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Review: Help! My Friend is Suicidal — The Domain for Truth
Bruce Ray. Help! My Friend is Suicidal. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, December 3rd 2014. 64 pp. 5 out of 5 Purchase: Amazon Are you in a difficult situation in which someone you know is feeling suicidal? Are you afraid of … Continue reading
Review: Batman: 100 Greatest Moments — The Domain for Truth
A weekend leisure reading review…because sometimes Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! Also I haven’t read Batman in a while (February 2019?)! Robert Greenberger. Batman: 100 Greatest Moments: Highlights from the History of The Dark Knight. New … Continue reading
Fake Reviews to Watch Out For – November 8, 2019
This post grew out of another blogger’s post – It’s all in the stars… Ratings on different sites: https://fictionophile.com/2019/11/08/its-all-in-the-stars-ratings-on-different-sites/. The post is about understanding the ratings at different sites – Amazon, NetGalley,and GoodReads as each site has its own definition … Continue reading
Free EBook on Amazon — Guam Christian Blog
https://www.amazon.com/River-Girls-Song-Texas-Spirit-ebook Bookbub.com has a daily email that gives you free and discounted ebooks on 3 platforms. #Prayer Focus: Pray for Our Prodigals #Praise the Lord Please follow my blogs Guam Christian Blog Guam views Blog Bruce’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bruce.dinsman Bruce’s Amazon … Continue reading
Can You Make Money Blogging? November 4, 2019
While a very small number of bloggers and vloggers hit it big shortly after starting out, those are the exceptions, not the norms. One blogger I read took several years after they upgraded to the Premium Plan ($8/month) before they … Continue reading
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz — The Bibliofile
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris has been on the bestseller lists for so, so, so long, but I tend to shy away from WWII books (just because there tend to be a lot of them) so I’d been … Continue reading
Fake Reviews and Plagiarism: Spilling the (Skimm) Tea — The Bibliofile
There’s more drama out in the bookish world (as always), and this time it’s come in the form of The Skimm’s new self help book, How to Skimm Your Life. The Skimm is probably something you’ve heard of — they … Continue reading
Some Terms You May Not Know
Standard Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and any comments I post are not intended, nor should they be construed, as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please consult a legal expert who is familiar with the area of … Continue reading
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Book Review | Unremembered: Tales of the Nearly Famous & the Not Quite Forgotten — THE HISTORICAL DIARIES
I was very excited when my copy of Unremembered: Tales of the Nearly Famous & the Not Quite Forgotten written by history author Ken Zurski arrived in the mail last week. This book was really interesting and didn’t disappoint at … Continue reading
Some thoughts on NetGalley reviewing… — Through Another Lens
If you’ve read some of my books reviews (whaddaya mean no!) chances are you’ll have noticed that some are based on advance copies from NetGalley and the relevant publisher. From my own research I know that some people have mixed … Continue reading
