The real life Dirty Harry

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the impressive biography American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/american-rebel-the-life-of-clint-eastwood/

David Baldacci's latest fun ride!

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the latest bestselling novel from David Baldacci, True Blue.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/have-ducati-will-battle/

A book worth purchasing for a child you love...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the important book My Body Belongs to Me.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/my-body-belongs-to-me/

Twelve is not enough...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the novel The Twelve by William Gladstone.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/the-twelve/

It was an interesting year...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of 1960 - LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon by David Pietrusza.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/that-was-the-year-that-was/

Swaying along...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/the-sway-of-conventionality/

Coming up next...

A review of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori and Ron Brafman.

A golden retriever solves an open and shut case...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Open and Shut, another in the Andy Carpenter defense attorney series books by David Rosenfelt.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/an-open-and-shut-case/

Is this new book doggone good?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the crime mystery New Tricks by David Rosenfelt.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/new-tricks/

Check out this book giveaway!

Click on the orange link below to read the rules for this new book giveway involving 3 copies of Double Take: A Memoir by Kevin Michael Connolly.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/were-giving-away-an-amazing-book/

Joyce Maynard's latest novel - does it float?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Labor Day, the new novel from Joyce Maynard.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/a-not-so-fine-labor-day/

A story of Bob Dylan and baseball...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Life and Life Only, a novel by Dave Moyer.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/tangled-up-in-blue/

Home for the Holidays?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the novel Over the Holidays by Sandra Harper.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/a-not-so-blue-christmas/

Coming up next...

A review of the novel Over the Holidays by Sandra Harper.

A (painful) Life in Tennis?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the memoir Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/a-painful-read/

Breakfast with Buddha...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the novel Breakfast with Buddha.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/breakfast-with-buddha/

Up in the Air - a smooth read or turbulent?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Walter Kirn's novel Up in the Air, soon to be released in film form starring George Clooney.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/a-turbulent-flight/

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the interesting non-fiction book Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/connected/

The life and times of one of the best ever...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson by Wil Haygood.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-boxer/

Don't say sorry today...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Sophie Littlefield's crime novel, A Bad Day for Sorry.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-bad-day-for-sorry/

Free food for rich people!

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the novel Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee. (Note: This is our 601st post on Troy Bear!)

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/free-food-for-millionaires/

A tale of twins...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Therese Walsh's ultra-fine novel, The Last Will of Moira Leahy.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/twin-charms/

Coming up next...

A review of The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh.

It's my party and I'll you know what if I want to...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of The Divorce Party by Laura Dave.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/its-my-party-and-ill-cry-if-i-want-to/

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A review of The Divorce Party by Laura Dave.

Just like Romeo and Juliet...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (High Fidelity).

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/juliet-naked-by-nick-hornby/

Come enter our new 5-book giveaway!

Click on the orange link below to read the easy rules for this book giveaway.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/a-book-giveaway-for-anglophiles/

Looking back at a classic American novel...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Richard Ford, Independence Day.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/american-tune/

An accident or murder?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Joshilyn Jackson's intriguing novel The Girl Who Stopped Swimming .

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/arc-of-a-diver/

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A review of the novel The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson.

Can the world and music be explained in just 6 songs?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of The World in Six Songs by Daniel J. Levitin (This is Your Brain on Music).

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/the-world-in-six-songs/

A friend of the family...

Click on the orange link below to read a preview-review of the novel A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein, which will be released on November 10, 2009.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/friend-of-the-family/

Coming up next...

A review of A Friend of the Family: A Novel by Lauren Grodstein.

All We Ever Wanted?

Is the book All We Ever Wanted Was Everything worth wanting? Click on the orange link below to read a review.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/what-we-wanted/

A stop on Reservation Road...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the novel Reservation Road by John Burnham Schwartz.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/no-expectations/

Coming up next...

A review of Reservation Road, a novel by John Burnham Schwartz (The Commoner).

A bittersweet autographed copy...

Click on the orange link below to see how you can win a free and autographed copy of the fine novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/were-giving-away-an-autographed-copy/

Did Dave Eggers produce a heartbreaking work of staggering genius?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. New journalism or retro?

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/dave-eggers-goes-retro/

Two girls for every boy...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of When We Get to Surf City, Bob Greene's account of summers spent with Jan and Dean & the Beach Boys.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/when-we-get-to-surf-city/

A bitter and sweet love story...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. This story is set in Seattle, Washington.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/a-bittersweet-story/

Coming up next...

A review of the novel, set in Seattle, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.

Like to add 2 free books to your reading stack?

Click on the orange link below to read about our new book giveaway with simple and easy contest rules!

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/a-new-book-giveaway/

V.I. Warshawski takes on a cold case...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Hardball, the latest in the V.I. Warshawski detective mystery series.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/playing-hardball-with-detective-warshawski/

Coming up next...

A review of Hardball, the latest V.I. Warshawski detective novel by Sarah Paretsky.

Real life, just beginning...

Click on the orange link below to read the conclusion of the review of Bird in Hand: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/real-life-just-beginning/

Bird in Hand (a book review)...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Bird in Hand: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/a-bird-in-hand/

What is a bird in the hand worth?

Coming up next, a review of the novel Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline.

Battery charging

Battery charging
by Joseph

I wish my life could be
recharged like a battery
Because every now and then
I get so run down
I want to attend the
New Life Church...

Give me a second chance,
a third chance, a fourth
Don't let me fade away
like a battery that's old
and grey and corroded...

Let me charge a spark,
Let me power something up,
Let me make something
happen,
Let me be good to go...

And start up again.

Photo: flickr (makelessnoise)