’s "Stars in My Car" speeds into the burgeoning genre of Uber... Read More

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Hope Is a Decision

by Joseph S. Pete

Ikeda has much to say about the human condition, and he does so artfully and with great understanding. Daisaku Ikeda’s Hope is a Decision gives a broad and insightful overview into the thinking of the acclaimed Buddhist religious... Read More

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The Hook

by Joseph S. Pete

"The Hook" is a universally enjoyable novel that has a lot to say about the human condition, contemporary society, and the throes of addiction. Kathleen Doler’s enthralling and suspenseful "The Hook" blends literary fiction, crime, and... Read More

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Battleworn

by Joseph S. Pete

This is a woman’s perspective on war, a gritty glimpse into the danger and hardship of soldiering on the front lines. Chantelle Taylor’s Battleworn: The Memoir of a Combat Medic in Afghanistan tells a harrowing tale of war from a... Read More

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The Mountain Goddess

by Joseph S. Pete

"The Mountain Goddess" is an engaging, vivid work of impressive scope, with elements from fantasy, Buddhism, and Indian culture. Shelley Schanfield’s "The Mountain Goddess" presents a fantasy version of ancient India that chronicles a... Read More

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Darkest Hour before Dawn

by Joseph S. Pete

Action scenes are written cinematically, and it’s not difficult to imagine fights playing out on a movie theater screen. Charlie Cochet’s Darkest Hour Before Dawn is the ninth installment in the THIRDS series, a paranormal gay... Read More

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