How does a girl meet Mr. Perfect without a 2nd date?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of The Second Date: Love Italian-American Style by Mary Lydon Simonsen.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/baby-what-a-big-surprise/

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Stomach pains? Is it stress or something else?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of The First Year: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by Heather Van Vorous.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/make-it-easy-on-yourself/

How do you sleep alone in a King-size bed?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed: A Memoir of Starting Over by Theo Pauline Nestor.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/court-and-spark-sleeping-alone/

Does the new biography of Paul Newman capture his life?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Paul Newman: A Life by Shawn Levy.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/raindrops-keep-falling-on-my-head/

Edward M. Kennedy

Edward M. Kennedy, 1932-2009

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A fine tail for dog-lovers...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the novel The Art of Racing in the Rain. This story by Garth Stein is a good one for dog-lovers (and animal lovers) everywhere!

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/baby-driver-the-art-of-racing-in-the-rain/

Is a New Biography of Ted Kennedy Worth Reading?

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Edward Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died by Edward Klein (Crown, $26.00).

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/later-than-it-seems-klein-on-kennedy/

The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Book Giveaway...

Click on the orange link below to read the simple rules for entering a new book giveaway contest.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/racing-in-the-rain-with-enzo-the-dog-a-book-giveaway-contest/

An Early Review of Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer's Life...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the forthcoming book Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer's Life by Michael Greenberg.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/beg-borrow-steal-a-writers-life-by-michael-greenberg/

A Review of an Amazing First Novel...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of The Story of Forgetting by first-time author Stefan Merrill Block.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/the-weight-the-story-of-forgetting/

Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with The Smith Center Redmen

Click on the orange link below to read a generously sized review of this true life story of high school sports.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/happy-jack-a-review-of-our-boys/

Everything Matters!

Click on the orange link below to read our rapid review of the fine and amazingly creative novel Everything Matters! by Ron Currie, Jr. (It's also a bonus review.)

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/everything-matters/

Love Is A Four Letter Word, an anthology of true love stories...

I'm generally not a fan of compilations, but this time it was different. Click on the orange link below to read a review of Love Is A Four Letter Word, a collection of 23 true love stories edited by Michael Taeckens. Introduction by Neal Pollack.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/love-in-the-21st-century/

Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles (circa 1955-56)

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You are invited to read a review of Alex and Me...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of Alex and Me: How A Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence - and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process. This book by Irene M. Pepperberg is being released in trade paperback form on September 1, 2009.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/and-your-bird-can-sing-alex-and-me/

The House of Gucci: A True Tale of Murder and Greed...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed by Sara Gay Forden.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/handbags-and-gladrags-the-house-of-gucci/

W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden
by Joseph

W.H. Auden said that poetry makes nothing happen,
But what did he know?

He was a poet in the midst of creation
A will 'o the wisp
A cat on the fence
A dog lying in the manger

Thoughts build cities, ideas build civilizations
Art builds castles in which dreams reside

The poet captures the light of life
And holds it for a minute
Just in time to capture it
Before letting go...

Imagine: The Dream...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of The Dream by Harry Bernstein. Imagine that wishes come true...

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/imagine-a-review-of-the-dream/

A Review of Tell Me Where It Hurts, a Target Bookmarked selection...

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the non-fiction book (24 hours in an animal hospital) Tell Me Where It Hurts. This is a Target Bookmarked Breakout selection.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/animal-crackers-in-my-soup-tell-me-where-it-hurts/

In the Long Run: A Review of Born to Run (the book)

Click on the orange link below to read a review of the unique book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Ever Seen. This book by Christopher McDougall is also available in audio book form.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/running-long-a-review-of-born-to-run/

A Bad Day for Sorry: A Book Review

Click on the orange link below to read an interesting review of the new and debut crime novel A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield. This review was written by Oline H. Cogdill of the Sun-Sentinel.

Stay tuned for more, later, on Ms. Littlefield on this site. Yes, there's more to come!

http://tinyurl.com/msp5sh

The Best Cat Story Ever?

Click on the orange link below to read this review of A Cat Named Darwin: Embracing the Bond Between Man and Pet by William Jordan.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/one-fine-day-a-cat-named-darwin/

A final journey, a book review...

Please click on the orange link below to read a review of the book Last Journey: A Father and Son in Wartime by Darrell Griffin, Sr. and Darrell "Skip" Griffin, Jr. (March 13, 1971 - March 21, 2007). It is a true story about an American hero.

http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/last-journey-a-father-and-son-in-wartime/

Those crazy cat people!

This is probably self-explanatory, but Munchy does love this action figure!

Howard Schultz sits down with President Obama

According to the following article from the Sacramento Examiner, the Starbucks CEO was among a group of guests who sat down with the President. However, this was after the famed beer summit and no brewskies were served! Pike Place Roast, anyone?

Click on the orange link, below, to read the article.

No free lunch for Howard Schultz, CEO Starbucks, with President Obama

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