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From Yes to I Do: A Wedding Guide for a Modern Bride by Lucy Tobin
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Review of Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir which I gave 5 stars to
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by Teoti Anderson
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by Kat Su
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Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets by Lars Eighner ★★★★★

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Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David von Drehle ★★★★

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Serpentine by Mark Laita ★★★★★

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The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes ★★★★★

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Scared Stiff by Sara Latta ★★★★

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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda's Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright

My Rating:- ★★★★★

Nonfiction or book on true events can be more thrilling than fiction when told in detail and the timeline of dramatic events are narrated by an expert narrator. Author Lawrence Wright served as a professor of English at the American University of Cairo. For a long time he observed the mood swing of the people of Egypt, the students of Cairo and in general the change in outlook of the Arab people from inside. The very next day after the fateful day of 9/11, on 12th September 2001 Lawrence Wright took on this project to look into the human story that led to this disaster and after interviewing hundreds of people around the world he has wrote The Looming Tower which has become the most appreciated book on 9/11 and most gripping nonfiction I have read so far.

Cold war is over. The rivalry and ghost war between the two blocks has become a topic of relative past. The world of twenty-first century is getting torn between the insurgencies by radical Islamists against the West and the retaliatory War on Terror. Author Wright wanted to describe the motivation that’s leading the people on both side.

With other components, this book describes the life and work of some key thinkers, planners and counter planners. It starts with the story of Sayyid Qutb, a man educated in the West, returned more radicalized and whose writing sowed the first seed of violence among the radicals. Then comes life of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the medical practitioner who created jihadi group against the oppressive Egyptian government and Osama bin laden, the heir of multibillion Saudi Bin-Laden construction company, the financier of the jihad and his mostly simple and impoverished life at the afghan camps. Also the book describes the life of the energetic and dominating head of FBI counterterrorism, John O’Neill, the effort of the FBI core group I-49 to neutralize al-Quaeda and the failure in this effort due to rivalry and lack of cooperation between CIA, FBI and NSA.

"On the morning after 9/11 when FBI agent Ali Soufan came to know that CIA and some people in the FBI had known more than a year and a half that two of the hijackers were in the country, he ran into the bathroom and retched."

In the book Lawrence Wright, to some extent wanted to describe the anger of Bin Laden towards USA mainly as progressiveness of the West and Laden’s opposition to modernity which I simply disagree with. Though extremist groups have always called for worldwide jihad, people have responded to them only when they felt oppressed and almost in all the cases, within the Islamic world. The main cause of Bin Laden’s anger was clearly the extended stay of US military in Saudi Arabia which is part of the USA’s effort to create military bases almost everywhere in the world.

After all it’s a book on tragedies. Tragedy in the death of nearly three thousand people at the 11th September attack, tragedy in death of almost twenty thousand civilians at Afghanistan from the attack by the coalition including the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s wife Azza and their baby Aisha who suffered from the Down syndrome. Above all, the tragedy is in some madman’s adoption of Quran to justify killing anyone in their way, the impression of Islam sometime becoming parallel to terrorism and in post 9/11 world, the looming sense of insecurity and distrust.

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Drinking Boston: A History of the City and Its Spirits by Stephanie Schorow ★★★★★

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The Cocoanut Grove Fire by Stephanie Schorow ★★★★

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The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan Than Today's by Heather MacDonald ★★

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Fire in Boston's Cocoanut Grove by Paul Benzaquin ★★★★★

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Jeb and Dash: A Diary of Gay Life, 1918-1945, edited by Ina Russell ★★★★

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I am seeking reviews for my new spiritual self-help book The Principle of Oneness.

All ready an Amazon bestseller, The Principle of Oneness is a concise 14,000 word spiritual self-help book. If you would like to review this book please email me at russellagibbs@msn.com with your format preference. (mobi, epub or paperback)

The Principle of Oneness synopsis:

The Principle of Oneness expounds on the first principle from the award winning and bestselling book, The Six Principles of Enlightenment and Meaning of Life and is the second in this series of eight books on enlightenment.

Many have said "We are all one" but what does that really mean? This practical guide helps you understand and experience the profound unity of everyone and everything. Author Russell Anthony Gibbs explains the science behind the connections of everything both physical matter and nonphysical energy. Gibbs supports his points with quotes from scientists, enlightened beings, spiritual leaders, philosophers and others. Great minds like Albert Einstein, Buddha, Aristotle, Rumi and Jesus all understood the profound Oneness of the Universe. Gibbs further clarifies some of the misconception about the Universe/God as well as explains how to live and experience the Principle of Oneness.

