Category Archives: Book Review

The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer (Review)

The core premise, once revealed, seems contrived and I found some elements of the story distracting but The Last Surgeon still managed to hook me for a day’s reading.

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (Review)

Interesting and eye-opening book on society’s view of talent, but questions about fact-checking tarnished my enjoyment of the book.

No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog by Margaret Mason (Review)

Surprisingly useful ideas, but the high list price of the book is a turn off.

Thanks, But This Isn’t For Us by Jessica Page Morrell (Review)

Developmental editor explains to authors why they’re not getting published and how to fix their novels.

Marketing in the New Media by Holly Berkley (Review)

Introduces small business owners to the new media marketing and how to use it.

Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Baking and Desserts by Kelly E. Keough

If you can find the ingredients this cook book has tasty recipes for diabetics, celiacs, and anyone wanting eat healthier.

Writing for the Web by Crawford Kilian (Review)

Full of information and written in a conversational style, this book is a great resource for anyone writing website content.

Dead Silence: Fear and Terror on the Anthrax Trail by Bob Coen and Eric Nadler (Review)

From the anthrax attacks post-9/11 to racial biowarfare in Africa, this book looks at anthrax’s use as a bioweapon as it tries to get to the bottom of those anthrax mail attacks in the US.

Start & Run Your Own Internet Research Business by Gerhard Kautz (Review)

This book is good but not quite what I was expecting. I wanted to see information on Internet research as a business set this book apart from a general home-business book and, for me, it just doesn’t do it.

Gluten-Free Baking Classics for the Bread Machine by Annalise G. Roberts

#gfree Recipes are tasty. Works well if you have the right bread maker to make gluten-free bread.