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Monthly Archives November 2017

Here’s a doozie of a sentence

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 28, 2017 In General 0 No tags 14

“He was certainly one of his men, he had wanted to sign him at any cost after being won over by his performances at the World Cup in South Africa,

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Book Review: On Power

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 27, 2017 In Book Reviews, Hard Rock Literature 0 No tags 12

Unfortunately, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power by KISSman Gene Simmons doesn’t pack a very powerful punch.

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The Alienist finally gets its screen debut

By Heather Quinlan Posted on November 27, 2017 In Fiction, News, Reviews, Video 1 Caleb Carr, Cary Fukunaga 9

I was surprised to learn that Caleb Carr?s novel “The Alienist” will soon be a TNT miniseries?not because it lacked fans (it reached the top 10 of The New York Times?

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Hillary Clinton wins!

By Heather Quinlan Posted on November 22, 2017 In News, Non-Fiction 0 Hillary Clinton, Nonfiction 7

Apparently there?s no Electoral College at Time Magazine, so Hillary Clinton topped their 2017 list of best nonfiction books with ?What Happened,?

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Ravenmasters and cults

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 22, 2017 In Deals 0 No tags 7

A couple of cool book deals caught my attention this week, via Publishers Marketplace.

First up,

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Why AC/DC matters

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 20, 2017 In Book Reviews, Hard Rock Literature, News 0 No tags 4

With the tragic passing of AC/DC’s founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcom Young, it’s a good time to reflect on an important book about the band’s importance.

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The New York Times goes to 11: It’s 11 new books they recommend

By Heather Quinlan Posted on November 17, 2017 In Book Reviews, General, News 0 After the Fall, Jack Reacher 4

This week?s ?11 New Books We Recommend this Week? from The New York Times includes the latest in the Jack Reacher series;

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#TBT It’s Harold Robbins’ The Lonely Lady

By Heather Quinlan Posted on November 16, 2017 In Book Reviews, Reviews 2 Harold Robbins, The Lonely Lady 4

In the spirit of #tbt is Harold Robbins? 1976 novel, ?The Lonely Lady.? I’d thought a lot of Robbins’s work was a slight step above dime-store schlock,

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Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists … and a whole bunch of other phonies

By Heather Quinlan Posted on November 15, 2017 In Book Reviews, Reviews 0 Bunk, Donald Trump 4

When you create a work of fiction, the world is whatever you want it to be. But “Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes,

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KISS and the guys behind the mask

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 14, 2017 In Essays, Hard Rock Literature 1 No tags 4

Today is the publication day for KISS rocker Gene Simmons’ new book On Power: My Journey through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power,

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Jimmy Buffett’s new cookbook will help you grill and chill

By Heather Quinlan Posted on November 11, 2017 In Deals 1 Book Deals, Jimmy Buffett 2

Say what you want about Jimmy Buffett (and I will?I can’t stand his music), but the man knows how to make a buck.

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Dickinson is a bestseller, our roundup updated

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 10, 2017 In News 1 No tags 2

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson was already an airplane pilot, champion fencer, and legendary rocker. Now, he’s a bestseller. His memoir “

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Yoga, a cookbook, a guitar shredder, and me

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 9, 2017 In Deals 0 No tags 0

When a chef from a yoga retreat where I met a guitar god signs a deal for a largely vegetarian cookbook,

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The last Yiddish bookstore in New York City

By Heather Quinlan Posted on November 9, 2017 In Featured Stories, General, News 0 Bookstore, CYCO 0

With so many Jewish-Americans living in New York City, and with Yiddish being a language that?s still very much alive,

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Writer blows $10k on a glass of fake Scotch

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 8, 2017 In General 0 No tags 0

The Washington Post has an interesting article about a bestselling Chinese writer who dropped ten grand on a rare Scotch,

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