Award winning and bestselling author Russell Anthony Gibbs is a philosopher and spiritual seeker on a quest for enlightenment. His research into Baha'ism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Sufism and Taoism greatly influences his spiritual and philosophical perspective. He is also profoundly influenced by the information from two channeled entities, Seth and Abraham. He further incorporates quantum mechanics, physics and psychology as well as concepts from the works of Albert Einstein, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Stephen Hawking. Gibbs's communication style is concise, intense and deep. He would rather express wisdom in brief, powerful quotes and concise paragraphs than in complicated, long-winded explanations. Espresso Wisdom is short, strong, rich insight. Like espresso coffee, it gives an intense jolt of enlightenment. Enlightenment is an awakening, and Espresso Wisdom is meant to help jumpstart you on your journey. Espresso Wisdom Short, Strong, Rich Insight! ™

"It left me with a much deeper understanding of who I am and my profound connection to absolutely everything. With this highlighted awareness, my approach to life has been realigned in a powerful way." --Constance Messmer-Author and Speaker

If you would like to review this book please email me at russellagibbs@msn.com with your format preference. (mobi, epub or paperback)

Painting by Numbers: How to sharpen your BS detector and smoke out the "experts"

How could early humans pair bond when our sexual urges are always 'on'?
Why do we have a nose that is a hood over our nostrils, not like any ape nose?
Why are two children such a handful but thirty children sit nicely and obey a teacher all day long?
What do these three things have to do with getting smart? (everything).

Need Verified Kindle purchasers to review this book. Will reimburse you via Paypal, using either your phone or cell number. Once you read this book you'll come away changed in how you view your own body and abilities--for the better!

Science and computers have doubled what we know about human prehistory in the past ten years. Jump in for a warm, entertaining swim through the pools of biology, genetics, nutrition, psychology and anthropology, thoughtfully blended together to render a postcard-perfect view from instinct to intelligence.

Hello,

I am looking for reviewers for my beautiful wedding vows book, The Wedding Vows Chapbook. It's romantic, quick, and incredibly useful for those wanting to write their own vows.

It makes for an excellent wedding shower or anniversary gift!

Send me a pm if you are interested and I will provide a free pdf copy.

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Would sure appreciate any review assistance.

I am seeking some good reviewers for my book REMEDY: HOW I CURED THE INCURABLE Will provide the ebook to you if interested. Just message me your email of where to I can send the eBook it if you are seriously interested. Cheaper for me that way. :-)

This is the story/testimony of my journey to overcoming a severe digestive disorder along with actionable step by step instructions for the reader to apply to their own digestive or autoimmune disorder. Includes my remedies and faith based steps for healing.

Really a miracle but a good miracle in the sense that it provides the reader actionable step by step instructions for apply to their own digestive or autoimmune disorder.

For a preview...the first chapter and half are available on Amazon's "look inside" feature.
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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

My Rating:- ★★★★★

Kansas Farmer Slain, Family of Four is Slain in Kansas

is what a small headline at the back page of The New York Times read and Truman Capote decided, if humans are involved, there has to be a human story. Capote roamed rural Kansas for almost four years and started his story, who were the Clutters, where did the murderers come from and the detectives who went after them, what became of the small community afterwards, difficulties in the family, mistrust in the community, feelings in the murderers, remorse, indifference, introduction to some more bone chilling personalities and in due time the important question, why does the law abiding God fearing common citizenry want to see people hanged?

Overall Capote presents an extraordinary story behind a 'generally considered' ordinary event which he reached Kansas to research on, two days after the funeral of the slain family.

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Link of my book SEO Ranking Factors: The Art to Win Every Battle

‘The harsh lot of the plongeur; the tedious daily run-around of Orwell and Boris in poverty…’ My photo added to review of ‘Down and Out in Paris and London.’

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Looking for Amazon and Goodreads reviews of my new digital marketing book:

A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Marketing Strategy

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Neil

Hi, I am looking for Amazon and Goodreads reviews for my new book about Income Investing for Financial Independence. The book assumes some basic investing knowledge. It is ideal for people who are looking for strategies to receive income from their portfolios as they move into (early) retirement.

Length: 140 pages
Work-Free Wealth: The Income Investing Guide for Financial Independence and (Early) Retirement

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