A book that promises to tell me How to Win? Sign me up. Skreeech! With math? Let me think about it. This book uses the math concepts of probability to show you what your odds are with various bets. I thought Probability in college was fun and an easy A.Continue Reading
With nine mysterious but true stories, The Terror Within caters to multiple tastes. Spanning Bigfoot to demons to precognitive dreams, each story is briefly told. Most have answers to the mysteries but a few do not. Are monsters real? Are these stories evidence of them? Or are they just showingContinue Reading
As a long time fan of reality television, there was not much new in True Lies. Despite interviewing Gordon Ramsey and Julie Chen Moonves, there were no direct quotes. Also, the interviews were from 2023 or earlier, so they referred to “new” shows like Next Level Chef that has alreadyContinue Reading
Cozy Hobbies contains a slew of hobbies that can make your free time more fun. I love the idea of a book of hobbies. It would make a great retirement gift to someone who is going to soon have a lot of time to fill. Or for a grandchild. WhileContinue Reading
Is AI out to kill us? Or will it open a path to humans transcending their corporal limitations? There have been plenty of scary news stories about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Someone who worked for two leading AI companies just stated that there is a greater than 10% chanceContinue Reading
American Caesar is a well-researched look into the forces that are trying to turn American democracy into an autocracy. The billionaires had one thing in common. They felt that democracy wasn’t working for them. So they set about changing it. They weren’t looking for a return to the 1950s, theyContinue Reading
Featuring everything from goth bars to the actual artifacts from the real demonologists on which The Conjuring series of movies is based. Everything goth, and just plain creepy, are within The Goth Atlas. Separated by continent, it is easy to hit the goth highlights wherever you are traveling (but pleaseContinue Reading
A new book by Harlan Coben is always a treat. But, Plot Twist, this one is a writing guide and self-help guide to living your best life too. If you are reading this review, I can virtually guarantee that you are a reader, but I also suspect that you mayContinue Reading
Home Food Storage explains in simple understandable language how to store your food. You may just want a way to store the giant bag of walnuts you bought at Costco. Or you may want to create the ultimate prepper food storage system for the end of the world. Either wayContinue Reading
Are you ready for the next disaster? Even if you answered yes, Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects will give you many additional ways to prepare making your, and your family’s, survival more assured. The fifty projects are divided into Shelter, Water, Food and Safety. The projects vary from expensive purchased itemsContinue Reading
With a title like 50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death, I expect three things to be true. Are there 50 stories? Yes. There are five categories: The Dead, The Gone, The Invaders, The Hunted, and The Unexplained. The Dead filled with spooks has 15 stories. The UnexplainedContinue Reading
Frank Miller is an icon in comics. Push the Wall is his story. You don’t have to be a fan of Batman, Daredevil, or Sin City to enjoy this memoir/instruction manual of the creative process. There is just enough of Frank’s life included to see how his career began andContinue Reading
If you have ever watched an HGTV show and wondered how the landscapers decide on a garden design, the New Garden Designer’s Handbook provides the answer. In the book, design of a complete back or front yard is discussed. Landform, structures and plants are the elements described throughout the book.Continue Reading
If you always wanted a friend who would give you the blunt unvarnished truth about your life with no polite BS overlay, you need to read The Let That Sh t Go Guide to Life. From relationships, toxic or affirming, to that horrible inner voice keeping you down, this bookContinue Reading
If you have a big pile of just harvested, or bought at a terrific sale, foodstuffs, Essential Food Preserving is your one-stop shop for every way to preserve it. Freezing, canning, fermenting, preserving, drying and smoking are just a few of the ways to save your food for later consumptionContinue Reading
Whether you are on GLP-1 meds, surviving chemotherapy, or just don’t feel like eating, Every Bite Counts can help you achieve the nutrition that your body needs to thrive. With concrete ideas about what to eat for optimal nutrition to 100 recipes for smaller palates, this book delivers on itsContinue Reading