Category: Kindle

‘A Brilliant Death’ – Murder mystery, coming of age and homage to 1960s small-town Ohio – #bookreview

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A Brilliant Death Robin Yocum Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle Writers often are advised to “Write what you know.” Author Robin Yocum clearly has heeded that advice. This is a well-written mystery that also is a coming-of-age story, plus a fine portrait of simpler times in the American heartland during the mid-1960s. A Brilliant … Continue reading ‘A Brilliant Death’ – Murder mystery, coming of age and homage to 1960s small-town Ohio – #bookreview

Learning Dart – A solid guide to basic development using Google’s Dart #programming language – #bookreview

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Learning Dart Learn how to program applications with Dart 1.0, a language specifically designed to produce better-structured, high performance applications  Ivo Balbaert and Dzenan Ridjanovic (Packt – Kindle, paperback)   The programming language Dart was introduced in late 2011 by Google as a potential replacement for aging JavaScript. But JavaScript, of course, has continued to … Continue reading Learning Dart – A solid guide to basic development using Google’s Dart #programming language – #bookreview

River of Angels – An excellent tale of two families and their divided city: Los Angeles – #fiction #bookreview

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  River of Angels Alejandro Morales (Arte Público Press, paperback )   This third novel by Alejandro Morales is a compelling, evocative portrait of  two very different families whose lives become intertwined through their children, in ways both loving and tragic. Set in the 19th and 20th centuries, River of Angels is also the story … Continue reading River of Angels – An excellent tale of two families and their divided city: Los Angeles – #fiction #bookreview

Mastering Gamification – A 30-day strategy to enhance customer engagement – #business #bookreview

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  Mastering Gamification Customer Engagement in 30 Days Scot Harris and Kevin O’Gorman (Impackt Publishing – Kindle, paperback)  Gamification is now a popular buzz word in many parts of the business world. This book wisely does not try to cover every angle, but stays focused on one application: “Marketing and sales people are using gamification … Continue reading Mastering Gamification – A 30-day strategy to enhance customer engagement – #business #bookreview

South, America – Action, mystery and gritty Southern noir – #bookreview

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South, America A Jack Prine Novel Rod Davis (New South Books – paperback, Kindle) Here’s one way to get yourself into deep trouble: Try to perform a simple act of kindness. Jack Prine, the central character in this gritty, well-written new mystery novel, reluctantly tries to help a young woman understand what has happened to … Continue reading South, America – Action, mystery and gritty Southern noir – #bookreview

Adobe Edge Animate – Rocky Nook’s elegant new software how-to guide – #webdesign #bookreview

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Adobe Edge Animate Using Web Standards to Create Interactive Websites Simon Widjaja (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle) Simon Widjaja’s new book is both elegant and practical. It is elegantly structured and illustrated, and it is practical in its approach to showing how to use Adobe Edge Animate. That software package, Widjaja says, “is a multimedia … Continue reading Adobe Edge Animate – Rocky Nook’s elegant new software how-to guide – #webdesign #bookreview

The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook – Good mentoring advice from performers who have succeeded – #bookreview

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The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook What Seasoned Actors Wish They Had Known Molly Cheek and Debbie Zipp (Betty Youngs Books – Kindle) This is not–repeat, not–just another book on how to create a good headshot and resume to wave around so you can attempt to attract a Hollywood or New York talent agent. The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook offers … Continue reading The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook – Good mentoring advice from performers who have succeeded – #bookreview

2014 Poet’s Market – Yes, you can get published and maybe even make (very little) money – #poetry #bookreview

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2014 Poet’s Market Edited by Robert Lee Brewer (Writer’s Digest Books – paperback, Kindle) C’mon, admit it. You hated poetry in high school, and you seldom read it now. Yet, you sometimes find yourself moved to write a poem–or at least attempt to. And you wonder if the ones you actually finish are good enough … Continue reading 2014 Poet’s Market – Yes, you can get published and maybe even make (very little) money – #poetry #bookreview

Instant Handlebars.js – A short but effective how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

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Instant Handlebars.js Learn how to create and implement HTML templates into your projects using the Handlebars library Gabriel Manricks (Packt Publishing – e-book, paperback) “Short, fast, and focused.” These are the three promises offered for Gabriel Manricks’ new book, Instant Handlebars.js, from Packt Publishing. And, at just 62 pages in print format, it lives up … Continue reading Instant Handlebars.js – A short but effective how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Mastering the Nikon D7100 – Another fine how-to from ‘Digital Darrell’ – #photography #bookreview

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Mastering the Nikon D7100 Darrell Young (Rocky Nook Press – paperback, Kindle) I love Nikon cameras, and I love the high-quality Nikon how-to books that Darrell Young–“Digital Darrell”–writes for Rocky Nook Press and Nikonians Press. One of the reasons I like Digital Darrell’s works is that he used to be a 35mm film photographer and … Continue reading Mastering the Nikon D7100 – Another fine how-to from ‘Digital Darrell’ – #photography #bookreview