Non Fiction

Wet My Hands

Title: Wet the Hands Author: Dr. A. H. Yurvati Publisher: Yurvati Legacy Press ISBN: 979-8991704809 Genre: Non-Fiction / Memoir Pages: 120 Reviewer: Margie Przybylski   Hollywood Book Reviews Doctor Yurvati’s memoir, Wet the Hands, weaves the coming of age tale of a Catholic school boy who was condemned to “never amount to anything,” among the

Public Hostage, Public Ransom

Title: Public Hostage, Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America Author: William Bronston, M.D. Publisher: ‎Page Publishing ASIN: ‎ 978-1684569090 Pages: ‎383 Genre: Autobiography / Politics Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews   'Institutional America' includes but is not necessarily limited to 'hospitals' and 'schools' for the mentally retarded, the disabled, and the elderly. According to

The Metaphysical Metamorphosis of Miss Nancy

Title: The Metaphysical Metamorphosis of Miss Nancy Author: Nancy L. Briggs Publisher‏: ‎ Stratton Press ISBN: ‎ 1643451057 Pages: ‎ 136 Genre: Creative / Metaphysical Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews Imagine if you can Joan Rivers doing a stand-up monologue co-written by universalist preacher and former presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson. Imagine a heartfelt

Nothing Short of Amazing

Title: Nothing Short of Amazing: The True Story of Terrie Suica-Reed, Merle Thompson, and Phase 4 Learning Center Author: Linda Morris, Terrie Suica-Reed (narrator), Merle Thompson (narrator) Publisher: Black Vellum ASIN: 9798323332526 Pages: 228 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs/Non-Fiction Reviewer: Alyssa Avina Hollywood Book Reviews There are significant times in our lives when it takes

Unseen Scars

Title: Unseen Scars Author: Martin Terrell Publisher: Explora Books ISBN: 9781998394784 Pages: 118 Genre: Biography/Poetry Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews The deepest scars are unseen, according to author Martin Terrell, whose poems celebrate a lifetime spent variously as a Black man, as an American, as a child growing up in the inner city,

12 Simple Words

Title: 12 Simple WordsAuthor: John W. Kennedy, Ph.D., DESAPublisher: BookBabyISBN: 979-8350966152Pages: 160Genre: Non-FictionReviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews You could do far worse than utilize the twelve simple words of the Scouts' Code as words to live by, as Dr. Kennedy and his impressive array of contributors amply demonstrate in this very cool, almost aphoristic volume.What Kennedy

Thlewiaza-Seal Rivers: The Challenge of the Ice

Title: Thlewiaza-Seal Rivers: The Challenge of the Ice Author: Fred E. Nelson Publisher: Writers’ Branding ISBN: 978-1639455102  Pages: TBA Genre: Non-Fiction Reviewer: David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews    This is not your run of the mill fishing party. Nor is it a mere afternoon spent cutting holes in the ice to fish like the

Overtaken by Insanity

Title: Overtaken by Insanity: Two Sisters Lives Are Burdened by Elder Sister's Mental Illness  Authors: Louise Killifer and Lois Martin Publisher: Ewings Publishing, LLC ISBN: 979-8890316509 Pages: 330 Genre: Autobiography Reviewer: Ephantus M.  Hollywood Book Reviews   Authors Louise Killifer's and Lois Martin’s Overtaken by Insanity: Two Sisters Lives Are Burdened by Elder Sister's

Navigation History, Application and Fun with the Sun

Title: Navigation History, Application and Fun with the Sun Author: James B. Read Publisher:  iUniverse ISBN: 978-1663247360 Pages: 88 Genre: Navigation History / Non-Fiction Reviewer: Subhrajit Saha Hollywood Book Reviews There was a time when the world believed that the sun revolved around the earth, until the Renaissance brought a wave of transformation, and

Global Immigration Crisis

Title: Global Immigration Crisis Author: Dick Sim Publisher: Leap Write Literary ISBN: 979-8893761344 Pages: 96 Genre: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Subhrajit Saha Hollywood Book Reviews If you are a deeply inquisitive individual with a profound understanding of contemporary world politics and a touch of historical perspective, then author Dick Sim’s Global Immigration Crisis is the