Simon Barrett is an adult educator in Calgary, Alberta. With the 11 months a year of winter, he reads a lot of books! He is also a contributing editor for Blogger News and maintains a personal blog at Simon B
Book Review: A Trial Of One By Mary E. Martin An author that sets out to write a trilogy, is to say the least ambitious, to maintain key characters over three books requires some very intricate plot manipulations. Mary Martin has succeeded in grand style. A Trial Of One wraps up The Osgoode Trilogy. In book one we meet our intrepid, yet u... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Writing Advice
Book Review: Shades Of Darkness – Shades Of Grace By Catherine Johnson What happens when you take a wealthy Minnesota family running a successful business and inject a truly wicked influence? Potential disaster is the simple answer.Shades Of Darkness – Shades Of Grace is inspired by a true story, although I am pretty certain that Catherine Johnson wou... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Writing A Book
Book Review Of Stuart Nachbars Book About Education And Politics Stuart Nachbar has created a curious novel in The Sex Ed Chronicles. Using a backdrop of 1980 New Jersey, we are introduced to the murky world of school politics. He has selected the contentious subject of compulsory Sex Education, however the subject could equally have been Religion or Evolut... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Freelance Writing
Book Review: If I Did It - Confessions Of The Killer By The Goldman Family Yes folks, it's the long awaited OJ Simpson confession book! Except that in OJ's mind it was anything but, he claims it is a fictional account of how we would have done it, if he had done it! I have lots of problems with this book, not least of which is what was going through his sick and tw... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Publishing A Book
Book Review Of Fables From The Mud By Erik Quisling Philosophy books tend to be large tomes of incomprehensible concepts, no doubt designed this way to limit readership to those already involved in this ethereal endeavor at the academic level. Very occasionally a book comes along that breaks out from the norm, in 1971 R. D. Lang published his ground breaking work Knots, a Book that could be taken on many different levels, and more importantly,...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : New Book Review
Book Review: A Broad Abroad In Thailand By Dodie Cross This is to say the least an interesting and entertaining read that covers far more ground than the title implies. Told with a huge amount of humor we follow Dodie on her sojourn to Thailand, where things do not work out as planned. As she ruefully reflects on in the final chapters, what seems like a great opportunity at the time, had enough flashing warning lights that she should have spotted...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : New Book Review
Book Review: Succession By Herbert Lobsenz I have my finger in many different pies, and one of those pies is an adult literacy program. Although I am only peripherally involved. I am always on the lookout for suitable material. Every book I read gets pigeonholed into one of three categories, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. There is no doubt in my mind that Succession belongs in the Advanced group.The writing style reminded me of a...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Technical Analysis Book
Book Review: Differentiating Reading Instruction By Laura Robb OK, so maybe this book does not have mass appeal. It is written by a teacher and aimed at other teachers, the plot, how to entice school kids to read. Reading is the very cornerstone of learning. Without the skill life is pretty darn hard for a school kid, and even worse for an adult.I am an avid reader, and have been since a very small child. I read for fun then, and I read for fun now. Reading...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Technical Analysis Book
Book Review: El Tigre By John H. Manhold There are two very different schools of thought about historical fiction. One school rationalizes that it is an easy genre to write, the plot already exists, all you have to do is put it in your own words. The second school says that this genre is very hard to work in, much of the story line is cast in stone, the author needs to weave his characters into the fabric of the historical facts.I am a...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Technical Analysis Book
Book Review: Unholy Domain By Dan Ronco There are a plethora of sci-fi books that have explored what the Earth would be like after the apocalypse, and generally the apocalypse in question is a nuclear war, or some sort of plague.Unholy Domain takes this genre in a new and very thought provoking direction. One only has to spend a couple of minutes researching the history and growth of the Internet to realize how in the space of just a...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Technical Analysis Book
Thriller Book Review: Some Kind Of Angel By Melvin M. Harter It is that time of year where you want to stock up on some books to read while on your summer vacation. Some Kind Of Angel might be one to put on your list.Melvin Harter is a retired doctor and Some Kind Of Angel is his debut into the wild world of books. In this book we get acquainted with his main characters Sneetz and Muldoon, and I suspect that we are going to see more of this duo in future...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Technical Analysis Book
Book Review: Alive! By Eileen P. DeClemente This is a powerful book, and also a very sad one.I run a Computer Lab, we offer free classes, and we offer free internet access. It is based in a large homeless shelter, probably the largest shelter in North America, we offer beds to over 1,100 people every night. Who are these people? Well some recent surveys show that approximately 1/3 are addicts, booze, drugs, or gambling. Another 1/3 suffer...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Technical Analysis Book
Book Review - Marketing Your Small Business - David Mason I have no idea how many books are crammed onto bookshelves all about the subject of marketing, there must be many millions. It is a subject well understood, how do you make someone buy your Widget as opposed to the other guys Widget? Marketing is the answer, but, marketing comes at a price. How much can you afford?I have a friend who is a retired BBDO exec, and in his mind, marketing that widget...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Marketing Communications Strategy
Book Review: Alex Webster And The Gods By David Dent What's a major deity to do when he finds himself washed up on Mt Olympus? Jupiter, once mighty Roman God has spent two millennia sulking about his defeat at the hands of Yahweh and the loss of the great Roman Empire. Jupiter and his motley assortment of gods have become complacent, even the eternal fountains have mildew on them and are in need of a good clean.Shedding his robes in favor of an...... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : A Book Report
Big Fat And Black This puts those local agents in a competitive mode, ready to cut rates and do what ever it takes to get your business. When local agents compete for your business, You Win!... Similar Editorial : A Big Fat No by Jerome Kellner. | Source : Best Auto Insurance Quote
Book Review How To Write They just become a statistic.A Place To Belong is a gripping tale, and I applaud Paul Miller for having the guts to write it. There is humor in it, but is of the dark and mirthless type.... Similar Editorial : Book How To Write by Mark Walton. | Source : children writing skills
